Over the past 110 years, 2 135 girls and 38 162 boys have been named August. The name August ranks 2744th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named August in 1972. The peak of popularity of the name August came in the 1990s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.