Boys' name · since 2006
Augusten
125 babies named Augusten in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Augusten is the #12967 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 125 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Augusten recorded 125 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #12967 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #15,943 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,967 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 125 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Augusten ranks #15,943 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,967 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 125 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Augusten's 125 recorded births place it above 64.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Augusten compares
125 29th percentile among 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
Augusten's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Augusten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 125 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Augusten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Augusten splits its recorded history at 2014: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Augusten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Augusten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Augusten's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Augusten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (70% of all-time use).
Augusten by state
Where Augusten concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 4.8% |
6 of 125 births nationwide.
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What to do with Augusten's data
- Augusten's decade-level peak was the 2010s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Augustens (6 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 Augusten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Augusten 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.