August Name Popularity

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How popular is August?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name August, ranked the 170th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, August has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #74 was reached for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 2,264 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed August in any given year was 90 in 1983.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name August occurred roughly during the years 1911-1915, 1983-1986, 1991-1998, and 2002-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1898-1901.

For a number of years, the name August has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name August has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of August?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name August is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		August (Girl)		August (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		294	905	2,264	170
2017		256	1,008	2,052	191
2016		227	1,115	2,086	193
2015		247	1,064	2,087	195
2014		231	1,103	1,540	241
2013		129	1,646	1,043	319
2012		131	1,637	946	333
2011		119	1,728	719	395
2010		112	1,820	646	427
2009		110	1,901	650	432
2008		108	1,948	582	477
2007		99	2,059	413	609
2006		86	2,230	384	618
2005		88	2,105	343	636
2004		74	2,325	301	673
2003		72	2,323	304	653
2002		97	1,845	281	665
2001		97	1,820	290	643
2000		99	1,758	310	613
1999		85	1,860	283	633
1998		114	1,493	311	598
1997		119	1,407	258	645
1996		93	1,643	223	711
1995		78	1,820	249	663
1994		59	2,233	196	750
1993		43	2,774	168	815
1992		29	3,692	165	814
1991		30	3,548	153	838
1990		23	4,249	146	845
1989		29	3,484	152	806
1988		25	3,705	123	856
1987		30	3,106	115	871
1986		24	3,560	130	795
1985		29	3,088	118	821
1984		34	2,684	108	843
1983		45	2,161	90	929
1982		27	3,185	103	876
1981		31	2,854	106	857
1980		41	2,344	108	851
1979		43	2,248	103	853
1978		46	2,053	95	880
1977		41	2,216	107	822
1976		33	2,440	107	803
1975		24	2,973	104	814
1974		31	2,439	109	771
1973		22	3,029	91	832
1972		17	3,553	99	804
1971		19	3,377	118	755
1970		13	4,257	110	784
1969		7	6,009	111	743
1968		11	4,232	99	747
1967		10	4,314	119	682
1966		14	3,410	105	727
1965		11	3,964	110	713
1964		7	5,512	127	683
1963		10	4,284	131	679
1962		< 5	--	123	693
1961		8	4,909	161	625
1960		8	4,793	148	641
1959		< 5	--	165	604
1958		< 5	--	154	619
1957		< 5	--	184	569
1956		< 5	--	182	564
1955		< 5	--	151	601
1954		6	5,185	190	530
1953		< 5	--	216	476
1952		< 5	--	193	502
1951		< 5	--	202	476
1950		< 5	--	203	469
1949		< 5	--	249	430
1948		< 5	--	241	430
1947		< 5	--	250	431
1946		< 5	--	231	419
1945		< 5	--	201	420
1944		< 5	--	239	392
1943		< 5	--	249	387
1942		< 5	--	279	362
1941		< 5	--	238	375
1940		< 5	--	257	355
1939		< 5	--	248	354
1938		< 5	--	249	352
1937		< 5	--	300	307
1936		5	4,237	288	316
1935		< 5	--	269	333
1934		< 5	--	295	316
1933		< 5	--	336	289
1932		< 5	--	366	284
1931		< 5	--	423	266
1930		< 5	--	431	271
1929		5	4,617	454	263
1928		5	4,777	421	276
1927		6	4,340	495	257
1926		< 5	--	459	267
1925		< 5	--	515	252
1924		6	4,503	574	238
1923		5	5,036	544	240
1922		7	4,046	596	225
1921		5	5,180	610	217
1920		10	3,115	610	211
1919		< 5	--	618	203
1918		< 5	--	618	207
1917		6	4,136	661	184
1916		< 5	--	676	178
1915		9	2,918	709	162
1914		6	3,227	533	166
1913		< 5	--	401	171
1912		< 5	--	343	171
1911		< 5	--	166	188
1910		< 5	--	144	188
1909		< 5	--	129	179
1908		< 5	--	138	168
1907		< 5	--	134	163
1906		< 5	--	120	164
1905		< 5	--	109	175
1904		< 5	--	127	151
1903		< 5	--	116	154
1902		< 5	--	108	162
1901		< 5	--	116	141
1900		< 5	--	148	144
1899		< 5	--	142	117
1898		< 5	--	164	112
1897		< 5	--	137	120
1896		< 5	--	180	103
1895		< 5	--	190	101
1894		< 5	--	162	109
1893		< 5	--	155	111
1892		< 5	--	181	102
1891		< 5	--	186	86
1890		< 5	--	206	84
1889		< 5	--	171	96
1888		< 5	--	213	86
1887		< 5	--	194	83
1886		< 5	--	203	84
1885		< 5	--	193	86
1884		< 5	--	213	80
1883		< 5	--	209	77
1882		< 5	--	234	74
1881		< 5	--	172	81
1880		< 5	--	210	74

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.