Names like August

In 2025, 3,958 boys born in the US were named August, #81 among boys' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 14 of those 146 years.

Its best rank was #74, in 1880 and 1882.

More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 89% from 2,093 in 2015.

8 of the 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

August's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #74
2. 1890
   #84
3. 1900
   #144
4. 1910
   #188
5. 1920
   #211
6. 1930
   #271
7. 1940
   #353
8. 1950
   #468
9. 1960
   #632
10. 1970
    #767
11. 1980
    #835
12. 1990
    #835
13. 2000
    #614
14. 2010
    #427
15. 2020
    #155
16. 2025
    #81

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared August's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.