Boys' name · peaked in 1880
Augustus name popularity since 1925
18,130 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Augustus. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Augustus is about 16 years old in 2026. Augustus peaked in 1880 as the #175 name for boys, and it ranked #407 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,130
- Named Augustus, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #175 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #407
- for boys in 2025 (783 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 18,130 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 2.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Augustus 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.
Augustus births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Augustus peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, Augustus became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 6,500 baby boys to 1 in 2,820.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Augustus's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Augustus.
Decade by decade
Babies named Augustus in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 705 | – |
| 1930s | 1,068 | #575 |
| 1940s | 967 | #641 |
| 1950s | 855 | #773 |
| 1960s | 601 | #898 |
| 1970s | 509 | #1,239 |
| 1980s | 531 | #1,728 |
| 1990s | 1,419 | #862 |
| 2000s | 2,279 | #775 |
| 2010s | 5,102 | #465 |
| 2020–25 | 4,094 | #407 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.6% of babies named Augustus from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Augustus is most popular
The index compares Augustus'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 Augustus.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 2.06× | 349 |
| Missouri | 2.02× | 606 |
| Georgia | 1.45× | 551 |
| Washington | 1.41× | 324 |
| North Carolina | 1.36× | 529 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Augustus's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Augustus.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Augustus (1880).
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