boy · latin
Augustus
say it aw-gus-tus
What Augustus means
- Latin venerable, majestic; the first Roman emperor New Testament: Caesar Augustus, whose census is told in Luke 2
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 450 in the US (2024)
- no. 535 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 618 in Australia (2024)
- no. 753 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 923 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 928 in Scotland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Sebastian Owen Nolan August Agustín Mael Austin Patrick Afonso Ali Albert Alonso
Augustus in stories
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Augustus Gloop, the greedy boy sucked up a pipe
- The Fault in Our Stars: Augustus Waters, Hazel's charming love