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Baby name
Augusta
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91% girls / 9% boys
Origin of the name
Augusta comes from the Latin augusta, a title borne by Roman empresses, the feminine of Augustus.
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Where babies named Augusta are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Augusta is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Augusta is most common in Mississippi (5.1 times), Alabama (4.7) and New York (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
One letter apart
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Names from the same era
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Classic name
Where babies named Augusta are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Augusta is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 99% | 1% |
| 1890s | 98% | 2% |
| 1900s | 95% | 5% |
| 1910s | 93% | 7% |
| 1920s | 89% | 11% |
| 1930s | 82% | 18% |
| 1940s | 76% | 24% |
| 1950s | 68% | 32% |
| 1960s | 64% | 36% |
| 1970s | 81% | 19% |
| 1980s | 85% | 15% |
| 1990s | 93% | 7% |
| 2000s | 94% | 6% |
| 2010s | 95% | 5% |
| 2020s | 98% | 2% |