Augustus
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Augustus
Parents are beginning to look at imposing, somewhat fusty-sounding names like this one with fresh eyes: they definitely make a strong statement.
Augustus originated as a title given by the Roman Senate to the first Roman Emperor, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, in 27 B.C. and adopted by him as a name. In the U.S., Augustus reached a high of Number 175 in 1880, fell off the list in 1970, then made a return appearance in 1991, and is now on the rise once more.
Augustus Snodgrass is a character in Charles Dickens' novel The Pickwick Papers, and George Bernard Shaw wrote a play titled "Augustus Does His Bit." Augustus John was a famed British portrait painter, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens a well-known sculptor.
No starbaby Augustuses as yet, but Dixie Chick Emily Robson used Augustus as a middle name for her son, and Dan Aykroyd did the same---for his daughter.
The diminutive form, Augustine, is also an interesting option; variant Augustin was used by model Linda Evangelista; and then there is always über-popular August.
Augustus is also given to girls.
Pronounced aw-GUS-tus.
As of October 2026, Augustus ranked #407 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #175 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #406.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #545 | 505 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #465 | 648 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #457 | 672 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #422 | 734 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #460 | 637 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #466 | 637 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #499 | 585 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #457 | 661 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #466 | 659 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #486 | 614 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #408 | 787 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #407 | 783 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Augustus for boys
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Augustus on lists
Famous Augustuss
- Augustus CaesarBoy
Roman Emperor
- Augustus IBoy
III, Kings of Poland
- Augustus Owsley StanleyBoy
American politician; 38th Governor of Kentucky
- Augustus Welby Northmore PuginBoy
English architect
- Augustus Leopold EggBoy
English painter
- Augustus Edwin JohnBoy
Welsh painter
- Augustus Art PrewBoy
English actor
- Augustus FrederickBoy
Duke of Sussex, Prince of the U.K.; son of King George III
- Augustus Frederick d'EsteBoy
son of Augustus, Duke of Sussex; first known person diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- Augustus Emmett MaxwellBoy
U.S. Congressman from Florida
- Augustus Caesar DodgeBoy
U.S. Senator from Iowa
- Augustus HallBoy
U.S. Congressman from Iowa
- Augustus Octavius BaconBoy
U.S. Senator from Georgia
- Augustus De MorganBoy
British mathematician
- Augustus Wall CallcottBoy
English painter
- Augustus FrankBoy
U.S. Congressman from New York
- Augustus ThomasBoy
American playwright
- Augustus Montague TopladyBoy
English cleric and hymn writer
- (Henry) Augustus LukemanBoy
American sculptor
- Augustus SchellBoy
American politician; chairman of the Democratic Party
- Augustus Williamson BradfordBoy
American politician; 32nd Governor of Maryland
- Augustus YoungBoy
Irish poet
- Augustus "Gus" KenworthyBoy
American skier
- Augustus Newnham DickensBoy
brother of novelist Charles Dickens
- Adam Augustus WylieBoy
American actor
- Augustus PurcellBoy
son of actor Dominic Purcell; twin sister Lily,Rose
- Augustus Goggins (b. 2011)Boy
son of actor Walton Goggins
- Augustus George Moon (b. 2013)Boy
son of blogger Kerrie Moon
- Augustus Juppiter Corgan (b. 2015)Boy
son of singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins
- Augustus Henry Macon (b. 2016)Boy
son of actor Peter Macon
- Augustus Alexis Arquette (b. 2017)Boy
son of actor David Arquette
- Charles Augustus RobisonBoy
son of musician Emily Robison
- Lucian Augustus Coppola CageBoy
son of Weston Cage & Danielle Friedman
Augustus in pop culture
- Augustus GloopBoy
gluttonous character in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- Augustus "Gus" McCraeBoy
character in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"
- Augustus "Gus" WatersBoy
character in John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars"
- Augustus MaywhoBoy
character in Dr. Seuss Universe
- Augustus HighcastleBoy
main character in G.B. Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit"
- Augustus RookwoodBoy
character in the Harry Potter series
- Augustus FavershamBoy
character in radio series "The Penny Dreadfuls Present..."
- Augustus HaynesBoy
character on TV's "The Wire"
- Augustus HillBoy
narrator on TV's "Oz"
- AugustusBoy
a voice from the computer in podcast "The Magnus Protocol"
- Augustus "Gus" Porter Boy
character from the animated show "The Owl House"