Boy · Name family
August
247,145births recorded
23Countries
4Variants
2024Peak · Sweden
#5Denmark 2025
August is a boy name family recorded 247,145 times in 23 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Denmark (#5 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Sweden in 2024, at 640.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Auguste (France), Augusto (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of August
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Swedish | 74,452 | 🇺🇸 United States | #81 | 2025 | ▲ 101 % |
| August | Swedish | 7,559 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | #5 | 2024 | – |
| August | Swedish | 7,321 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #6 | 2024 | ▲ 102 % |
| August | Swedish | 980 | 🏴 England & Wales | #310 | 2025 | ▲ 803 % |
| August | Swedish | 885 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #105 | 2024 | ▲ 200 % |
| August | Swedish | 828 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #94 | 2024 | ▲ 389 % |
| Auguste | French | 87,820 | 🇫🇷 France | #63 | 1900 | ▲ 193 % |
| Auguste | French | 730 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #50 | 2025 | ▲ 671 % |
| Auguste | French | 678 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #158 | 2025 | ▲ 192 % |
| Auguste | French | 496 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3848 | 1882 | ▲ 56 % |
| Auguste | French | 175 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2266 | 2011 | ▲ 11 % |
| Auguste | French | 128 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #422 | 2023 | ▲ 300 % |
| Augusto | Spanish | 36,981 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #139 | 2013 | ▲ 53 % |
| Augusto | Spanish | 1,740 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2676 | 2025 | ▲ 86 % |
| Augusto | Spanish | 551 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #140 | 2002 | ▲ 26 % |
| Augusto | Spanish | 405 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1972 | – |
| Augusto | Spanish | 268 | 🇨🇱 Chile | #83 | 2016 | – |
| Augusto | Spanish | 16 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2024 | – |
| Augustus | English | 21,690 | 🇺🇸 United States | #407 | 1880 | ▲ 35 % |
| Augustus | English | 590 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1124 | 2024 | ▲ 14 % |
| Augustus | English | 225 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #521 | 2022 | new |
| Augustus | English | 105 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | #497 | 2023 | ▲ 68 % |
| Augustus | English | 67 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #581 | 2017 | new |
How we grouped these names
- August ↔ Auguste — checked by hand
- August ↔ Augusto — checked by hand
- Augustus ↔ August — verified against linguistic sources
Questions about August
How popular is the name August?
In 2025 it ranked #5 in Denmark. Official registers record 247,145 births across 23 countries.
What is August in other languages?
Auguste (French); Augusto (Spanish); Augustus (English).
When was August most popular?
It peaked in Sweden in 2024, at 640.9 births per 100,000.
Is August a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, August is a boy name.