August is a familiar boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
August is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #81 among boys (3,958) and #962 among girls (268) — overall #131 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,226 | 4,226 | #962 | #81 |
| 2024 | 4,185 | 4,185 | #912 | #88 |
| 2023 | 3,750 | 3,750 | #913 | #104 |
| 2022 | 3,741 | 3,741 | #865 | #109 |
| 2021 | 3,488 | 3,488 | #841 | #120 |
| 2020 | 2,748 | 2,748 | #856 | #155 |
| 2019 | 2,708 | 2,708 | #845 | #167 |
| 2018 | 2,591 | 2,591 | #897 | #169 |
| 2017 | 2,320 | 2,320 | #1,002 | #191 |
| 2016 | 2,320 | 2,320 | #1,114 | #193 |
| 2015 | 2,342 | 2,342 | #1,058 | #195 |
| 2014 | 1,777 | 1,777 | #1,102 | #241 |
| 2013 | 1,172 | 1,172 | #1,647 | #319 |
| 2012 | 1,077 | 1,077 | #1,639 | #333 |
| 2011 | 839 | 839 | #1,729 | #395 |
| 2010 | 759 | 759 | #1,821 | #427 |
| 2009 | 761 | 761 | #1,904 | #432 |
| 2008 | 690 | 690 | #1,950 | #477 |
| 2007 | 513 | 513 | #2,038 | #609 |
| 2006 | 470 | 470 | #2,230 | #618 |
| 2005 | 431 | 431 | #2,107 | #636 |
| 2004 | 376 | 376 | #2,311 | #673 |
| 2003 | 377 | 377 | #2,304 | #654 |
| 2002 | 378 | 378 | #1,845 | #665 |
| 2001 | 387 | 387 | #1,821 | #643 |
| 2000 | 409 | 409 | #1,761 | #613 |
| 1999 | 368 | 368 | #1,860 | #633 |
| 1998 | 426 | 426 | #1,494 | #596 |
| 1997 | 377 | — | #1,407 | #645 |
| 1996 | 316 | — | #1,644 | #711 |
| 1995 | 327 | — | #1,820 | #663 |
| 1994 | 255 | — | #2,233 | #750 |
| 1993 | 211 | — | #2,774 | #815 |
| 1992 | 194 | — | #3,692 | #814 |
| 1991 | 183 | — | #3,549 | #838 |
| 1990 | 169 | — | #4,250 | #845 |
| 1989 | 181 | — | #3,483 | #806 |
| 1988 | 148 | — | #3,706 | #856 |
| 1987 | 145 | — | #3,108 | #871 |
| 1986 | 154 | — | #3,560 | #796 |
| 1985 | 147 | — | #3,090 | #820 |
| 1984 | 142 | — | #2,684 | #843 |
| 1983 | 135 | — | #2,161 | #931 |
| 1982 | 130 | — | #3,186 | #876 |
| 1981 | 137 | — | #2,853 | #858 |
| 1980 | 149 | — | #2,345 | #851 |
| 1979 | 147 | — | #2,248 | #851 |
| 1978 | 141 | — | #2,053 | #880 |
| 1977 | 148 | — | #2,216 | #822 |
| 1976 | 139 | — | #2,442 | #809 |
| 1975 | 128 | — | #2,974 | #814 |
| 1974 | 140 | — | #2,438 | #771 |
| 1973 | 114 | — | #3,028 | #829 |
| 1972 | 116 | — | #3,554 | #804 |
| 1971 | 137 | — | #3,380 | #756 |
| 1970 | 123 | — | #4,255 | #783 |
| 1969 | 118 | — | #6,010 | #742 |
| 1968 | 110 | — | #4,234 | #746 |
| 1967 | 129 | — | #4,317 | #683 |
| 1966 | 119 | — | #3,411 | #727 |
| 1965 | 121 | — | #3,967 | #713 |
| 1964 | 133 | — | #5,511 | #687 |
| 1963 | 143 | — | #4,285 | #678 |
| 1962 | 122 | — | — | #694 |
| 1961 | 169 | — | #4,913 | #625 |
| 1960 | 156 | — | #4,794 | #640 |
| 1959 | 164 | — | — | #604 |
| 1958 | 155 | — | — | #618 |
| 1957 | 181 | — | — | #575 |
| 1956 | 186 | — | — | #556 |
| 1955 | 151 | — | — | #600 |
| 1954 | 196 | — | #5,186 | #530 |
| 1953 | 216 | — | — | #476 |
| 1952 | 193 | — | — | #503 |
| 1951 | 202 | — | — | #476 |
| 1950 | 203 | — | — | #469 |
| 1949 | 249 | — | — | #430 |
| 1948 | 241 | — | — | #429 |
| 1947 | 250 | — | — | #431 |
| 1946 | 230 | — | — | #420 |
| 1945 | 201 | — | — | #420 |
| 1944 | 239 | — | — | #392 |
| 1943 | 249 | — | — | #388 |
| 1942 | 280 | — | — | #362 |
| 1941 | 237 | — | — | #376 |
| 1940 | 258 | — | — | #354 |
| 1939 | 249 | — | — | #353 |
| 1938 | 249 | — | — | #352 |
| 1937 | 300 | — | — | #307 |
| 1936 | 293 | — | #4,237 | #316 |
| 1935 | 270 | — | — | #332 |
| 1934 | 295 | — | — | #316 |
| 1933 | 337 | — | — | #289 |
| 1932 | 365 | — | — | #286 |
| 1931 | 423 | — | — | #265 |
| 1930 | 432 | — | — | #271 |
| 1929 | 459 | — | #4,618 | #263 |
| 1928 | 426 | — | #4,778 | #276 |
| 1927 | 502 | — | #4,340 | #256 |
| 1926 | 458 | — | — | #267 |
| 1925 | 514 | — | — | #252 |
| 1924 | 580 | — | #4,503 | #239 |
| 1923 | 549 | — | #5,035 | #240 |
| 1922 | 603 | — | #4,046 | #225 |
| 1921 | 615 | — | #5,180 | #217 |
| 1920 | 620 | — | #3,115 | #211 |
| 1919 | 618 | — | — | #203 |
| 1918 | 618 | — | — | #207 |
| 1917 | 667 | — | #4,136 | #184 |
| 1916 | 676 | — | — | #178 |
| 1915 | 718 | — | #2,918 | #162 |
| 1914 | 539 | — | #3,226 | #166 |
| 1913 | 401 | — | — | #171 |
| 1912 | 343 | — | — | #171 |
| 1911 | 166 | — | — | #188 |
| 1910 | 144 | — | — | #188 |
| 1909 | 129 | — | — | #179 |
| 1908 | 138 | — | — | #168 |
| 1907 | 134 | — | — | #163 |
| 1906 | 120 | — | — | #164 |
| 1905 | 109 | — | — | #175 |
| 1904 | 127 | — | — | #151 |
| 1903 | 116 | — | — | #154 |
| 1902 | 108 | — | — | #162 |
| 1901 | 116 | — | — | #141 |
| 1900 | 148 | — | — | #144 |
| 1899 | 142 | — | — | #117 |
| 1898 | 164 | — | — | #112 |
| 1897 | 137 | — | — | #120 |
| 1896 | 180 | — | — | #103 |
| 1895 | 190 | — | — | #101 |
| 1894 | 162 | — | — | #109 |
| 1893 | 155 | — | — | #111 |
| 1892 | 181 | — | — | #102 |
| 1891 | 186 | — | — | #86 |
| 1890 | 206 | — | — | #84 |
| 1889 | 171 | — | — | #96 |
| 1888 | 213 | — | — | #86 |
| 1887 | 194 | — | — | #83 |
| 1886 | 203 | — | — | #84 |
| 1885 | 193 | — | — | #86 |
| 1884 | 213 | — | — | #80 |
| 1883 | 209 | — | — | #77 |
| 1882 | 234 | — | — | #74 |
| 1881 | 172 | — | — | #81 |
| 1880 | 210 | — | — | #74 |