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Augusto

♂ Boy

Pronounced ow-GOOS-toh /aʊˈɡus.toʊ/High

Meaning: Great, venerable, majestic; Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Augustus, the title of Rome's first emperorHigh

In 30 seconds: The emperor's title at the family table: Augusto is Augustus — 'venerable, great' — as Spain, Portugal, and Italy say it. August grandeur, espresso warmth.
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Origin HighLatin, Spanish, Portuguese
MeaningGreat, venerable, majestic; Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Augustus, the title of Rome's first emperor
U.S. rank (2025)#2679 ↗ Rising
2025 U.S. births48 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2025
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,740

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202519152025

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Augusto is the Romance-language form of Augustus, the title of veneration — from Latin augere, 'to increase' — that the Senate bestowed on Rome's first emperor and the calendar absorbed as August. Iberian and Italian naming made it a given name for centuries, from Chilean poets' circles to Brazilian boardrooms.

Literary bearers include Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguay's great novelist; history's ledger also holds Chile's Augusto Pinochet, a weight some families consider. In the U.S. the name is rare and stately, with Gus waiting in the wings.

Did you know? Augustus wasn't a name but an honorific the Roman Senate invented for Octavian in 27 BC — 'the revered one' — and every later emperor claimed it, along with the month of August.
Overall data confidence 93%
Behind the Name — Augusto — etymology

Variations

AugustusAugustAgusto

Nicknames

GusTutoAugie

Famous Bearers

  • ★Augusto Roa Bastos (1917–2005)
    Paraguayan novelist, author of I the Supreme and Cervantes Prize laureate.

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Augusto mean?

Augusto is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Augustus, meaning 'great, venerable, majestic'.

How do you pronounce Augusto?

It's said ow-GOOS-toh /aʊˈɡus.toʊ/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Augusto a boy or girl name?

Augusto is a boy's name; Augusta is the feminine.

How popular is Augusto?

Augusto is rare in the U.S. and traditional across Latin America, Iberia, and Italy.

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