Meaning and history
August is the German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Catalan form of Augustus, and it was borne by three Polish kings. In English, it may also come from the month of August, which was named for the Roman emperor Augustus.
20062006: 384 births, rank #618
2007: 413 births, rank #609
2008: 582 births, rank #477
2009: 651 births, rank #432
2010: 647 births, rank #427
20112011: 720 births, rank #395
2012: 946 births, rank #333
2013: 1,043 births, rank #319
2014: 1,545 births, rank #241
2015: 2,093 births, rank #195
20162016: 2,092 births, rank #193
2017: 2,061 births, rank #191
2018: 2,291 births, rank #169
2019: 2,389 births, rank #167
2020: 2,432 births, rank #155
20212021: 3,160 births, rank #120
2022: 3,420 births, rank #109
2023: 3,459 births, rank #104
2024: 3,894 births, rank #88
20252025: 3,958 births, rank #81
August has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #613 in 2000 to #81 in 2025. It now stands at #81 for boys. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 3,958.