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Augustus

Augustus: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“venerable, exalted”
Origin
Latin
Say it
aw-GUS-tuhs · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

A Roman imperial title and personal name from Latin augustus. It was borne by the first Roman emperor, Augustus.

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How popular is Augustus?

2024236 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Augustus in 2024787

2024 rank#408 boys

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 188020,902

Augustus is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Augustus

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Gusgreat, magnificent · Latin
  • Augustagreat, venerable · Latin
  • Lucasfrom Lucania · Latin
  • Leolion · Latin
  • Julianyouthful, downy-bearded · Latin
  • Anthonyof the Antonius family · Latin
  • RomanRoman, from Rome · Latin
  • Bennettblessed · Latin

Augustus questions

What does the name Augustus mean?

Augustus means "venerable, exalted". It comes from Latin. A Roman imperial title and personal name from Latin augustus. It was borne by the first Roman emperor, Augustus.

Is Augustus a boy or girl name?

Augustus is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Augustus?

787 US babies were named Augustus in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Augustus?

Augustus is usually pronounced aw-GUS-tuhs.

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.