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August name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, August ranks #81 in male records (3,958 reported) and #962 in female records (268 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is August becoming more popular?

August's reported male count increased by 64 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #88 to #81. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

August in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AugustFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,9580201620252016: 228 female records2017: 259 female records2018: 300 female records2019: 319 female records2020: 316 female records2021: 328 female records2022: 321 female records2023: 291 female records2024: 291 female records2025: 268 female records2016: 2,092 male records2017: 2,061 male records2018: 2,291 male records2019: 2,389 male records2020: 2,432 male records2021: 3,160 male records2022: 3,420 male records2023: 3,459 male records2024: 3,894 male records2025: 3,958 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20252689623,95881
20242919123,89488
20232919133,459104
20223218653,420109
20213288413,160120
20203168562,432155
20193198452,389167
20183008972,291169
20172591,0022,061191
20162281,1142,092193

Questions about August’s popularity

How common is August in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, August ranks #81 in male records (3,958 reported) and #962 in female records (268 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of August?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include August only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving August creates a match.

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