August

Given to 74,452 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +65% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#960
recorded as girls
#81
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
4,226
girls 268 · boys 3,958
Peak year
2025
3,958 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
74,452
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025August was most popular in 2025, when 3,958 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,958 babies were named August, ranking #81 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 65%.00.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025August was most popular in 2025, when 3,958 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,958 babies were named August, ranking #81 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 65%.00.751.52.2531880192019602000Peak 2025 (boys)

August was most popular in 2025, when 3,958 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,958 babies were named August, ranking #81 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 65%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 268 960 3,958 81
2024 291 912 3,894 88
2023 291 912 3,459 104
2022 321 865 3,420 109
2021 328 841 3,160 120
2020 316 856 2,432 155
2019 319 845 2,389 167
2018 300 897 2,291 169
2017 259 1001 2,061 191
2016 228 1113 2,092 193
2015 249 1055 2,093 195
2014 232 1100 1,545 241
2013 129 1646 1,043 319
2012 131 1639 946 333
2011 119 1728 720 395
2010 112 1818 647 427
2009 110 1901 651 432
2008 108 1949 582 477
2007 100 2034 413 609
2006 86 2229 384 618
2005 88 2106 343 636
2004 75 2309 301 672
2003 73 2301 304 654
2002 97 1844 281 664
2001 97 1819 290 643
2000 99 1759 310 613
1999 85 1857 283 633
1998 114 1493 312 596
1997 119 1406 258 645
1996 93 1641 223 711
1995 78 1819 249 663
1994 59 2232 196 750
1993 43 2768 168 815
1992 29 3680 165 814
1991 30 3540 153 838
1990 23 4230 146 845
1989 29 3477 152 806
1988 25 3690 123 855
1987 30 3101 115 870
1986 24 3554 130 796
1985 29 3084 118 820
1984 34 2677 108 843
1983 45 2156 90 930
1982 27 3172 103 876
1981 31 2847 106 858
1980 41 2342 108 850
1979 43 2248 104 851
1978 46 2050 95 880
1977 41 2216 107 822
1976 33 2439 106 809
1975 24 2969 104 814
1974 31 2433 109 771
1973 22 3015 92 829
1972 17 3543 99 804
1971 19 3373 118 755
1970 13 4246 110 782
1969 7 5974 111 742
1968 11 4222 99 746
1967 10 4300 119 683
1966 14 3400 105 726
1965 11 3952 110 712
1964 7 5474 126 686
1963 10 4272 133 678
1962 <5 — 122 694
1961 8 4882 161 625
1960 8 4773 148 640
1959 <5 — 164 604
1958 <5 — 155 618
1957 <5 — 181 575
1956 <5 — 186 556
1955 <5 — 151 599
1954 6 5148 190 530
1953 <5 — 216 476
1952 <5 — 193 503
1951 <5 — 202 476
1950 <5 — 203 469
1949 <5 — 249 430
1948 <5 — 241 429
1947 <5 — 250 431
1946 <5 — 230 420
1945 <5 — 201 420
1944 <5 — 239 392
1943 <5 — 249 388
1942 <5 — 280 362
1941 <5 — 237 376
1940 <5 — 258 354
1939 <5 — 249 352
1938 <5 — 249 352
1937 <5 — 300 307
1936 5 4181 288 316
1935 <5 — 270 332
1934 <5 — 295 316
1933 <5 — 337 289
1932 <5 — 365 286
1931 <5 — 423 265
1930 <5 — 432 271
1929 5 4570 454 263
1928 5 4725 421 276
1927 6 4286 496 256
1926 <5 — 458 267
1925 <5 — 514 252
1924 6 4434 574 239
1923 5 4967 544 240
1922 7 4011 596 225
1921 5 5099 610 217
1920 10 3097 610 211
1919 <5 — 618 203
1918 <5 — 618 207
1917 6 4083 661 184
1916 <5 — 676 178
1915 9 2900 709 162
1914 6 3188 533 166
1913 <5 — 401 171
1912 <5 — 343 171
1911 <5 — 166 187
1910 <5 — 144 188
1909 <5 — 129 179
1908 <5 — 138 168
1907 <5 — 134 163
1906 <5 — 120 164
1905 <5 — 109 175
1904 <5 — 127 151
1903 <5 — 116 154
1902 <5 — 108 162
1901 <5 — 116 141
1900 <5 — 148 144
1899 <5 — 142 117
1898 <5 — 164 112
1897 <5 — 137 120
1896 <5 — 180 103
1895 <5 — 190 101
1894 <5 — 162 109
1893 <5 — 155 111
1892 <5 — 181 102
1891 <5 — 186 86
1890 <5 — 206 84
1889 <5 — 171 96
1888 <5 — 213 86
1887 <5 — 194 83
1886 <5 — 203 84
1885 <5 — 193 86
1884 <5 — 213 80
1883 <5 — 209 77
1882 <5 — 234 74
1881 <5 — 172 80
1880 <5 — 210 74

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Other spellings

Auguste · 496

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Where August is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 8% · boys 92% across all years