Augustus
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning great, venerable; from the Roman title.
How Augustus has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #465 |
| 2016 | #457 |
| 2017 | #422 |
| 2018 | #459 |
| 2019 | #465 |
| 2020 | #498 |
| 2021 | #457 |
| 2022 | #467 |
| 2023 | #488 |
| 2024 | #408 |
| 2025 | #407 |
Augustus by the numbers
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Augustus. In the US, 728 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 1,600 American boys born that year was called Augustus.
Names that come from Augustus
Forms of Augustus in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Gusvenerable or majestic; a diminutive of Augustus39 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustagreat, majestic; feminine form of Augustus66 in the US (2017)
- Augievenerable; majestic; a diminutive of Augustus10 in the US (2017)
- Augustinoa form of Augustus; majestic, venerable9 in the US (2017)
- Auggiemajestic; a diminutive of Augustus or Augusta8 in the US (2017)
- Agostinovenerable; august; a form of Augustus5 in the US (2017)
- Gustasmajestic; august; a form of Augustus3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gustawmajestic; august; a form of Augustus3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Augustus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Augustasvenerable, majestic; masculine form of Augusta5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
- Augustinvenerable or majestic; form of augustine13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustovenerable majestic; a form of Augustus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustevenerable; majestic; french form of Augustus10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustena form of Augustus; majestic, venerable9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean praise
Like Augustus, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sebastianvenerable, revered10,149 in the US (2017)
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Muhammadpraiseworthy, worthy of praise5,957 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Austingreat; venerable; a form of augustus5,161 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Augustus
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