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 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#230 · 1 in 1,355
- Mississippi#260 · 1 in 1,581
- Minnesota#316 · 1 in 3,098
- New York#344 · 1 in 4,480
- Illinois#361 · 1 in 4,253
Best ever in a state: #152 in Maryland, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #230 | 24 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Mississippi | #260 | 15 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Minnesota | #316 | 7 | 1 in 3,098 |
| New York | #344 | 22 | 1 in 4,480 |
| Illinois | #361 | 14 | 1 in 4,253 |
| Indiana | #370 | 6 | 1 in 4,355 |
| North Carolina | #378 | 9 | 1 in 4,267 |
| New Jersey | #379 | 5 | 1 in 6,096 |
| Virginia | #385 | 6 | 1 in 4,340 |
| Tennessee | #392 | 7 | 1 in 3,879 |
| Louisiana | #410 | 7 | 1 in 3,403 |
| Arkansas | #428 | 6 | 1 in 3,438 |
| Michigan | #492 | 5 | 1 in 8,188 |
| Oklahoma | #497 | 5 | 1 in 5,003 |
| Pennsylvania | #513 | 8 | 1 in 11,438 |
| Texas | #538 | 14 | 1 in 4,271 |
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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 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 5,754 of them was named Augusta, which outranked 91.4% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #480Angie207
- #480Bennie207
- #480Julie207
- #483Augusta206
- #483Birdie206
- #483Gail206
- #486Delma205
- #486Juana205
- #488Carole204
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 31,729 of them was named Augusta, which outranked 74.8% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,192Terrell36
- #1,192Thelma36
- #1,192Vernal36
- #1,219Augusta35
- #1,219Ansel35
- #1,219Arlen35
- #1,219Barbara35
- #1,242Camille34
- #1,242Carnell34
- #1,242Clearence34
Tied with 22 names at #1,219; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.