How Many People Are Named August?
people named August are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,360 people in the US has this name
Based on 74,452 babies named August in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
4,226 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of AUGUSTUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name August, 11.4% were girls and 88.6% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 8.2% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named August alive today is about 15 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 16 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
August first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 4,226 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
August never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #74, in 1880 and 1882, and it was in the top 100 in 14 years between 1880 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #81.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #81 |
| Best rank | #74 (1880 and 1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | 14 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #109 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named August alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named August were born in California than in any other state: about 5,027 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, August was given 2.1 times as often in Missouri, 2 times in Louisiana and 1.9 times in Wisconsin.
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