Boys' name · since 1880

Agustus

398 babies named Agustus in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,042 of 45,481
all-time among boys
398
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade

Agustus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 398 have been recorded since 1880.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agustus has been recorded 398 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.

  • #9,042 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 398 born since 1880
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agustus ranks #9,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 398 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,042 of 45,481
all-time among boys
398
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Agustus's 398 recorded births place it above 80.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Agustus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Agustus splits its recorded history at 1993: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Agustus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1992)
14
Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
46810121416 18801917192619891996200420112022 5

Agustus by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (95 births, 24% of the file).

2000s was Agustus's strongest decade.

95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Agustus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 95 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Agustus? ▼
398 babies have been named Agustus since 1880. All-time, it sits at #9,042 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1992 with 14 births.
Where does Agustus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Agustus ranks #9,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Agustus most popular? ▼
Agustus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Agustus been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Agustus since 1880 -- 143 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Agustus? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Agustin, Agustine, Agustya, Agusta. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Agustus's data

  • Agustus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Agustus

Nearby Names Like Agustus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Agustus

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Agustya Boy
#8142 40 births
Agusta Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Agustus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Agustus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.