Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Auguste

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #3,853 Trend ↑ Rising 73%
Rank 2025
#3,853
among boys · ↓394 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Auguste · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,003
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
33 babies
All-time total
496
#8,199 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Auguste popularity over time

496 babies have been named Auguste since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 6 11 1 – #848
1890s 10 – 10 1 -9% –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 10 10 1 – #3,944
1920s – 17 17 2 +70% #3,735
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 6 6 1 – #6,154
1990s 13 59 72 7 +1100% #4,720
2000s – 83 83 8 +15% #6,165
2010s – 150 150 15 +81% #4,703
2020s (to 2025) – 137 137 23 +52% #3,459

Where Auguste is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 37 0.02 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Auguste

Auguste is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,853 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 496 American babies have been named Auguste, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Auguste stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Auguste?

The median living Auguste is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 21. An estimated 400 people named Auguste are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Auguste year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 28 #3,853
2024 – – 33 #3,459
2023 – – 17 #5,490
2022 – – 27 #4,000
2021 – – 18 #5,130
2020 – – 14 #6,007
2019 – – 16 #5,578
2018 – – 17 #5,339
2017 – – 10 #7,607
2016 – – 19 #4,965
2015 – – 20 #4,733
2014 – – 16 #5,502
2013 – – 16 #5,423
2012 – – 20 #4,703
2011 – – 11 #7,051
2010 – – 5 #12,415
2009 – – 10 #7,737
2008 – – 7 #9,947
2007 – – 11 #7,143
2006 – – 6 #10,788
2005 – – 8 #8,365
2004 – – 12 #6,165
2003 – – 5 #11,038
2002 – – 8 #7,708
2001 – – 10 #6,496
2000 – – 6 #9,185
1995 – – 5 #8,980
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 5 #4,249
1920 – – 6 #3,849
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Auguste

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Auguste Comte Auguste Comte French philosopher and sociologist (1798–1857) 18th century
  2. 2 Auguste Rodin Auguste Rodin French sculptor (1840–1917) 19th century
  3. 3 Auguste Escoffier Auguste Escoffier French chef and writer (1846–1935) 1847–1935 · 19th century
  4. 4 Auguste Maquet Auguste Maquet French author 1813–1888 · 19th century
  5. 5 Auguste Piccard Auguste Piccard Swiss physicist, inventor, and explorer 1884–1962 · 19th century
  6. 6 Auguste de Marmont Auguste de Marmont French Marshal (1774–1852) 18th century
  7. 7 Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg Prince consort of Portugal in 1835 1810–1835 · 19th century
  8. 8 Auguste Perret Auguste Perret French architect (1874–1954) 19th century
  9. 9 Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam French symbolist writer 1838–1889 · 19th century
  10. 10 Auguste Vaillant Auguste Vaillant French revolutionary and anarchist (1861–1894) 19th century
  11. 11 Auguste Mariette Auguste Mariette French archaeologist and Egyptologist (1821–1881) 19th century
  12. 12 Auguste Forel Auguste Forel Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist (1848–1931) 19th century
  13. 13 Auguste Kerckhoffs Auguste Kerckhoffs Dutch linguist and cryptographer 1835–1903 · 19th century
  14. 14 Auguste Beernaert Auguste Beernaert 14th Prime Minister of Belgium and human rights activist 1829–1912 · 19th century
  15. 15 Auguste Herbin French painter (1882–1960) 19th century
  16. 16 Auguste Bravais Auguste Bravais French physicist 1811–1863 · 19th century
  17. 17 Auguste de Montferrand Auguste de Montferrand French architect (1786–1858) 18th century
  18. 18 Auguste Charlois Auguste Charlois French astronomer 1864–1910 · 19th century
  19. 19 Auguste Franchomme Auguste Franchomme French cellist and composer (1808–1884) 19th century
  20. 20 Auguste Duméril Auguste Duméril French zoologist (1812–1870) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Auguste, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Auguste?

The median living Auguste is about 11 years old. Half of all living Augustes are between 4 and 21 years old.

How many people named Auguste are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Auguste are alive in the United States, based on 496 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Auguste in 2025?

Auguste ranked #3,853 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Auguste?

496 babies have been named Auguste in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Auguste most popular?

Auguste peaked in 2024, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Auguste a boy or girl name?

Auguste is used for both: about 6% of babies named Auguste have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Auguste rising or falling?

Auguste is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Auguste become more popular?

Auguste is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 boys named Auguste in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Auguste?

Well-known people named Auguste include Auguste Comte (philosopher), Auguste Rodin (sculptor), Auguste Escoffier (writer).

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