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“Venerable; esteemed” — Latin origin
Girl's name · #962 in the US (2025) · 2020s
August is near its high-water mark: it reached #841 in 2021 and still ranked #962 in 2025. About 6,300 girls have carried it since 1914. About 92% of babies named August in recent years have been boys.
Around the world: about 1 in 7,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 5,770 notable people named August:
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