August

Girl's name · #962 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

8% girls · 92% boys — About 92% of babies named August in recent years have been boys. August →

Popularity over time

August is near its high-water mark: it reached #841 in 2021 and still ranked #962 in 2025. About 6,300 girls have carried it since 1914.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how August ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,732 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,236 in Canada (2024).

Among 5,770 notable people named August:

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