Augusta
About Augusta
Augusta is a dignified name reminiscent of wealthy great-aunts and stately homes, but with the fashion for both August and Gus for boys, and the renewed interest in clunky classics like Gwendolyn and Winifred for girls, Augusta might just appeal to contemporary parents.
Augusta was the title of honor given to the wives and daughters of Roman emperors, which then morphed into a given name, brought to England by the German princess who became the mother of George III. It is also a place name and an Italian saint's name, borne by Augusta of Treviso who was tortured and murdered by her father for converting to Christianity.
Her literary Great-Aunt image was formed via the characters Lady Augusta Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, an elderly relative in the Harry Potter books, and Aunts Augusta in both Graham Greene's Travels with My Aunt and P.G Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster novels. Other notable bearers however have included sculptor Augusta Savage and Augusta Ada King, better known as Ada Lovelace.
Augusta offers up two friendlier vintage nicknames--Aggie and Gussie--though Aussie (or Ozzie) and Augie could work too.
Augusta was chosen by content creators Jessica and Claudia Kellgren-Fozard for one of their daughters, born in 2025. She joined twin sister Theodora and brother Rupert.
Pronounced aw-GUS-tuh.
As of October 2026, Augusta ranked #3215 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #108 in 1883, Nameberry popularity #645.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,281 | 49 | 27.4 |
| 2015 | #3,352 | 48 | 26.9 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,604 | 67 | 38.8 |
| 2018 | #2,966 | 55 | 32.3 |
| 2019 | #3,229 | 49 | 29.2 |
| 2020 | #3,738 | 39 | 24.1 |
| 2021 | #3,296 | 48 | 29.3 |
| 2022 | #4,304 | 33 | 20.1 |
| 2023 | #3,917 | 38 | 23.7 |
| 2024 | #3,076 | 52 | 32.1 |
| 2025 | #3,215 | 49 | 30.5 |
World rankings
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Augusta on lists
Famous Augustas
- Saint Augusta of Treviso
Italian virgin martyr
- Augusta Victoria of Schleswig
Holstein (born Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny), Empress consort of Wilhelm II of Germany
- Augusta Marie Luise Katharina of Saxe
Weimar,Eisenach, Empress consort of William I of Germany
- Augusta Victoria (born Auguste Viktoria Wilhelmine Antonie Mathilde Ludovika Josephine Maria Elisabeth) of Hohenzollern
Queen consort of Manuel II of Portugal
- Augusta of Saxe
Gotha,Altenburg, Princess of Wales; wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales
- Augusta Frederica
Princess of Great Britain; Duchess consort of Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick,Wolfenbüttel
- Augusta Sophia
Princess of the U.K; daughter of George III
- Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise of Cambridge
Princess of the U.K.; Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,Strelitz
- Augusta
Princess of Hesse,Kassel (born Auguste Wilhelmine Luise), wife of Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
- Augusta
Princess of Prussia (born Christine Friederike Auguste), German salonist and Electress consort of Hesse
- Augusta Wilhelmine
Princess of Hesse,Darmstadt (born Marie Auguste Wilhelmine), Duchess of Zweibrücken, mother of Ludwig I of Bavaria
- Augusta Amalia
Princess of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg
- Augusta Reuss
Princess of Köstritz, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,Schwerin
- Augusta
Princess of Württemberg, Princess of Saxe,Weimar,Eisenach
- (Christina) Augusta von Fersen
mistress of King Charles XIII of Sweden
- Augusta
Lady Gregory (born Isabella Augusta Persse), Irish playwright
- Augusta Read Thomas
American composer
- Augusta Keith Dabney
American actress
- Augusta Mary Anne Holmès
French composer
- Augusta Lundin
Swedish fashion designer
- Augusta Schrumpf
Norwegian operatic soprano
- (Julia) Augusta Webster
English poet
Augusta in pop culture
- Augusta Longbottom
character in the Harry Potter series
- Augusta Hawkins Elton
character in Jane Austen's 'Emma'
- Augusta Fanshawe
character in Charlotte Bronte's 'Villette'
- Augusta Macphail
character in Ford Madox Ford's 'Mr Fleight'
- Lady Augusta
character in Barbara Willard's "The Richleighs of Tantamount"
- Lady Augusta Bracknell
character in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"
- Aunt Augusta
character in Grahame Greene's "Travels with My Aunt"
- Aunt Augusta
character in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster novels
- Augusta
Georgia, USA
- Augusta
Maine, USA
- Augusta
Roman name for the city of London, England
Variations & nicknames
- AugusteenIrish