Unisex name · since 1882
Auguste
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 468 babies named Auguste, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,852 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 468
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Auguste currently ranks #3852 among unisex names in America, with 468 babies recorded since 1882.
Auguste has 468 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3852 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #8,199 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,852 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 468 born since 1882
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auguste ranks #8,199 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,852 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 468 born since 1882, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,852 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 468
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Auguste's 468 recorded births place it above 81.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Auguste compares
468 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Auguste's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Auguste | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 468 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Auguste's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Auguste splits its recorded history at 2006: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Auguste popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Auguste popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 1884 (Auguste as girls' name)
Auguste by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Auguste's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Auguste births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (32% of all-time use).
Auguste by state
Where Auguste concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.3% |
11 of 468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Auguste's data
- Auguste's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Augustes (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Auguste: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Auguste 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.