🔥August

Latin

"majestic, venerable"

August Origin and Meaning

The name August is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "majestic, venerable".

Though associated traditionally (and fashionably) with boys, it has been used occasionally for girls as well – by Garth Brooks, Nicolas Cage, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, for example. But August is used significantly more often for girls these days than traditional feminine variations Augusta and Augustina, and makes for a fresh twist on traditional month names like April and May, as well as an updated spin on season name Autumn.

August Rank in US Top 1000

# 913 in the US

August Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 931 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name August

• 913 US 2023
• 931 Nameberry 2025
• 659 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to August

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Famous People Named August

• August Anna Brooks daughter of singer Garth Brooks
• August Jane Wolfe (b. 2015) daughter of reality TV personality Kim Spradlin Wolfe
• August Theron (adopted 2015) daughter of actress Charlize Theron
• August Zuckerberg (b. 2017) daughter of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan

The name August in Pop Culture

• August Boatwright character in book/film "The Secret Life of Bees"
• August Leffler character on TV's 3rd Rock from the Sun
• August birth name of Augusta, daughter of Charis in Margaret Atwood's "The Robber Bride"
• August Frey character from "A Thousand Perfect Notes" by C.G. Drews