August
Usually a boy's name
- Meaning
- From Latin augustus, 'venerable, majestic'; in English also the month Well attested
The month is itself named after the emperor Augustus.
- Origin
- Latin, often through German
- Popularity
US 2025: #81 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #310
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.