Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Augustus

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Augustus
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

787

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

787

All-time

20,892

Augustus has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 787 boys were named Augustus.

In 2024, only 787 boys were given the name.

All told, about 20,892 Americans have been named Augustus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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