August
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About August
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.
Pronounced AW-gust.
As of October 2026, August ranked #962 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #841 in 2021, Nameberry popularity #597.
Editor's take: The name August is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "majestic, venerable".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,101 | 232 | 129.9 |
| 2015 | #1,057 | 249 | 139.5 |
| 2016 | #1,114 | 228 | 128.7 |
| 2017 | #1,002 | 259 | 150 |
| 2018 | #897 | 300 | 176.4 |
| 2019 | #844 | 319 | 190.1 |
| 2020 | #856 | 316 | 195.5 |
| 2021 | #841 | 328 | 199.9 |
| 2022 | #864 | 320 | 195.1 |
| 2023 | #916 | 289 | 180.1 |
| 2024 | #910 | 290 | 179 |
| 2025 | #962 | 268 | 166.7 |
World rankings
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August on lists
Famous Augusts
- 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
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
- "august"
Song by Taylor Swift featured on "folklore"