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Augusta

Girl

Meaning of Augusta: Latin: 'majestic'

Augusta is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3097th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3097

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,281

First recorded 1880 · peak 1915

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 32 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 33 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 40 babies1986: 52 babies1987: 55 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 43 babies1990: 54 babies19901991: 64 babies1992: 63 babies1993: 56 babies1994: 48 babies1995: 37 babies1996: 58 babies1997: 44 babies1998: 44 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 36 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 46 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 33 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 61 babies2019: 56 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 48 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 38 babies2024: 52 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Augusta per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 67.

Gender split

9% boys · 91% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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