Girl nameCurrently #3,076 in the USFalling

Augusta

//əˈɡəstə//

3 syllablesPeak year: 19157 lettersStarts with A

Meaning & origin

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Augusta's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Augusta, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Augusta
1880156
1881157
1882183
1883213
1884217
1885223
1886242
1887221
1888270
1889281
1890305
1891256
1892290
1893267
1894279
1895296
1896265
1897241
1898254
1899235
1900251
1901238
1902205
1903212
1904197
1905226
1906192
1907221
1908185
1909193
1910190
1911198
1912266
1913275
1914286
1915387
1916367
1917351
1918375
1919330
1920333
1921312
1922279
1923267
1924261
1925235
1926241
1927208
1928193
1929157
1930179
1931143
1932146
1933152
1934113
1935126
1936116
1937104
193887
1939100
194090
1941113
1942107
1943108
194494
194562
194694
194778
194889
194979
195078
195180
195280
195393
195472
195557
195683
195757
195856
195958
196054
196139
196257
196358
196450
196537
196639
196735
196830
196940
197030
197144
197244
197337
197440
197574
197639
197753
197857
197942
198032
198132
198228
198333
198425
198540
198652
198755
198840
198943
199054
199164
199263
199356
199448
199537
199658
199744
199844
199938
200055
200136
200237
200343
200431
200531
200646
200736
200844
200937
201041
201131
201237
201337
201449
201548
201633
201767
201861
201956
202045
202148
202233
202338
202452

Augusta through the decades

  • Augusta peaked in 1915, when 387 babies were named Augusta in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Augusta has risen 24% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Augusta currently ranks #3,076 in the US and is cooling off.

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