August

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August is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (8% of births). There have been 70,192 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 64,194 as boys and 5,998 as girls. August gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2024. It is the #879 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 4,166
2023 3,743
2022 3,738
2021 3,486
2020 2,748
2019 2,706
2018 2,591
2017 2,319
2016 2,320
2015 2,342
2014 1,777
2013 1,172
2012 1,077
2011 839
2010 759
2009 760
2008 690
2007 513
2006 470
2005 431
2004 376
2003 377
2002 378
2001 387
2000 409
1999 368
1998 426
1997 377
1996 316
1995 327
1994 255
1993 211
1992 194
1991 183
1990 169
1989 181
1988 148
1987 145
1986 154
1985 147
1984 142
1983 135
1982 130
1981 137
1980 149
1979 147
1978 141
1977 148
1976 139
1975 128
1974 141
1973 114
1972 116
1971 137
1970 123
1969 118
1968 110
1967 129
1966 119
1965 121
1964 133
1963 143
1962 122
1961 169
1960 156
1959 164
1958 155
1957 181
1956 186
1955 151
1954 196
1953 216
1952 193
1951 202
1950 203
1949 249
1948 241
1947 250
1946 230
1945 201
1944 239
1943 249
1942 280
1941 237
1940 258
1939 249
1938 249
1937 300
1936 293
1935 270
1934 295
1933 337
1932 365
1931 423
1930 431
1929 460
1928 426
1927 502
1926 458
1925 514
1924 580
1923 549
1922 603
1921 615
1920 620
1919 618
1918 618
1917 667
1916 676
1915 718
1914 539
1913 401
1912 343
1911 166
1910 144
1909 129
1908 138
1907 134
1906 120
1905 109
1904 127
1903 116
1902 108
1901 116
1900 148
1899 142
1898 164
1897 137
1896 180
1895 190
1894 162
1893 155
1892 181
1891 186
1890 206
1889 171
1888 213
1887 194
1886 203
1885 193
1884 213
1883 209
1882 234
1881 172
1880 210