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
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 213 births
- Debut · girls
- 151 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 16,588since 1880
Augusta over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,211 | 49 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,081 | 52 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,911 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,295 | 33 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,297 | 48 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,735 | 39 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #3,222 | 49 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #2,962 | 55 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #2,597 | 67 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #3,346 | 48 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,002 | 37 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,486 | 32 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #4,568 | 31 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,745 | 41 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,213 | 36 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,854 | 39 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #4,373 | 31 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,387 | 31 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #4,025 | 31 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,940 | 48 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,929 | 44 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,776 | 44 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,476 | 51 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #3,087 | 37 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,585 | 48 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,573 | 48 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #2,351 | 55 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #2,215 | 59 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #2,523 | 47 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #2,879 | 38 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #2,987 | 34 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #2,236 | 48 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #2,265 | 45 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #2,704 | 35 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,975 | 28 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #3,093 | 28 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #2,582 | 35 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #1,987 | 48 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #2,124 | 44 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #2,174 | 39 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,498 | 68 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #2,396 | 32 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #2,689 | 26 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1972 | #2,523 | 28 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #2,515 | 27 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #2,969 | 19 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 | #1,723 | 20 |
| 1965 | #2,411 | 25 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #2,195 | 30 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #2,115 | 15 |
| 1962 | #1,917 | 36 | #1,757 | 21 |
| 1961 | #2,197 | 29 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,925 | 35 | #1,858 | 19 |
| 1959 | #1,720 | 41 | #1,974 | 17 |
| 1958 | #1,679 | 41 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #1,533 | 48 | #1,298 | 35 |
| 1955 | #1,877 | 32 | #1,538 | 25 |
| 1954 | #1,422 | 50 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #1,261 | 59 | #1,280 | 34 |
| 1952 | #1,210 | 62 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #1,266 | 54 | #1,462 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,192 | 60 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #1,220 | 55 | #1,501 | 24 |
| 1948 | #1,157 | 60 | #1,346 | 29 |
| 1947 | #1,170 | 59 | #1,733 | 19 |
| 1946 | #1,032 | 67 | #1,355 | 27 |
| 1945 | #1,122 | 49 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #971 | 64 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1943 | #832 | 87 | #1,529 | 21 |
| 1942 | #823 | 87 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #756 | 89 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1940 | #808 | 77 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #775 | 77 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #846 | 70 | #1,689 | 17 |
| 1937 | #723 | 87 | #1,688 | 17 |
| 1936 | #723 | 84 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1935 | #664 | 99 | #1,295 | 27 |
| 1934 | #671 | 99 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #551 | 133 | #1,586 | 19 |
| 1932 | #606 | 117 | #1,254 | 29 |
| 1931 | #586 | 127 | #1,843 | 16 |
| 1930 | #557 | 149 | #1,299 | 30 |
| 1929 | #599 | 130 | #1,378 | 27 |
| 1928 | #558 | 157 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1927 | #522 | 182 | #1,468 | 26 |
| 1926 | #483 | 206 | #1,219 | 35 |
| 1925 | #473 | 214 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #449 | 241 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | #423 | 251 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #426 | 243 | #1,196 | 36 |
| 1921 | #400 | 287 | #1,509 | 25 |
| 1920 | #380 | 304 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1919 | #381 | 290 | #1,082 | 40 |
| 1918 | #346 | 357 | #1,827 | 18 |
| 1917 | #349 | 325 | #1,362 | 26 |
| 1916 | #328 | 342 | #1,374 | 25 |
| 1915 | #304 | 369 | #1,660 | 18 |
| 1914 | #323 | 266 | #1,342 | 20 |
| 1913 | #300 | 253 | #1,075 | 22 |
| 1912 | #288 | 252 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #281 | 192 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #288 | 181 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | #268 | 179 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #268 | 176 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #226 | 213 | #999 | 8 |
| 1906 | #239 | 181 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #210 | 216 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #222 | 188 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | #205 | 205 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #214 | 195 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #185 | 225 | #559 | 13 |
| 1900 | #200 | 245 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #185 | 228 | #857 | 7 |
| 1898 | #185 | 248 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #179 | 236 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #165 | 265 | — | |
| 1895 | #154 | 288 | #795 | 8 |
| 1894 | #157 | 272 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #151 | 260 | #836 | 7 |
| 1892 | #143 | 290 | — | |
| 1891 | #139 | 256 | — | |
| 1890 | #130 | 299 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #132 | 273 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #131 | 270 | — | |
| 1887 | #127 | 221 | — | |
| 1886 | #120 | 237 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #118 | 223 | — | |
| 1884 | #117 | 217 | — | |
| 1883 | #108 | 213 | — | |
| 1882 | #113 | 183 | — | |
| 1881 | #113 | 157 | — | |
| 1880 | #113 | 151 | #909 | 5 |
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 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#212 · 1 in 1,133
- Maryland#215 · 1 in 1,683
- Alabama#243 · 1 in 1,617
- New Jersey#244 · 1 in 2,891
- Virginia#278 · 1 in 2,476
Best ever in a state: #152 in Maryland, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #212 | 19 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Maryland | #215 | 9 | 1 in 1,683 |
| Alabama | #243 | 19 | 1 in 1,617 |
| New Jersey | #244 | 11 | 1 in 2,891 |
| Virginia | #278 | 12 | 1 in 2,476 |
| New York | #286 | 33 | 1 in 3,058 |
| Louisiana | #295 | 13 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Missouri | #301 | 14 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Tennessee | #319 | 11 | 1 in 2,585 |
| Massachusetts | #332 | 7 | 1 in 5,281 |
| Pennsylvania | #335 | 20 | 1 in 5,025 |
| Kentucky | #367 | 9 | 1 in 3,508 |
| Ohio | #369 | 11 | 1 in 5,176 |
| Oklahoma | #377 | 9 | 1 in 2,923 |
| Arkansas | #389 | 7 | 1 in 2,992 |
| Minnesota | #399 | 5 | 1 in 4,759 |
| Indiana | #419 | 5 | 1 in 5,522 |
| Georgia | #420 | 8 | 1 in 4,567 |
| North Carolina | #433 | 7 | 1 in 5,563 |
| Texas | #516 | 15 | 1 in 3,925 |
| Illinois | #579 | 6 | 1 in 10,186 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #108 (213 births)
- Births halved by 1934, 51 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1880–1944
- Highest: 1 in 527 girls born in 1883 were named Augusta (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 32,801 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.0% of all girls named Augusta (2,827) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1966, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,145 | #108 (1883) | #119 |
| 1890s | 2,642 | #130 (1890) | #159 |
| 1900s | 2,023 | #185 (1901) | #224 |
| 1910s | 2,827 | #281 (1911) | #319 |
| 1920s | 2,215 | #380 (1920) | #471 |
| 1930s | 1,042 | #551 (1933) | #670 |
| 1940s | 694 | #756 (1941) | #989 |
| 1950s | 488 | #1,192 (1950) | #1,484 |
| 1960s | 283 | #1,754 (1963) | #2,350 |
| 1970s | 372 | #1,498 (1975) | #2,348 |
| 1980s | 321 | #2,236 (1987) | #3,018 |
| 1990s | 471 | #2,215 (1991) | #2,683 |
| 2000s | 371 | #2,940 (2000) | #3,896 |
| 2010s | 435 | #2,597 (2017) | #3,733 |
| 2020s | 259 | #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 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 4,296 of them was named Augusta, which outranked 93.2% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 44,058 of them was named Augusta, which outranked 69.7% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,475Westley26
- #1,475Williard26
- #1,475Winthrop26
- #1,509Augusta25
- #1,509Aldon25
- #1,509Arnie25
- #1,509Audry25
- #1,549Albino24
- #1,549Alferd24
- #1,549Arlon24
Tied with 39 names at #1,509; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.