Augustine
Augustine was the 545th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 549 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 474th; the most babies were born in 2025 (549). Over the last ten years it has moved up 270 places. More babies were named Augustine in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning venerable, majestic (from Augustus) · Latin
Say it AW-guh-steen /ˈɔɡəstin/
- Rank in 2025
- #545 boys, up 166 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 549boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025549 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,006babies recorded
What does the name Augustine mean?
Augustine comes from Latin Augustinus, a name built on Augustus, from the Latin adjective augustus, which DMNES glosses as august, venerable or consecrated. Its fame rests on Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 to 430), a church father and writer, as Wiktionary notes, and DMNES also lists a 7th-century English saint among its bearers. DMNES treats the shortened English form Austin as a diminutive of augustus. Augustine is also a French girls' name, the feminine of Augustin.
Augustīnus (Latin, “from Augustus”)augustus (Latin, “venerable, majestic”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Austin, Agustín, Augustin, Augustus, Gus.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Augustine' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Austin', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Augustine
The usual nicknames for Augustine are Gus and Augie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Augustine in the last five years, 35 were named Gus, against 55 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus · also for August, Augustus, Gustavo | Traditional | #1,331 | 851 |
| Augie · also for August, Augustus | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Augustines go by each one.
Augustine popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,839 | #545 | 38 | 549 |
| 2020 | #6,116 | #711 | 19 | 352 |
| 2010 | #9,873 | #1,037 | 11 | 187 |
| 2000 | #11,946 | #1,175 | 7 | 116 |
| 1990 | #10,309 | #1,188 | 7 | 84 |
| 1980 | #7,471 | #860 | 8 | 106 |
| 1970 | #3,727 | #854 | 16 | 89 |
| 1960 | #2,438 | #788 | 24 | 94 |
| 1950 | #1,305 | #669 | 49 | 109 |
| 1940 | #1,152 | #608 | 40 | 95 |
| 1930 | #1,031 | #542 | 51 | 122 |
| 1920 | #904 | #502 | 65 | 144 |
| 1910 | #860 | #710 | 25 | 18 |
| 1900 | #743 | #746 | 24 | 12 |
| 1890 | #729 | #535 | 14 | 13 |
| 1880 | #749 | #531 | 6 | 12 |
How popular is Augustine, counting every spelling?
Augustine is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #544 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #545 for Augustine on its own. Together these spellings went to 554 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augustine | 549 | #545 | 2,449 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Augustine?
549 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Augustine (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Augustine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Augustine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Augustine?
About 11,300 people born in the US named Augustine are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 7 and 46. That makes Augustine mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Augustine by state
How common Augustine was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kansas (2.9×), New Mexico (2.6×), Nebraska (2.0×), Arizona (2.0×), Colorado (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Augustine: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Augustine, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Augustine · Sibling names for Augustine
Questions about the name Augustine
What does Augustine mean?
Augustine means “venerable, majestic (from Augustus)” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Augustine?
Augustine was the 545th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 549 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 474th; the most babies were born in 2025 (549). Over the last ten years it has moved up 270 places. More babies were named Augustine in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Augustine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Augustine in the US.
Where is Augustine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Augustine was most common in Kansas (0.83 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Mexico and Nebraska.