Augustine: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “great, venerable”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- AW-guh-steen · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (80% of all uses)
From Latin Augustinus, derived from Augustus. Used for both sexes in English, though historically more common as a masculine saint's name.
How popular is Augustine?
Babies named Augustine in 2024577
2024 rank#551 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188019,409
Augustine is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Augustine
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Augustine questions
What does the name Augustine mean?
Augustine means "great, venerable". It comes from Latin. From Latin Augustinus, derived from Augustus. Used for both sexes in English, though historically more common as a masculine saint's name.
Is Augustine a boy or girl name?
Augustine is mainly a boy's name in US records (80% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Augustine?
577 US babies were named Augustine in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Augustine?
Augustine is usually pronounced AW-guh-steen.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.