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    The first name Augusta

    A girl’s name from Latin.

    Pronounced /əˈɡʌstə/ 3 syllables Female Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 4 girls were named Augusta, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1999, with 9 births (#1,805).

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    115
    babies named Augusta, 1996–2025
    #4,867
    rank in 2025
    1999
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Augusta with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Augusta at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 49 girls born in the United States were named Augusta, the 3,215th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 369 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    18,281
    babies named Augusta since 1880
    #3,215
    rank in 2025
    1915
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Augusta in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    奧古丝塔
    Àogǔsītǎ
    Chinese
    Asta
    Finnish
    Auguste
    German

    Spelled Augusta in Czech, Danish, French, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Augusta

    Famous people named Augusta

    45 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
      British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)
    • Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
      German empress (1811-1890)
    • Princess Augusta of Great Britain
      British princess (1737-1813)
    • Augusta Savage
      American sculptor (1892–1962)
    • Augusta Maria of Holstein-Gottorp
      Consort of Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1649-1728)
    • Mary Augusta Ward
      British novelist (1851-1920)
    • Augusta Holmès
      French composer of British-Irish origin, 1847–1903
    • Augusta of Denmark
      Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, 1580–1639
    • Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke
      American-born French medical doctor (1859-1927)
    • Katharine Augusta Carl
      American painter and author (1865-1938)
    • Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
      Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1633-1701)
    • Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
      American painter (1850-1936)

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    Questions

    What does the name Augusta mean?
    From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.
    What is the origin of the name Augusta?
    From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.
    How popular is the name Augusta?
    In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Augusta, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 1999, with 9 births.
    What are nicknames for Augusta?
    Common nicknames for Augusta include Gussie.
    Is Augusta a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 18,281 US babies named Augusta since 1880, 91% were girls and 9% boys.
    When was Augusta most popular?
    1915 in the United States, when 369 babies were named Augusta, its highest rank at 304th.
    How do you pronounce Augusta?
    Augusta is /əˈɡʌstə/, 3 syllables.
    Is Augusta also a surname?
    Yes. Augusta is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.