Augustin
Masculine · “venerable”
Augustin is venerable, in Latin — augustus, the title the Senate gave Octavian in 27 BC, which turned a word into an emperor and then a month.
How old is the name Augustin?
Augustin was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Augustin alive today was born around 1989, making them about 36 years old. About 3,200 people named Augustin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Augustin most popular?
Augustin peaked in 1880, reaching #809 nationally. Today it ranks #1743, 934 places below that high. See the whole 1880 chart.
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Where it comes from
From augustus to Augustin
The story of Augustin
Augustine of Hippo wrote the Confessions and the City of God and shaped Western Christian thought more than any writer after Paul. Augustine of Canterbury brought the Roman mission to England in 597. French, German and Slavic all use Augustin, and it appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
venerable, consecrated
From the Latin augustus, 'venerable' or 'consecrated', probably from augere, 'to increase' — the same root as augment and augury. Octavian took it as a title in 27 BC. Augustinus is the diminutive. The Latin is ordinary and the meaning undisputed.
How the name formed
- augustus
- Augustinus
- Augustin
Related forms: Augustin · Augustin · Augustine · Agustín
Pronouncing Augustin
AW-gus-tin
Three syllables, stress on the first. French says oh-goos-TAN with a nasal ending; Spanish Agustín stresses the last.
Nicknames for Augustin
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most boys named
- 202593 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #809reached in 1880
- Change vs 2022
- +50.0%93 in 2025, from 62
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Augustin in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Augustin in French — same name
- Augustin in German — same name
- Augustine in English — related form
- Agustín in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York. INSEE rounds every published count to the nearest five for statistical confidentiality; the ranks are calculated from the exact figures. International figures from INSEE. Sources
Augustins among us
people named Augustin are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 18,366 born in 2025 was named Augustin
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Augustin is on its second act. Revived names age gently: the generation that wore them first is far enough away that the name feels classic rather than dated.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Augustin is headed
Augustin looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 16% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Augustin beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Augustin in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- One of the most consequential writers in Western thought carries it.
- Gus and Tino are two short forms, both with real currency.
- It is standard in French, German, Czech and Polish.
- Augustine is the commoner English form and Agustín the Spanish.
- The stress placement differs sharply between languages.
- Three syllables make it long for everyday use.
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Masculine · #1743 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Augustins are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,200 people named Augustin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Augustin in 2025?
- Augustin ranks #1743 among US boy names in 2025, with 93 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Augustin?
- About 1 in every 18,366 US boys born in 2025 was named Augustin — 93 in all.
- Will my child share the name Augustin with classmates?
- Augustin will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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