Augie
Diminutive of Augustus, from Latin meaning "venerable" or "exalted".
Name Census estimates that about 553 living Americans carry the first name Augie. It is a predominantly male name (98.6% of registrations). The average person named Augie today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Augie births was 2021 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Augie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
553
~ 1 in 619,809 Americans
Peak year
2021
28 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,065
Tracked since 1915
Gender
Gender distribution for Augie
Augie leans heavily male at 98.6% of total registrations, but 10 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Augie as a male name
- Ranked #5,065 in 2024
- 19 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2021 (28 births)
Augie as a female name
- Ranked #15,550 in 2024
- 5 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1921 (5 births)
Popularity
Augie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Augie from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 140 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Augie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Augie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Augies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Augie, while Texas, New York, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Augie
The name Augie is a diminutive form of the Germanic name August, which was originally derived from the Latin name Augustus. This name has its roots in the ancient Roman era, as it was first used as a title for the first Roman emperor, Gaius Octavius, who was given the honorific title "Augustus" by the Roman Senate in 27 BC.
The name Augustus is derived from the Latin word "augere," which means "to increase" or "to enlarge." It was likely chosen as a title for Octavius to signify the greatness and expansion of the Roman Empire under his rule. Over time, the name Augustus became a popular given name among the Roman nobility and later spread throughout Europe as a result of the Roman Empire's influence.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Augie can be found in the 9th century, when Saint Augie (also known as Saint Augius) lived in France. He was a Benedictine monk and the founder of the Abbey of Rebais, which was established in the year 635 AD.
Another notable figure with the name Augie was Augie Donatelli, an American baseball player who played in the major leagues from 1912 to 1918. He was born in 1889 and passed away in 1972.
In the world of literature, Augie March is the protagonist of the 1953 novel "The Adventures of Augie March" by Saul Bellow. This book won the National Book Award and is considered one of Bellow's masterpieces.
In the world of music, Augie Meyers is a prominent Tex-Mex musician and singer-songwriter. He was born in 1940 and is best known for his work with the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados.
Another famous figure with the name Augie is Augie Garrido, an American baseball coach who led the University of Texas Longhorns baseball team from 1997 to 2016. He was born in 1939 and is considered one of the most successful coaches in college baseball history.
People
Augie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Augie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Augie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Augie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 553 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Augie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 619,809 US residents.
Is Augie a common name?
We classify Augie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 740 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Augie most popular?
The single biggest year for Augie was 2021, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Augie is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Augie a male name?
Yes, 98.6% of people registered as Augie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.