Unisex name · since 1880
Augustine
Augustine has 16,164 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,164
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Augustine is the #546 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 16,164 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Augustine recorded 16,164 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #546 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #546 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,164 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Augustine ranks #932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #546 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,164 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,164
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Augustine's 16,164 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Augustine compares
16,164 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Augustine's all-time total is 44x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Augustine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,164 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 549 | 34 | 22,252 |
Augustine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Augustine splits its recorded history at 1953: 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 1881 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 549 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Augustine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 549
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Augustine popularity over time - girls
3,842 total births recorded since 1880 (Augustine as girls' name)
Augustine by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,801 births, 17% of the file).
2020s was Augustine's strongest decade.
2,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Augustine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 87
1880s
87 births
- 1890s 94
1890s
94 births
- 1900s 142
1900s
142 births
- 1910s 824
1910s
824 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,497 births
- 1930s 1,065
1930s
1,065 births
- 1940s 983
1940s
983 births
- 1950s 1,009
1950s
1,009 births
- 1960s 902
1960s
902 births
- 1970s 930
1970s
930 births
- 1980s 906
1980s
906 births
- 1990s 1,003
1990s
1,003 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,396 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,525 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,801 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,801 births (17% of all-time use).
How Augustine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Augustine's total volume
Augustine by state
Where Augustine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,730 | 16.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,393 | 14.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,226 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 812 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 710 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 429 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 314 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 305 | 1.9% |
2,730 of 16,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Augustine appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Augustine's data
- California records the most Augustines (2,730 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Augustine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Augustine 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.