Augusta
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Augusta is also given to boys.
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.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,281 | 49 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,352 | 48 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,604 | 67 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,966 | 55 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,229 | 49 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,738 | 39 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #3,296 | 48 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,304 | 33 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #3,917 | 38 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,076 | 52 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #3,215 | 49 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Augusta for girls
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Augusta on lists
Famous Augustas
- Saint Augusta of TrevisoGirl
Italian virgin martyr
- Augusta Victoria of SchleswigGirl
Holstein (born Auguste Viktoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny), Empress consort of Wilhelm II of Germany
- Augusta Marie Luise Katharina of SaxeGirl
Weimar,Eisenach, Empress consort of William I of Germany
- Augusta Victoria (born Auguste Viktoria Wilhelmine Antonie Mathilde Ludovika Josephine Maria Elisabeth) of HohenzollernGirl
Queen consort of Manuel II of Portugal
- Augusta of SaxeGirl
Gotha,Altenburg, Princess of Wales; wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales
- Augusta FredericaGirl
Princess of Great Britain; Duchess consort of Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick,Wolfenbüttel
- Augusta SophiaGirl
Princess of the U.K; daughter of George III
- Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise of CambridgeGirl
Princess of the U.K.; Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,Strelitz
- AugustaGirl
Princess of Hesse,Kassel (born Auguste Wilhelmine Luise), wife of Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
- AugustaGirl
Princess of Prussia (born Christine Friederike Auguste), German salonist and Electress consort of Hesse
- Augusta WilhelmineGirl
Princess of Hesse,Darmstadt (born Marie Auguste Wilhelmine), Duchess of Zweibrücken, mother of Ludwig I of Bavaria
- Augusta AmaliaGirl
Princess of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg
- Augusta ReussGirl
Princess of Köstritz, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,Schwerin
- AugustaGirl
Princess of Württemberg, Princess of Saxe,Weimar,Eisenach
- (Christina) Augusta von FersenGirl
mistress of King Charles XIII of Sweden
- AugustaGirl
Lady Gregory (born Isabella Augusta Persse), Irish playwright
- Augusta Read ThomasGirl
American composer
- Augusta Keith DabneyGirl
American actress
- Augusta Mary Anne HolmèsGirl
French composer
- Augusta LundinGirl
Swedish fashion designer
- Augusta SchrumpfGirl
Norwegian operatic soprano
- (Julia) Augusta WebsterGirl
English poet
Augusta in pop culture
- Augusta LongbottomGirl
character in the Harry Potter series
- Augusta Hawkins EltonGirl
character in Jane Austen's 'Emma'
- Augusta FanshaweGirl
character in Charlotte Bronte's 'Villette'
- Augusta MacphailGirl
character in Ford Madox Ford's 'Mr Fleight'
- Lady AugustaGirl
character in Barbara Willard's "The Richleighs of Tantamount"
- Lady Augusta BracknellGirl
character in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"
- Aunt AugustaGirl
character in Grahame Greene's "Travels with My Aunt"
- Aunt AugustaGirl
character in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster novels
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Georgia, USA
- AugustaGirl
Maine, USA
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Roman name for the city of London, England