Baby Name Profile
August
#154 all-timeLatin originMostly a boy's name (91%)gender neutralvintage
The Baby Notebook app is free to downloadWhat does August mean?
“venerable, majestic, or exalted”
August is a name of Latin origin.
August year by year
2026*
#132
2025
#168
2024
#61
2023
#174
2022
#210
2021
#144
2020
#197
2019
#223
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Famous people named August
- Auguste Rodininfluential French sculptor, The Thinker
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