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Meaning of the nameAugusta

Augusta is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Augusto, from augustus, 'venerable, majestic'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Augusto, from the Latin augustus, 'venerable, majestic'”

Source: Wiktionary: Augusta · Wiktionary: augustus · Behind the Name: Augusta · Behind the Name: Augustus

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People (2022)
10,351
Rank in Brazil
#1,673
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
16,710
people

Augusta in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Augusta, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (2,288 people).

10,287 women 64 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Augusta is most common

States with the highest share of people named Augusta in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.008%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.007%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.007%
  4. Goiás 0.006%
  5. Paraná 0.006%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,5550.006%
Minas Gerais1,5300.007%
Bahia1,0900.008%
Rio de Janeiro7060.004%
Paraná6910.006%
Rio Grande do Sul4630.004%
Goiás4330.006%
Santa Catarina3980.005%
Pará2990.004%
Espírito Santo2750.007%
Ceará2250.003%
Pernambuco2070.002%
Maranhão1920.003%
Piauí1920.006%
Mato Grosso1520.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul1400.005%
Amazonas1390.004%
Paraíba1310.003%
Distrito Federal1220.004%
Alagoas890.003%
Rondônia700.004%
Rio Grande do Norte680.002%
Tocantins640.004%
Sergipe620.003%
Amapá260.004%
Acre200.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Augusta

Augusta is a learned borrowing from the Latin Augusta, the feminine of Augustus, which in Rome was also the honorary title given to the wives of emperors. The Latin adjective augustus means 'august, solemn, majestic, venerable' and is linked to the verb augeo, 'to increase'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,351 people named Augusta, with a median age of 69. It is almost always female, most frequent among women born before 1960, and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Augusta · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: augustus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Augusta · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Augustus · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Augusta

What does the name Augusta mean?

Augusta means “feminine form of Augusto, from the Latin augustus, 'venerable, majestic'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Augusta in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,351 people with the first name Augusta, which ranks it number 1,673 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.

Is Augusta a boy's or a girl's name?

Augusta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,287 women and 64 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Augusta?

Augusta is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Augusta most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Augusta (1,090 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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