August

“Venerable; esteemed” — Latin origin

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

August was #74 in 1880, slipped to #931 by 1983, and has climbed back to #81 today. Roughly 68,000 boys have been named August since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

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).

Similar names: Hugo · Augustus · Felix · Augustine · Archie · Clark

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