Middle names for August
Good middle names for August change the rhythm, start with a different sound and end differently, so the full name doesn't blur or rhyme. August has 2 syllables and ranked #81 for boys in 2025; these boy names, all well established in US records, fit those rules.
1-syllable middle names
August has 2 syllables; a 1-syllable middle name gives a contrasting rhythm.
- August James English form of Jacob
- August Jack
- August John 'God is gracious' (Hebrew Yohanan)
- August Luke 'man from Lucania'
- August Miles
- August Charles man, free man
- August Kai
- August Brooks brook, stream (surname)
- August Beau handsome (French)
- August Myles
- August Jace short form of Jason: healer
- August George farmer, earth-worker
3-syllable middle names
A longer or shorter middle name also keeps the full name from sounding sing-song.
- August Oliver
- August Elijah 'my God is Yahweh'
- August Mateo 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew)
- August Benjamin
- August Sebastian from Sebaste; 'venerable'
- August Julian of Julius (Roman family name)
- August Elias 'my God is Yahweh' (via Elijah)
- August Gabriel 'God is my strength / man of God'
- August Maverick
- August Josiah healed or supported by God
- August Isaiah God is salvation
- August Christopher bearer of Christ
Classic and vintage middle names
Names that have lasted (timeless) or are coming back after a century (vintage revival), by our measured style lists.
- August Samuel
- August Henry home + ruler (Germanic)
- August Vincent conquering
- August Victor conqueror
- August Francis Frenchman, Frank
- August Martin of Mars
- August Oliver
- August Leo lion
- August Wesley western meadow (surname)
- August Calvin little bald one
Middle names from August's era
Names whose popularity rose and fell with August's, so they feel of a piece with it.
- August Fletcher arrow maker (English surname)
- August Royal royal; or from English place names
- August Major
- August Jasper treasurer (Persian)
- August Lucian of Lucius (light)
- August Cyrus
- August Emmett little Emma (probably)
- August Henry home + ruler (Germanic)
- August Otto wealth, prosperity
- August Moses
Try it with your last name
The surname changes everything: a middle name that flows with August can clash with your last name. Check August with a middle and last name for rhythm, initials and the monogram.
How these were chosen
There is no official record of middle names, so these come from sound rules, not popularity: a different number of syllables from August, a different first sound and ending, and no repeated consonant or vowel run-on where the names meet. Initials depend on your last name, so the full-name checker tests them. Candidates are names given to at least 2,500 boys in the last five years. Style groups use our measured style lists, and "same era" names are those with the most similar popularity curve to August.