Gender-neutral name Latin origin Christian tradition

August

AW-gust · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Great; venerable; born in August
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
royal · seasonal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births4,166
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births70,192
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AuggieGus
Alternate spellings
AugustusAugustin
In other languages
Auguste (French)Augusto (Italian)Augustyn (Polish)August (German)

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