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August

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about August: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Dinock90. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

August: Recorded since 1974, with a gap of 12 years, its highest recorded position is #71, reached in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #1705 to #5785.20092016201920222025#1705#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#2411
1999#3900
2009#4564
2014#5691
2015#4736
2016#5785
2017#2925
2018#2901
2019#3151
2020#2163
2021#2341
2022#1767
2023#1705
2024#4192
2025#1719

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 39 of the 52 years from 1974 to 2025.

In 2025: #71 among boys in Norway, #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #310 among boys in England and Wales, #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1974–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #596 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1974–2025

    Highest recorded position: #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1974–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1974 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #71 in Norway in 2025.

August's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#171917HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#310145HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#317140HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#170517HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41595HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#176716HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#42397HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#46189HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#216312HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#57962HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#74044HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#29018HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#85136HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#29258HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#86136HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#108126HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#118622HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#114423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#22169HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#158915HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#27756HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#28705HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2025New South Wales, Australiamale#9492InsufficientNot yet available
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#7197HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#8878HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#8778HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#10161HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#9962HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#8964HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#10561HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#9183HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#10566HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#9778HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#9880HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#9579HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#10769HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#10178HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#9487HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#12065HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#11473HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#10484HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#9783HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#9390HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#8992HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#8098HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#8689HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#8780HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#9476HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#10275HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#13053HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#14746HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#15840HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#15246HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#14447HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#20929HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#22726HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#27318HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#26320HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#40910HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4498HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6104HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5964HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#4687HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#20920HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where August is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded August, between 1974 and 2025, in 39 of those 52 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2025England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: highest position in 2025Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2020Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 2024New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2025New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 202519742025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1974–202539#71 in 2025
England and Wales1996–202526#310 in 2025
Northern Ireland2020–20242#392 in 2020
Republic of Ireland2021–20255#468 in 2025
Scotland20241#209 in 2024
New South Wales, Australia20251#94 in 2025

No registrar recorded it for 12 years after 1974; it appears again in 1987.

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What is known about August

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How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1974–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1974 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #71 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.