August
Pronounced AA1 G AH0 S T (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is August?
August is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 70,659 children — the 415th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 3,908 children were given it.
Auguste is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to August and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Auguste
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA1 G AH0 S T · AO1 G AH0 S T
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like August
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for August
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name August?
- August ranks 415th among boys' names in US records, with 70,659 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 27,451.
- Is August a unisex name?
- No. August is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was August most popular?
- 2024, when 3,908 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is August spelled?
- Auguste. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.