Given name
Agustus
“one who is venerable; majestic”
In English use, Agustus has a related form in Augustus. In Latin use, Augustus carries the interpretation “one who is venerable; majestic.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Agustus has a related form in Augustus. In Latin use, Augustus carries the interpretation “one who is venerable; majestic.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Agustus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 398
- 398 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 380 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Agustus’s family of names
In English usage, Agustus has a related form in Augustus.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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