Augustine is a boy's name of French origin meaning “to increase.” In 2024 it was given to 538 boys in the United States.
Augustine belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “to increase” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Augustine first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #474 in 1906, and in 2024 538 babies received the name — 15,605 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Augustine means “to increase” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Augustine is a boy name. In 2024, 538 babies received the name in the US.
Augustine comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Augustine first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #474 in 1906, and 538 babies were given the name in 2024.
Augustine is pronounced /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ (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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