August

4 countries#81 in United States, 2025

#81

in United States, 2025

#1992

in France, 2022

SCOT

#495

in Scotland, 2025

total births, Northern Ireland

Total births recorded

74,637

Peak year (United States)

2025

Peak-year count

4,226

First recorded

1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when August was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

74,452 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #81 · peaked in 2025 with 4,226 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

124 births recorded 1909–2022 · currently #1992 · peaked in 2022 with 15 births

Most common in: Moselle, Paris

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

55 births recorded 2016–2025 · currently #495 · peaked in 2024 with 20 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

6 births recorded 2020–2024 · peaked in 2020 with 3 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

August’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

Ranked directly next to August in United States, 2025 — a real popularity match, not a subjective list.