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Augusta

/əˈɡʌstə/ · 91% girls · 49 born in 2025

Augusta has been given to about 18,281 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/əˈɡʌstə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,032
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Augusta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1915 · 387
  • Born in 202549
  • All time18,281
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Augusta?

Its best year was 1915, when 387 babies were given the name, ranking 304th. The typical living American called Augusta is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Augusta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Augustine0.59
  2. Angelita0.55
  3. Lauretta0.55
  4. Jaunita0.53
  5. Marquita0.52
  6. Margarita0.51
  7. Anita0.50
  8. Alberta0.50

Middle names for Augusta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Augusta Rose0.89
  2. Augusta Louise0.89
  3. Augusta June0.88
  4. Augusta Pearl0.88
  5. Augusta Quinn0.88
  6. Augusta Nell0.88

Sibling names for Augusta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lottiesister · 0.92
  2. Birdiesister · 0.91
  3. Goldiesister · 0.90
  4. Cleoeither · 0.83
  5. Forestbrother · 0.82
  6. Ottobrother · 0.80

Where Augusta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Augusta White0.84
  2. Augusta Reyes0.84
  3. Augusta Nguyen0.84
  4. Augusta Moore0.84
  5. Augusta Lee0.84
  6. Augusta Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Augusta

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Augusta across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.