Auguste
Auguste is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, German, Lithuanian.
- French
- German
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Auguste
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Auguste is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, German, Lithuanian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- German
- Lithuanian
The Story of Auguste
As a girl name
American parents first put Auguste on the record books as a girl name in 1884, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 13 Augustes were born — ranking #7,104 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Augustes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (13 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 28 Augustes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Auguste on the record books as a boy name in 1882, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 32 Augustes were born — ranking #3,513 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Augustes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,550 among boy names with 32 births, rising sharply (+85% over the past five years). In total, more than 502 Augustes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Auguste
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Auguste. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Auguste
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About the name Auguste
Auguste is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 502 births in the dataset. Auguste's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #837. Use the chart and map above to compare Auguste's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.