Name meaning & stats
August
August means “venerable” (English origin). 56,063 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“venerable”
EnglishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
56,063 US babies were named August between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named August (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
August is the main spelling
- August 99%
- Auguste 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)