Boys' name · since 1915
Auguster
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Auguster, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
29 boys have been named Auguster since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Auguster has 29 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1952.
- #26,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auguster ranks #26,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Auguster's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Auguster's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Auguster's full recorded timeline at 1925, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Auguster popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1952
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Auguster by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (13 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Auguster's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Auguster births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Auguster's data
- Auguster's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Auguster: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1915–1952 (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 Auguster 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.