August

“Venerable; esteemed” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #81 in the US (2025) · Comeback

August has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #74 (1880) · 68,182 babies named August all-time · 1 in 430 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #5 in Denmark (2025) · #6 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #6 in Sweden (2025) · #71 in Norway (2025) · #74 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Augusts

August Strindberg — Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912)
August Bebel — German social democrat politician (1840–1913)
August Kekulé — German organic chemist (1829–1896)
August Macke — German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914)
August Krogh — Danish physiologist (1874–1949)

In stories & tradition

August — Fairy Tail · Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
August Van Der Holt — Red Fury · Allies
August Koskela — Under the North Star

What Augusts become

Among 5,770 notable people named August:

Military figures appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. August von Mackensen, German field marshal (1849–1945).

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