Unisex name · since 1880
Augusta
16,588 babies named Augusta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,588
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Augusta is the #3211 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 16,588 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Augusta has been recorded 16,588 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #3211 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. 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 2025.
- #1,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,211 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,588 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Augusta ranks #1,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,211 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,588 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,588
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Augusta's 16,588 recorded births place it above 98.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Augusta compares
16,588 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Augusta's all-time total is 44x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Augusta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,588 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 369 | 21 | 19,840 |
Augusta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Augusta's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 19 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 369, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Augusta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 369
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Augusta popularity over time - boys
1,693 total births recorded since 1880 (Augusta as boys' name)
Augusta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (2,827 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Augusta's strongest decade.
2,827 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Augusta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
2,145 births
- 1890s
1890s
2,642 births
- 1900s
1900s
2,023 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,827 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,215 births
- 1930s 1,042
1930s
1,042 births
- 1940s 694
1940s
694 births
- 1950s 488
1950s
488 births
- 1960s 283
1960s
283 births
- 1970s 372
1970s
372 births
- 1980s 321
1980s
321 births
- 1990s 471
1990s
471 births
- 2000s 371
2000s
371 births
- 2010s 435
2010s
435 births
- 2020s 259
2020s
259 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 2,827 births (17% of all-time use).
How Augusta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Augusta's total volume
Augusta by state
Where Augusta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 945 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 534 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 407 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 355 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 331 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 272 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 251 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 209 | 1.3% |
945 of 16,588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Augusta appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Augusta's data
- Augusta's decade-level peak was the 1910s (2,827 total births); usage has since declined to 259 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Augustas (945 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Augusta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
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 Augusta 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.