Augustas vs Roberts
Augustas and Robertscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Augustas was ranked #713 and Roberts #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Augustas was ranked #2921 and Roberts #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Augustas and Roberts over time
Augustas and Roberts appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Augustas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roberts in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Augustas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roberts in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Augustas and Roberts changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2008 and 2024, ending at #2921 and #5119.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Augustas #1327 in 2014, Roberts #1327 in 2015.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2008–2024
Augustas held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Roberts in 4.
Highest recorded here: Augustas #1327 in 2014, Roberts #1327 in 2015.
The order changed in 2019: Augustas moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #2445 and #2445; by 2019 that had become #1655 and #3937.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Augustas #2921, Roberts #5119.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Augustas | Roberts |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Augustas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Roberts.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Augustas
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #2870 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Roberts
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2016
Highest recorded position: #457 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2007–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys