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In the United States 0 10 20 30 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2020 per 100,000 babies of that sex 3,816 babies given this name since 1988 At its height in 2020, about 1 in 3,800 boys 444 babies in 2020 Names worth a look August Boy From Latin augustus 'venerable, majestic', the title of the Roman emperors; also the month. Victorian · peak 1882 Axel Boy A medieval Danish form of Absalom, from Hebrew 'my father is peace'. Middle Ages · peak 2020 Augustus Boy Latin augustus 'venerable, majestic, consecrated', related to augere 'to increase'. Rome · peak 1880 Augusta Girl Feminine of Augustus 'venerable, majestic'. Rome · peak 1890 · forgotten Augustine Boy Latin Augustinus, from Augustus 'venerable, majestic'. Rome · peak 2020 Agustín Boy From Latin Augustinus, derived from augustus 'venerable'. Colonial · peak 2001 Augustin Boy From Latin Augustinus, from augustus 'venerable'. Middle Ages · peak 1880 Augustina Girl Feminine of Augustinus, from Augustus 'venerable, majestic'. Rome · peak 1903 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.