Is Augustus a boy or girl name?
Augustus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 787 boys were named Augustus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 20,902 US babies named Augustus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #408
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Augustus since 1880
- 20,902
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 787 babies
Boys and girls named Augustus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 587 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 461 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 380 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,284 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 1,543 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 1,068 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 967 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 856 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 601 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 509 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 531 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,419 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,279 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,306 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 787 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 614 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 659 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 661 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 585 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 637 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 637 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 734 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 672 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 648 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 505 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 346 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 340 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 292 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 290 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 280 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 277 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 272 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 247 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 255 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 211 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 203 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 197 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 178 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 159 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 156 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 153 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 137 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 137 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 157 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 153 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 143 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 140 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 145 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 98 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 53 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 51 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 67 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 54 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 60 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 59 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 67 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 63 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 65 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 57 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 68 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 59 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 73 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 63 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 92 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 69 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 89 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 98 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 96 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 108 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 91 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 77 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 94 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 105 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 92 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 106 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 89 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 95 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 100 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 110 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 83 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 93 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 86 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 105 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 92 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 103 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 101 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 105 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 97 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 149 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 109 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 121 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 105 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 145 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 155 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 137 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 163 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 155 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 183 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 164 | #480 | 5 | #5,080 |
| 1921 | 171 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 165 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 176 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 166 | #461 | 5 | #4,877 |
| 1917 | 149 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 148 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 162 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 154 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 116 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 106 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 53 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 54 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 43 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 33 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 41 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 27 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 45 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 44 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 24 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 43 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 35 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 45 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 31 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 48 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 47 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 53 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 50 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 47 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 56 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 48 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 38 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 43 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 35 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 66 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 51 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 58 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 69 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 65 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 53 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 65 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 51 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 74 | #175 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Augustus reached #175 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #4,877 in 1918. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Augustus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.