Meaning
Majestic dignity: grandeur.
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Augustus
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Origin
Latin name from augustus, meaning majestic or venerable.
The exact personal-name entry traces Augustus to Latin Augustus and the Latin adjective augustus. Modern use in another language is separate from this older ancestry.
English pronunciation
/ɔːˈɡʌstəs/; /əˈɡʌstəs/
Two English forms with different initial vowels.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 58 · preliminary | 510 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 26 | 1124 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2024 | Boys | 3 | 404 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2023 | Boys | 4 | 614 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 1922 | Girls | 5 | 5009 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 783 | 407 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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Meaning: Majestic dignity: grandeur.
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Nickname: Gus
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The exact English personal-name entry documents Gus as a diminutive or clipping of Augustus. The Augustus, Gustav-family and Konstantinos accounts remain separate naming traditions. This nickname option does not transfer a root meaning or pronunciation to the full name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Gus entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Gus&oldid=91386520. License: CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Adaptation: exact English short-form relationships paraphrased by Rare Baby Names; unrelated surname and plural senses excluded, no audio or images reproduced.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Origin: Latin name from augustus, meaning majestic or venerable.
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The exact personal-name entry traces Augustus to Latin Augustus and the Latin adjective augustus. Modern use in another language is separate from this older ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Augustus entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Augustus&oldid=93387409. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented ancestry and retained the older licensed German label as a candidate for review. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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English pronunciation: /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/; /əˈɡʌstəs/
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Two English forms with different initial vowels.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Related name: August
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Related English forms with a shared linguistic source; not interchangeable spellings or a nickname claim. Popularity counts remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
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Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.