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August
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8% girls / 92% boys
Origin of the name
August comes from the Latin Augustus, “venerable,” the title of the first Roman emperor, who also gave his name to the month.
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Where babies named August are born
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The darker the blue, the more common August is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, August is most common in Missouri (2.1 times), Louisiana (1.8) and Minnesota (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named August are born
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The darker the blue, the more common August is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, August is most common in North Carolina (2.4 times) and Georgia (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Augusta 16,588
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 1% | 99% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 0% | 100% |
| 1960s | 7% | 93% |
| 1970s | 22% | 78% |
| 1980s | 21% | 79% |
| 1990s | 24% | 76% |
| 2000s | 19% | 81% |
| 2010s | 12% | 88% |
| 2020s | 8% | 92% |