Augusta comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Great, magnificent, venerable.
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How popular is Augusta?
1915peak year
Augusta appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1915, 369 babies received the name (ranked #304). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3563), with roughly 48 babies named Augusta each year. Augusta's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 18,233 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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