US rank #551 Unisex name Peak 2024 15,605 births

Augustine — #551 US boys' name

15,605 babies named Augustine in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s871890s941900s1421910s8241920s14971930s10651940s9821950s10091960s9021970s9301980s9061990s10032000s13952010s25242020s2245
#551
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Augustine was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

538 babies were named Augustine in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Augustine

The Social Security Administration has registered 15,605 babies named Augustine between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Augustine currently holds the #551 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 538 babies received it in a single year. Augustine is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 3,804 additional births since 1880.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Augustine performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,524 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Augustine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,663 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Augustine in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Augustine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15,605 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Augustine at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

15,605

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

538 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#551

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Augustine popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
538
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600 202420061988197019521934191618981880 12

Augustine popularity over time — girls

3,804 total births recorded since 1880 (Augustine as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 3,804 births
020406080100 202420061985196619481930191218941880 6

Augustine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,524 births that decade — 16% of Augustine's all-time total
1880s871890s941900s1421910s8241920s14971930s10651940s9821950s10091960s9021970s9301980s9061990s10032000s13952010s25242020s2245

Augustine by state

Where Augustine concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Augustine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,663 17.1%
#2 Texas
2,340 15.0%
#3 New York
1,204 7.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
796 5.1%
#5 Arizona
684 4.4%
#6 Massachusetts
419 2.7%
#7 New Mexico
303 1.9%
#8 Colorado
284 1.8%
California share of Augustine's total US births 17.1%
Even split

2,663 of 15,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Augustine appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Augustine?
15,605 babies have been named Augustine since 1880. It currently ranks #551 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 538 births.
When was Augustine most popular?
Augustine was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,524 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Augustine most popular?
The top states for the name Augustine are California (2,663 births), Texas (2,340 births), New York (1,204 births).
Is Augustine a unisex name?
Yes, Augustine is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 15,605 births, and as a girl's name it has 3,804 births.
How long has the name Augustine been used?
Augustine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Augustine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include August, Augustus, Augustin, Augusta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.