Name meaning & stats
Auguste
Auguste means “venerable” (English origin). 448 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Augustes are 1.6× over-represented as politicians.
What it means
“venerable”
EnglishSpelling of August
August around the world
- Август / Аугуст · Russian
- Август · Ukrainian
- Άουγκουστ · Greek
- أوغست · Arabic
- אוגוסט · Hebrew
- ऑगस्ट · Hindi
- アウグスト · Japanese
- 奧古斯特 · Chinese
- 아우구스트 · Korean
- Augusto · Spanish
Famous Augusts
- August Bebel · German social democrat politician (1840–1913)
- August Kekulé · German organic chemist (1829–1896)
- August Macke · German painter of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914)
- August Krogh · Danish physiologist (1874–1949)
August’s name day
- August 28 · Norway
- January 7 · Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
448 US babies were named Auguste between 1940 and 2025.
Auguste around the world
- France: 87,625 babies since 1900, peak 1906, No. 65 in 2025
- Belgium: 678 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 160 in 2025
- England & Wales: 62 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 2,266 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Augustes end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.6× | Medium · 12 people |
| Professor | 1.4× | Low · 6 people |
| Writer | 1.2× | Low · 4 people |
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable men who are politicians, Augustes show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 126 Augusts spell it Auguste
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)