Augusta

#3,211 for girls in 2025, 49 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #10,605
Given to girls 90.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1883 · 213 births
Debut · girls
151 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,588
since 1880

Augusta over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201910peak #108, 1883peak #559, 1901girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,21149—
2024#3,08152—
2023#3,91138—
2022#4,29533—
2021#3,29748—
2020#3,73539#10,6056
2019#3,22249#9,7567
2018#2,96255#10,7606
2017#2,59767—
2016#5,13026#9,6647
2015#3,34648—
2014#3,27249—
2013#4,00237—
2012#4,48632#12,2745
2011#4,56831—
2010#3,74541—
2009#4,10737—
2008#3,64544—
2007#4,21336—
2006#3,85439#9,5857
2005#4,37331—
2004#4,38731—
2003#3,34743—
2002#4,07131#9,3926
2001#4,02531#10,5565
2000#2,94048#8,2097
1999#3,31338—
1998#2,92944—
1997#2,77644—
1996#2,47651#7,1367
1995#3,08737—
1994#2,58548—
1993#2,57348#6,2288
1992#2,35155#6,1288
1991#2,21559#8,2365
1990#2,52347#6,4157
1989#2,87938#7,9055
1988#2,98734#6,4266
1987#2,23648#5,4597
1986#2,26545#5,3327
1985#2,70435#6,5235
1984#3,42324—
1983#2,97528#6,2385
1982#3,09328—
1981#4,00519#3,22113
1980#3,60922#3,83810
1979#2,58235#4,8427
1978#1,98748#3,8579
1977#2,12444#3,8369
1976#2,17439—
1975#1,49868#4,7976
1974#2,39632#3,8378
1973#2,68926#3,01311
1972#2,52328#2,32316
1971#2,47730#2,55814
1970#3,03022#3,5218
1969#2,51527#2,41513
1968#2,96919#2,57611
1967#2,78120#2,03015
1966#2,83919#1,72320
1965#2,41125#2,36612
1964#2,19530#1,79320
1963#1,75443#2,11515
1962#1,91736#1,75721
1961#2,19729#2,70610
1960#1,92535#1,85819
1959#1,72041#1,97417
1958#1,67941#2,09315
1957#1,68141#2,01916
1956#1,53348#1,29835
1955#1,87732#1,53825
1954#1,42250#1,62822
1953#1,26159#1,28034
1952#1,21062#1,80418
1951#1,26654#1,46226
1950#1,19260#1,74618
1949#1,22055#1,50124
1948#1,15760#1,34629
1947#1,17059#1,73319
1946#1,03267#1,35527
1945#1,12249#1,92613
1944#97164#1,21230
1943#83287#1,52921
1942#82387#1,58520
1941#75689#1,37224
1940#80877#1,98313
1939#77577#1,39023
1938#84670#1,68917
1937#72387#1,68817
1936#72384#1,16932
1935#66499#1,29527
1934#67199#1,93214
1933#551133#1,58619
1932#606117#1,25429
1931#586127#1,84316
1930#557149#1,29930
1929#599130#1,37827
1928#558157#1,18836
1927#522182#1,46826
1926#483206#1,21935
1925#473214#1,67921
1924#449241#1,77620
1923#423251#2,02016
1922#426243#1,19636
1921#400287#1,50925
1920#380304#1,34829
1919#381290#1,08240
1918#346357#1,82718
1917#349325#1,36226
1916#328342#1,37425
1915#304369#1,66018
1914#323266#1,34220
1913#300253#1,07522
1912#288252#1,26814
1911#281192#1,5376
1910#288181#1,1189
1909#268179#75614
1908#268176#9469
1907#226213#9998
1906#239181#75211
1905#210216#78610
1904#222188#8109
1903#205205#9107
1902#214195#74410
1901#185225#55913
1900#200245#1,1626
1899#185228#8577
1898#185248#1,0026
1897#179236#1,0575
1896#165265—
1895#154288#7958
1894#157272#8577
1893#151260#8367
1892#143290—
1891#139256—
1890#130299#8846
1889#132273#7228
1888#131270—
1887#127221—
1886#120237#9595
1885#118223—
1884#117217—
1883#108213—
1882#113183—
1881#113157—
1880#113151#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Augusta was already there! It came in at #113, and was given to 151 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1965–1970, when fewer than 28 girls a year got the name.

Where Augusta is popular in 1910

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedMNIllinois: #311 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,065 girlsILWisconsin: #200 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedMINew York: #178 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedINOhio: #246 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,139 girlsOHPennsylvania: #365 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,322 girlsPANew Jersey: #196 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,441 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedNEMissouri: #297 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,186 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedVAMaryland: #154 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 954 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedKSArkansas: #267 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsARTennessee: #272 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,746 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #225 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #228 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,214 girlsLAMississippi: #182 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 805 girlsMSAlabama: #191 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedHITexas: #289 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Augusta, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#154 · 1 in 954
  2. New York#178 · 1 in 1,081
  3. Mississippi#182 · 1 in 805
  4. Alabama#191 · 1 in 1,092
  5. New Jersey#196 · 1 in 1,441

Best ever in a state: #152 in Maryland, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#15451 in 954
New York#178301 in 1,081
Mississippi#182131 in 805
Alabama#191121 in 1,092
New Jersey#19661 in 1,441
Wisconsin#20051 in 1,361
North Carolina#22591 in 1,401
Louisiana#22881 in 1,214
Ohio#24671 in 2,139
Arkansas#26751 in 1,508
Tennessee#27261 in 1,746
Texas#289131 in 1,486
Missouri#29751 in 2,186
Illinois#31161 in 3,065
Pennsylvania#36551 in 6,322
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Augusta
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 130 spots since 2024 (#3,081 → #3,211)
  • 524 spots since 2020 (#3,735 → #3,211)
  • 135 spots since 2015 (#3,346 → #3,211)
  • Biggest jump: 71 spots in 1939 (#846 → #775)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1945 (#971 → #1,122)
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1883 at #108 (213 births)
  • Births halved by 1934, 51 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 65 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1880–1944
Share of babies · girls
1 in 527
  • Highest: 1 in 527 girls born in 1883 were named Augusta (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 17.0% of all girls named Augusta (2,827) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1967
  • Mostly boys until 1966, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,145#108 (1883)#119
1890s2,642#130 (1890)#159
1900s2,023#185 (1901)#224
1910s2,827#281 (1911)#319
1920s2,215#380 (1920)#471
1930s1,042#551 (1933)#670
1940s694#756 (1941)#989
1950s488#1,192 (1950)#1,484
1960s283#1,754 (1963)#2,350
1970s372#1,498 (1975)#2,348
1980s321#2,236 (1987)#3,018
1990s471#2,215 (1991)#2,683
2000s371#2,940 (2000)#3,896
2010s435#2,597 (2017)#3,733
2020s259#3,081 (2024)#3,588

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Augusta in 1910

girls
#288
181 births · 1 in 2,191 girls
boys
#1,118
9 births · 1 in 21,579 boys

Top girls' names in 1910

  1. #1Mary22,848
  2. #2Helen10,479
  3. #3Margaret8,226
  4. #4Dorothy7,318
  5. #5Ruth7,212
  6. #6Anna6,436
  7. #7Elizabeth5,800
  8. #8Mildred5,692
  9. #9Marie4,790
  10. #10Alice4,671
  11. #288Augusta181

Top boys' names in 1910

  1. #1John11,450
  2. #2James9,194
  3. #3William8,844
  4. #4Robert5,609
  5. #5George5,441
  6. #6Joseph5,228
  7. #7Charles4,784
  8. #8Frank3,768
  9. #9Edward3,407
  10. #10Henry2,899
  11. #1,118Augusta9
More about 1910

girls

396,503 girls got a published name in 1910; 1 in 2,191 of them was named Augusta, which outranked 89.7% of the 2,790 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Augusta
  1. #285Carol185
  2. #286Ernestine184
  3. #287Clarice182
  4. #288Augusta181
  5. #288Carmen181
  6. #290Harriett177
  7. #291Pearlie176
  8. #291Rosetta176

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Alys#1,957 → #997
  2. ↑ 849Lannie#1,763 → #914
  3. ↑ 766Luz#1,763 → #997
  4. ↑ 762Vivien#1,607 → #845
  5. ↑ 693Buna#1,607 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 864Earl#909 → #1,773
  2. ↓ 864Fleta#909 → #1,773
  3. ↓ 783Elba#990 → #1,773
  4. ↓ 644Odile#990 → #1,634
  5. ↓ 576Claribel#845 → #1,421

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

194,208 boys got a published name in 1910; 1 in 21,579 of them was named Augusta, which outranked 39.2% of the 1,839 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Augusta
  1. #1,045Willam10
  2. #1,045Worth10
  3. #1,045Wright10
  4. #1,118Augusta9
  5. #1,118Acie9
  6. #1,118Alma9
  7. #1,118Arlin9
  8. #1,193Abbie8
  9. #1,193Ace8
  10. #1,193Addie8

Tied with 74 names at #1,118; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 711Emma#1,440 → #729
  2. ↑ 679Arturo#1,277 → #598
  3. ↑ 679Sammy#1,277 → #598
  4. ↑ 658Tracy#1,440 → #782
  5. ↑ 623Issac#1,277 → #654
Fallers
  1. ↓ 833Hadley#756 → #1,589
  2. ↓ 785Cedric#804 → #1,589
  3. ↓ 707Waymon#714 → #1,421
  4. ↓ 696Hughie#893 → #1,589
  5. ↓ 696Maceo#893 → #1,589

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1910 →