Name profile

Augustine

A Roman-derived name meaning “belonging to Augustus” or “venerable.”

US rank (2025)#545

Meaning and history

Augustine derives from the Roman name Augustinus, meaning "belonging to Augustus" or "venerable." Its most influential bearer was Saint Augustine of Hippo, the fourth- and fifth-century theologian whose Confessions and City of God shaped Western Christianity. The name has masculine and feminine use in different languages. Another notable bearer was Saint Augustine of Canterbury.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 126 births, rank #1,306
2007: 168 births, rank #1,088
2008: 153 births, rank #1,169
2009: 165 births, rank #1,118
2010: 187 births, rank #1,036
20112011: 156 births, rank #1,152
2012: 199 births, rank #1,001
2013: 209 births, rank #955
2014: 220 births, rank #959
2015: 278 births, rank #815
20162016: 336 births, rank #728
2017: 300 births, rank #784
2018: 306 births, rank #765
2019: 334 births, rank #728
2020: 352 births, rank #711
20212021: 454 births, rank #613
2022: 450 births, rank #620
2023: 453 births, rank #619
2024: 543 births, rank #547
20252025: 549 births, rank #545

Augustine rose from #547 to #545 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 549.