Unisex name · since 1880
August
August has 68,182 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #81 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,182
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
68,182 babies have been named August since 1880, making it today's #81 unisex name.
August has 68,182 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #81 as of the latest data, more common than 99.4% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #81 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 68,182 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, August ranks #414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #81 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 68,182 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #81 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,182
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
August's 68,182 recorded births place it above 99.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How August compares
68,182 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
August's all-time total is 185x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | August | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68,182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,958 | 34 | 22,252 |
August's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting August's full recorded timeline at 1953, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 90 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 3,958 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
August popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 3,958
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
August popularity over time - girls
6,270 total births recorded since 1914 (August as girls' name)
August by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (20,323 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was August's strongest decade.
20,323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
August births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,012
1880s
2,012 births
- 1890s 1,703
1890s
1,703 births
- 1900s 1,245
1900s
1,245 births
- 1910s 4,869
1910s
4,869 births
- 1920s 5,277
1920s
5,277 births
- 1930s 3,208
1930s
3,208 births
- 1940s 2,434
1940s
2,434 births
- 1950s 1,841
1950s
1,841 births
- 1960s 1,234
1960s
1,234 births
- 1970s 1,044
1970s
1,044 births
- 1980s 1,153
1980s
1,153 births
- 1990s 2,153
1990s
2,153 births
- 2000s 3,859
2000s
3,859 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,827 births
- 2020s
2020s
20,323 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20,323 births (30% of all-time use).
How August compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to August's total volume
August by state
Where August concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,102 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,798 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,220 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,873 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,210 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 2,718 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,476 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,213 | 3.2% |
5,102 of 68,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
August appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with August's data
- California records the most Augusts (5,102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for August: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 August 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.