Mostly boys · peaked in 2025
August name popularity since 1925
61,635 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named August (10.1% girls, 89.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical August is about 10 years old in 2026. August peaked in 2025 as the #81 name for boys, and it ranked #81 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 61,635
- Named August, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #81
- for boys in 2025 (3,958 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.9% boys
- 6,216 girls · 55,419 boys
- Most popular in
- Missouri
- 2.04× its national share
Peak year is the year August made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
August births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for August both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1950 and 1955, August's share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 8,820 to 1 in 13,600.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, it became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 2,970 baby boys to 1 in 916.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare August's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named August.
Decade by decade
Babies named August in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 16 | 2,343 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 3,208 | #332 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,434 | #420 |
| 1950s | 6 | 1,841 | #600 |
| 1960s | 86 | 1,234 | #713 |
| 1970s | 289 | 1,044 | #814 |
| 1980s | 315 | 1,153 | #820 |
| 1990s | 673 | 2,153 | #663 |
| 2000s | 933 | 3,859 | #636 |
| 2010s | 2,078 | 15,827 | #195 |
| 2020–25 | 1,815 | 20,323 | #81 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
60.6% of babies named August from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where August is most popular
The index compares August's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named August.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 2.04× | 2,476 |
| Minnesota | 1.77× | 1,792 |
| Wisconsin | 1.68× | 1,834 |
| Louisiana | 1.62× | 1,620 |
| Colorado | 1.57× | 1,076 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to August's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is August.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of August (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data