Given name & surname
Augustin
“one who is venerable; majestic”
Augustin is a variant of Augustine. In Irish use, Augustine carries the interpretation “one who is venerable; majestic.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Augustin is a variant of Augustine. In Irish use, Augustine carries the interpretation “one who is venerable; majestic.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Augustin is a variant of August. An origin associated with August is Latin.
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. In German use, Augustin is a variant of August. The history of August gives this family its wider story. August has historical associations with royal or imperial families.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Augustin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,163
- 4,163 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 93 babies
- 2025
- 93
- #1,743 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 93 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,743 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,076 as a first name in 2020; 8,815 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Augustin’s family of names
In Czech usage, Augustin has a diminutive in Gusta. In English usage, Augustin has a feminine form in Augustine. In French usage, Augustin has a related form in Agustin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Augustin has relatives in 9 languages.
10 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Augustin
- Augustin-Louis CauchyFrench mathematician (1789–1857)
- Augustin-Jean FresnelFrench engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
- Augustin Pyramus de CandolleSwiss botanist (1778–1841)
- Tin UjevićCroatian poet (1891–1955)
- Augustin ThierryFrench historian (1795-1856)
- Augustin RobespierreFrench lawyer and revolutionary (1763-1794)
- Augustin BeaGerman Jesuit priest and scholar and cardinal (1881-1968)
- Matata Ponyo MaponCongolese politician and university professorborn 1964
- Augustin PajouFrench artist (1730-1809)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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