Augusta
Augusta is a female given name: 93% of people named Augusta are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 7% male / 93% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Portugal, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 1,674 male / 16,223 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Augusta
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Augusta," in English, "Guten Tag Augusta," in German. Augusta is a female given name: about 93% of people named Augusta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Augusta,
German
Guten Tag Augusta,
French
Bonjour Augusta,
Spanish
Estimado/a Augusta:
Chinese
Augusta您好：
Japanese
Augusta様
English
Hi Augusta,
German
Hi Augusta,
French
Salut Augusta,
Spanish
Hola Augusta,
Chinese
Augusta你好：
Japanese
Augustaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 9% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,674 male · 16,223 female · 17,897 births recorded
Since 1980: 8% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Augusta a male or female name?
Augusta is a female given name: 93% of people named Augusta are women, and it is recorded as female in 12 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Augusta in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Augusta," in English, "Guten Tag Augusta," in German. Augusta is a female given name: about 93% of people named Augusta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Augusta a unisex name?
Augusta is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Augusta are men. Augusta leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Augusta a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/augusta (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_augusta,
title = {Is Augusta a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/augusta},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}