Augusta is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “surn.” In 2024 it was given to 52 girls in the United States.
Augusta belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “surn” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: August.
In the United States, Augusta first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #108 in 1883, and in 2024 52 babies received the name — 16,540 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Augusta means “surn” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Augusta is a girl name. In 2024, 52 babies received the name in the US.
Augusta comes from the Portuguese tradition. It is also spelled August.
Augusta first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #108 in 1883, and 52 babies were given the name in 2024.
Augusta is pronounced /əˈɡʌstə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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