August Boy
How popular is August?
#81 boy name in 2025
3,958 baby boys were named August in the US in 2025, making it the 81st most popular boy name. Another 268 girls got the name (#960 for girls).
August popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #81 for boys (▲ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,958 boys, 268 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+89% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #195 in 2015, #155 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (3,958 boys) |
| Highest rank | #74 in 1880 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 91% boys, 9% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
August counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the August family of names ranked #90 for boys in 2025 (#96 the year before), with 3,986 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| August | 3,958 | 99% |
| Auguste | 28 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where August is most popular
Babies named August per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 8.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- District of Columbia: 6.4 per 1,000 (94 boys)
- Missouri: 5.0 per 1,000 (699 boys)
- Alaska: 4.5 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Minnesota: 4.5 per 1,000 (550 boys)
August by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,012 | #74 |
| 1890s | 1,703 | #84 |
| 1900s | 1,245 | #141 |
| 1910s | 4,869 | #162 |
| 1920s | 5,277 | #211 |
| 1930s | 3,208 | #265 |
| 1940s | 2,434 | #354 |
| 1950s | 1,841 | #468 |
| 1960s | 1,234 | #624 |
| 1970s | 1,044 | #755 |
| 1980s | 1,153 | #796 |
| 1990s | 2,153 | #596 |
| 2000s | 3,859 | #432 |
| 2010s | 15,827 | #167 |
| 2020s | 20,323 | #81 |
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Questions
- Is August a boy or girl name?
- August is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 91% of babies named August were boys.
- How popular is the name August?
- 3,958 baby boys were named August in the US in 2025, making it the 81st most popular boy name. Another 268 girls got the name (#960 for girls).
- When was August most popular?
- August peaked in 2025, when 3,958 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #74, held for 2 years starting in 1880.
- How many people are named August?
- 74,452 babies have been named August in the US since 1880. We estimate about 54,093 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is August most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, August was most common in Vermont, at 8.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.