🔥August

German form of Latin Augustus

"great, magnificent"

August Origin and Meaning

The name August is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "great, magnificent".

The name August is at its highest point since the 1890s, when it ranked among the Top 100 boy names in the US – and deservedly so. With its great meaning, historic roots, and cool nicknames, 2024 saw August officially re-enter the Top 100.

THE celebrity baby name of the moment, August was chosen by both Princess Eugenie and Mandy Moore for their baby boys in early 2021. Before that, August had been heating up in Hollywood where it was used by Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann, Lena Olin, Dave Matthews and Jeanne Tripplehorn for their sons.

August is the only truly popular month name for boys. The month of August was named after the Emperor Augustus.

August has two august literary namesakes: the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (it has always been a popular name in Scandinavia), and August Wilson, as well as photographer August Sander.

The French version is Auguste (ow-GOOST), as in Edgar Allan Poe's clever detective Auguste Dupin and famed sculptor Auguste Rodin.

August Rank in US Top 1000

# 88 in the US

August Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 6 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name August

• 88 US 2024
• 6 Nameberry 2025
• 19 Unisex 2020
• 146 Canada 2023
• 48 Future 2035
• 415 England 2023
• 100 Australia 2023
• 435 Germany 2016
• 6 Sweden 2024
• 11 Denmark 2023

20 Names Similar to August

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like August.

• Milo
• Jude
• Felix
• Jasper
• Arlo
• Atticus
• Ezra
• Theo
• Silas
• Finn
• Hugo
• Oscar
• Leo
• Archie
• Otto
• Archer
• Rory
• Rowan
• Kit
• Theodore

Famous People Named August

• August Manns German,British musical conductor of the Crystal Palace
• August Wilson American playwright
• August Strindberg Swedish playwright
• August Diehl German actor
• August von Kotzebue German writer
• August Floyd Coppola American author and film executive; father of Nicolas Cage
• August Oetker founder of the Dr. Oetker baking company
• August Alsina R&B Singer
• August Maturo American child actor
• August Thyssen German businessman
• August Manning Weatherly son of actor Michael Weatherly
• August William Sylk son of actress Denise Crosby and Ken Sylk
• August Tripplehorn Orser son of actress Jeanne Tripplehorn and Leland Orser
• August Christopher Crane (b. 2004) son of actors Matt Crane and Robin Christopher
• August James May (b. 2005) son of comedian Ralphie May
• August Miklos Friedrich Hermann (b. 2006) son of actors Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann
• August Oliver Matthews (b. 2007) son of singer Dave Matthews
• August Bonner (b. 2012) son of basketball player Matt Bonner
• August Jones (b. 2014) son of baseball player Adam Jones
• August "Gus" Scheer (b. 2014) son of actors June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer

The name August in Pop Culture

• "August Rush " film and its main character
• August "Auggie" Pullman main character in "Wonder" by RJ Palacio
• August "Auggie" Anderson character in "Covert Affairs"
• August Rosenbluth character in "Water for Elephants"
• August "Augie" March character in "The Adventures of Augie March" by Saul Bellow
• August Wayne Booth character on TV's "Once Upon a Time"
• August "Auggie" Matthews son of Cory and Topanga Matthews in "Girl Meets World"
• August Flynn character in "This Savage Song" by Victoria Schwab
• August Sader character in children's book series "The School for Good and Evil"

International Variations of the name August

• Agustin Spanish
• Augusto Spanish
• Augustin Greek
• Agostino Spanish
• Agosto Italian
• Agoston Hungarian
• Agusto Spanish
• Auguste French
• Août French
• Aguistin Irish
• Augustinos Greek
• Agusztav Hungarian
• Avgust Russian
• Agaistin Irish