Trend of the Popularity of August as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 3,876 male babies that were named August in the US, which was 0.23% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name August peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2024.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named August, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named August.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named August in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named August in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named August from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of August as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	108	0.01
1981	106	0.01
1982	103	0.01
1983	90	0.01
1984	108	0.01
1985	118	0.01
1986	130	0.01
1987	115	0.01
1988	123	0.01
1989	152	0.01
1990	146	0.01
1991	153	0.01
1992	165	0.01
1993	168	0.01
1994	196	0.01
1995	249	0.01
1996	223	0.01
1997	258	0.01
1998	312	0.02
1999	283	0.02
2000	310	0.02
2001	290	0.02
2002	281	0.01
2003	304	0.02
2004	301	0.02
2005	343	0.02
2006	384	0.02
2007	413	0.02
2008	582	0.03
2009	650	0.03
2010	647	0.03
2011	720	0.04
2012	946	0.05
2013	1043	0.06
2014	1545	0.08
2015	2093	0.11
2016	2092	0.11
2017	2060	0.11
2018	2291	0.13
2019	2387	0.13
2020	2432	0.14
2021	3158	0.18
2022	3418	0.20
2023	3454	0.20
2024	3876	0.23