NameTides

Augusta

Augusta was the #3,211 girls' name in the US in 2025 (49 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Augusta as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Augusta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Augusta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,211 (49)#4,867 (4)#3,478 (5)
2024#3,081 (52)#3,696 (6)—
2023#3,911 (38)——
2022#4,295 (33)#3,971 (5)—
2021#3,297 (48)#3,192 (7)#2,616 (7)
2020#3,735 (39)#3,447 (6)—
2019#3,222 (49)—#2,188 (9)
2018#2,962 (55)#4,684 (4)#3,286 (5)
2017#2,597 (67)#5,765 (3)—
2016#5,130 (26)#3,609 (6)—
2015#3,346 (48)#5,730 (3)—
2014#3,272 (49)#3,160 (7)—
2013#4,002 (37)#4,739 (4)—
2012#4,486 (32)#5,876 (3)—
2011#4,568 (31)——

Augusta as a boy’s name

  • US
Augusta as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Augusta as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2020#10,605 (6)
2019#9,756 (7)
2018#10,760 (6)
2016#9,664 (7)
2012#12,274 (5)
2006#9,585 (7)
2002#9,392 (6)
2001#10,556 (5)
2000#8,209 (7)
1996#7,136 (7)
1993#6,228 (8)
1992#6,128 (8)
1991#8,236 (5)
1990#6,415 (7)
1989#7,905 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #108.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2020, 87% of US babies named Augusta were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Augusta is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 47,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Augusta by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Augusta (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AugustaCanadaGirls#3,4785
AugustaEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
AugustaUSGirls#3,21149
AugustaUSBoys—too few