Augustus

Latin

"great, magnificent"

Augustus Origin and Meaning

The name Augustus is a boy's name of Slavic, Latin origin meaning "great, magnificent".

Parents are beginning to look at imposing, somewhat fusty-sounding names like this one with fresh eyes: they definitely make a strong statement.

Augustus originated as a title given by the Roman Senate to the first Roman Emperor, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, in 27 B.C. and adopted by him as a name. In the U.S., Augustus reached a high of Number 175 in 1880, fell off the list in 1970, then made a return appearance in 1991, and is now on the rise once more.

Augustus Snodgrass is a character in Charles Dickens' novel The Pickwick Papers, and George Bernard Shaw wrote a play titled "Augustus Does His Bit." Augustus John was a famed British portrait painter, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens a well-known sculptor.

No starbaby Augustuses as yet, but Dixie Chick Emily Robson used Augustus as a middle name for her son, and Dan Aykroyd did the same---for his daughter.

The diminutive form, Augustine, is also an interesting option; variant Augustin was used by model Linda Evangelista; and then there is always über-popular August.

Augustus Rank in US Top 1000

# 488 in the US

Augustus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 314 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Augustus

• 488 US 2023
• 314 Nameberry 2025
• 284 Future 2028
• 914 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Augustus

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Augustus.

• Cedric
• Magnus
• Raphael
• Thaddeus
• Benedict
• Julius
• Hector
• Phineas
• Alastair
• Ambrose
• Vincent
• Percy
• Augustine
• Dorian
• Percival
• Alistair
• Victor
• Fabian
• Maximilian
• Edmund

Famous People Named Augustus

• Augustus Caesar Roman Emperor
• Augustus I III, Kings of Poland
• Augustus Owsley Stanley American politician; 38th Governor of Kentucky
• Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin English architect
• Augustus Leopold Egg English painter
• Augustus Edwin John Welsh painter
• Augustus Art Prew English actor
• Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex, Prince of the U.K.; son of King George III
• Augustus Frederick d'Este son of Augustus, Duke of Sussex; first known person diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
• Augustus Emmett Maxwell U.S. Congressman from Florida
• Augustus Caesar Dodge U.S. Senator from Iowa
• Augustus Hall U.S. Congressman from Iowa
• Augustus Octavius Bacon U.S. Senator from Georgia
• Augustus De Morgan British mathematician
• Augustus Wall Callcott English painter
• Augustus Frank U.S. Congressman from New York
• Augustus Thomas American playwright
• Augustus Montague Toplady English cleric and hymn writer
• (Henry) Augustus Lukeman American sculptor
• Augustus Schell American politician; chairman of the Democratic Party
• Augustus Williamson Bradford American politician; 32nd Governor of Maryland
• Augustus Young Irish poet
• Augustus "Gus" Kenworthy American skier
• Augustus Newnham Dickens brother of novelist Charles Dickens
• Adam Augustus Wylie American actor
• Augustus Purcell son of actor Dominic Purcell; twin sister Lily,Rose
• Augustus Goggins (b. 2011) son of actor Walton Goggins
• Augustus George Moon (b. 2013) son of blogger Kerrie Moon
• Augustus Juppiter Corgan (b. 2015) son of singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins
• Augustus Henry Macon (b. 2016) son of actor Peter Macon
• Augustus Alexis Arquette (b. 2017) son of actor David Arquette
• Charles Augustus Robison son of musician Emily Robison
• Lucian Augustus Coppola Cage son of Weston Cage & Danielle Friedman

The name Augustus in Pop Culture

• Augustus Gloop gluttonous character in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
• Augustus "Gus" McCrae character in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"
• Augustus "Gus" Waters character in John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars"
• Augustus Maywho character in Dr. Seuss Universe
• Augustus Highcastle main character in G.B. Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit"
• Augustus Rookwood character in the Harry Potter series
• Augustus Faversham character in radio series "The Penny Dreadfuls Present..."
• Augustus Haynes character on TV's "The Wire"
• Augustus Hill narrator on TV's "Oz"