Names / Boy names
August
Current rank
#81
and rising
All-time peak
#74
in 1882
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
74,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #74 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Great, venerable. The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1880. It currently ranks #81 and is climbing. It crested in 1882 at #74. Across all years, more than 74,400 children have been named this.