Augustus

Where Augustus comes from

From Latin Augustus, from augustus (“majestic, venerable”). Doublet of august and August.
— Wiktionary's entry for Augustus
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1735
    Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton born
    British noble
  2. 1806
    Augustus De Morgan born
    British mathematician and logician
  3. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #175 among boys with 74 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  4. 1889
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #284.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, risen in popularity since the 18th century.
Namesakes
  • Augustus De Morgan · British mathematician and logician, 1806–1871
  • Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton · British noble, 1735–1811
  • Augustus Pugin · English architect and designer, 1812–1852

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.