Boy
Augustus
The name Augustus carries the meaning "great, venerable". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. 2017 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
LatinLatin
EtymologyMeaning "great, venerable"
Births by decade
1900s
380
1910s
1,289
1920s
1,548
1930s
1,068
1940s
968
1950s
853
1960s
601
1970s
509
1980s
531
1990s
1,419
2000s
2,279
2010s
3,814
Peaked in the 2010s · 15,259 total U.S. births since 1900