for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
August name popularity in the United States
August ranked #81 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 3,958 boys named August.
SSA
3,958 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
August for boys and girls
Girls
2686.3% in 2025 · data from 1914 to 2025
Boys
3,95893.7% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
August in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 3,958 | #81 |
| 2025 | girls | 268 | #960 |
| 2024 | boys | 3,894 | #88 |
| 2024 | girls | 291 | #912 |
| 2023 | boys | 3,459 | #104 |
| 2023 | girls | 291 | #912 |
| 2022 | boys | 3,420 | #109 |
| 2022 | girls | 321 | #865 |
| 2021 | boys | 3,160 | #120 |
| 2021 | girls | 328 | #841 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,432 | #155 |
| 2020 | girls | 316 | #856 |
Show full history (224 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 3,958 | #81 |
| 2025 | girls | 268 | #960 |
| 2024 | boys | 3,894 | #88 |
| 2024 | girls | 291 | #912 |
| 2023 | boys | 3,459 | #104 |
| 2023 | girls | 291 | #912 |
| 2022 | boys | 3,420 | #109 |
| 2022 | girls | 321 | #865 |
| 2021 | boys | 3,160 | #120 |
| 2021 | girls | 328 | #841 |
| 2020 | boys | 2,432 | #155 |
| 2020 | girls | 316 | #856 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,389 | #167 |
| 2019 | girls | 319 | #845 |
| 2018 | boys | 2,291 | #169 |
| 2018 | girls | 300 | #897 |
| 2017 | boys | 2,061 | #191 |
| 2017 | girls | 259 | #1001 |
| 2016 | boys | 2,092 | #193 |
| 2016 | girls | 228 | #1113 |
| 2015 | boys | 2,093 | #195 |
| 2015 | girls | 249 | #1055 |
| 2014 | boys | 1,545 | #241 |
| 2014 | girls | 232 | #1100 |
| 2013 | boys | 1,043 | #319 |
| 2013 | girls | 129 | #1646 |
| 2012 | boys | 946 | #333 |
| 2012 | girls | 131 | #1639 |
| 2011 | boys | 720 | #395 |
| 2011 | girls | 119 | #1728 |
| 2010 | boys | 647 | #427 |
| 2010 | girls | 112 | #1818 |
| 2009 | boys | 651 | #432 |
| 2009 | girls | 110 | #1901 |
| 2008 | boys | 582 | #477 |
| 2008 | girls | 108 | #1949 |
| 2007 | boys | 413 | #609 |
| 2007 | girls | 100 | #2034 |
| 2006 | boys | 384 | #618 |
| 2006 | girls | 86 | #2229 |
| 2005 | boys | 343 | #636 |
| 2005 | girls | 88 | #2106 |
| 2004 | boys | 301 | #672 |
| 2004 | girls | 75 | #2309 |
| 2003 | boys | 304 | #654 |
| 2003 | girls | 73 | #2301 |
| 2002 | boys | 281 | #664 |
| 2002 | girls | 97 | #1844 |
| 2001 | boys | 290 | #643 |
| 2001 | girls | 97 | #1819 |
| 2000 | boys | 310 | #613 |
| 2000 | girls | 99 | #1759 |
| 1999 | boys | 283 | #633 |
| 1999 | girls | 85 | #1857 |
| 1998 | boys | 312 | #596 |
| 1998 | girls | 114 | #1493 |
| 1997 | boys | 258 | #645 |
| 1997 | girls | 119 | #1406 |
| 1996 | boys | 223 | #711 |
| 1996 | girls | 93 | #1641 |
| 1995 | boys | 249 | #663 |
| 1995 | girls | 78 | #1819 |
| 1994 | boys | 196 | #750 |
| 1994 | girls | 59 | #2232 |
| 1993 | boys | 168 | #815 |
| 1993 | girls | 43 | #2768 |
| 1992 | boys | 165 | #814 |
| 1992 | girls | 29 | #3680 |
| 1991 | boys | 153 | #838 |
| 1991 | girls | 30 | #3540 |
| 1990 | boys | 146 | #845 |
| 1990 | girls | 23 | #4230 |
| 1989 | boys | 152 | #806 |
| 1989 | girls | 29 | #3477 |
| 1988 | boys | 123 | #855 |
| 1988 | girls | 25 | #3690 |
| 1987 | boys | 115 | #870 |
| 1987 | girls | 30 | #3101 |
| 1986 | boys | 130 | #796 |
| 1986 | girls | 24 | #3554 |
| 1985 | boys | 118 | #820 |
| 1985 | girls | 29 | #3084 |
| 1984 | boys | 108 | #843 |
| 1984 | girls | 34 | #2677 |
| 1983 | boys | 90 | #930 |
| 1983 | girls | 45 | #2156 |
| 1982 | boys | 103 | #876 |
| 1982 | girls | 27 | #3172 |
| 1981 | boys | 106 | #858 |
| 1981 | girls | 31 | #2847 |
| 1980 | boys | 108 | #850 |
| 1980 | girls | 41 | #2342 |
| 1979 | boys | 104 | #851 |
| 1979 | girls | 43 | #2248 |
| 1978 | boys | 95 | #880 |
| 1978 | girls | 46 | #2050 |
| 1977 | boys | 107 | #822 |
| 1977 | girls | 41 | #2216 |
| 1976 | boys | 106 | #809 |
| 1976 | girls | 33 | #2439 |
| 1975 | boys | 104 | #814 |
| 1975 | girls | 24 | #2969 |
| 1974 | boys | 109 | #771 |
| 1974 | girls | 31 | #2433 |
| 1973 | boys | 92 | #829 |
| 1973 | girls | 22 | #3015 |
| 1972 | boys | 99 | #804 |
| 1972 | girls | 17 | #3543 |
| 1971 | boys | 118 | #755 |
| 1971 | girls | 19 | #3373 |
| 1970 | boys | 110 | #782 |
| 1970 | girls | 13 | #4246 |
| 1969 | boys | 111 | #742 |
| 1969 | girls | 7 | #5974 |
| 1968 | boys | 99 | #746 |
| 1968 | girls | 11 | #4222 |
| 1967 | boys | 119 | #683 |
| 1967 | girls | 10 | #4300 |
| 1966 | boys | 105 | #726 |
| 1966 | girls | 14 | #3400 |
| 1965 | boys | 110 | #712 |
| 1965 | girls | 11 | #3952 |
| 1964 | boys | 126 | #686 |
| 1964 | girls | 7 | #5474 |
| 1963 | boys | 133 | #678 |
| 1963 | girls | 10 | #4272 |
| 1962 | boys | 122 | #694 |
| 1961 | boys | 161 | #625 |
| 1961 | girls | 8 | #4882 |
| 1960 | boys | 148 | #640 |
| 1960 | girls | 8 | #4773 |
| 1959 | boys | 164 | #604 |
| 1958 | boys | 155 | #618 |
| 1957 | boys | 181 | #575 |
| 1956 | boys | 186 | #556 |
| 1955 | boys | 151 | #599 |
| 1954 | boys | 190 | #530 |
| 1954 | girls | 6 | #5148 |
| 1953 | boys | 216 | #476 |
| 1952 | boys | 193 | #503 |
| 1951 | boys | 202 | #476 |
| 1950 | boys | 203 | #469 |
| 1949 | boys | 249 | #430 |
| 1948 | boys | 241 | #429 |
| 1947 | boys | 250 | #431 |
| 1946 | boys | 230 | #420 |
| 1945 | boys | 201 | #420 |
| 1944 | boys | 239 | #392 |
| 1943 | boys | 249 | #388 |
| 1942 | boys | 280 | #362 |
| 1941 | boys | 237 | #376 |
| 1940 | boys | 258 | #354 |
| 1939 | boys | 249 | #352 |
| 1938 | boys | 249 | #352 |
| 1937 | boys | 300 | #307 |
| 1936 | boys | 288 | #316 |
| 1936 | girls | 5 | #4181 |
| 1935 | boys | 270 | #332 |
| 1934 | boys | 295 | #316 |
| 1933 | boys | 337 | #289 |
| 1932 | boys | 365 | #286 |
| 1931 | boys | 423 | #265 |
| 1930 | boys | 432 | #271 |
| 1929 | boys | 454 | #263 |
| 1929 | girls | 5 | #4570 |
| 1928 | boys | 421 | #276 |
| 1928 | girls | 5 | #4725 |
| 1927 | boys | 496 | #256 |
| 1927 | girls | 6 | #4286 |
| 1926 | boys | 458 | #267 |
| 1925 | boys | 514 | #252 |
| 1924 | boys | 574 | #239 |
| 1924 | girls | 6 | #4434 |
| 1923 | boys | 544 | #240 |
| 1923 | girls | 5 | #4967 |
| 1922 | boys | 596 | #225 |
| 1922 | girls | 7 | #4011 |
| 1921 | boys | 610 | #217 |
| 1921 | girls | 5 | #5099 |
| 1920 | boys | 610 | #211 |
| 1920 | girls | 10 | #3097 |
| 1919 | boys | 618 | #203 |
| 1918 | boys | 618 | #207 |
| 1917 | boys | 661 | #184 |
| 1917 | girls | 6 | #4083 |
| 1916 | boys | 676 | #178 |
| 1915 | boys | 709 | #162 |
| 1915 | girls | 9 | #2900 |
| 1914 | boys | 533 | #166 |
| 1914 | girls | 6 | #3188 |
| 1913 | boys | 401 | #171 |
| 1912 | boys | 343 | #171 |
| 1911 | boys | 166 | #187 |
| 1910 | boys | 144 | #188 |
| 1909 | boys | 129 | #179 |
| 1908 | boys | 138 | #168 |
| 1907 | boys | 134 | #163 |
| 1906 | boys | 120 | #164 |
| 1905 | boys | 109 | #175 |
| 1904 | boys | 127 | #151 |
| 1903 | boys | 116 | #154 |
| 1902 | boys | 108 | #162 |
| 1901 | boys | 116 | #141 |
| 1900 | boys | 148 | #144 |
| 1899 | boys | 142 | #117 |
| 1898 | boys | 164 | #112 |
| 1897 | boys | 137 | #120 |
| 1896 | boys | 180 | #103 |
| 1895 | boys | 190 | #101 |
| 1894 | boys | 162 | #109 |
| 1893 | boys | 155 | #111 |
| 1892 | boys | 181 | #102 |
| 1891 | boys | 186 | #86 |
| 1890 | boys | 206 | #84 |
| 1889 | boys | 171 | #96 |
| 1888 | boys | 213 | #86 |
| 1887 | boys | 194 | #83 |
| 1886 | boys | 203 | #84 |
| 1885 | boys | 193 | #86 |
| 1884 | boys | 213 | #80 |
| 1883 | boys | 209 | #77 |
| 1882 | boys | 234 | #74 |
| 1881 | boys | 172 | #80 |
| 1880 | boys | 210 | #74 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.