Augustus
How many real pets are named Augustus, which animals and breeds have it, and where.
How popular is Augustus as a pet name?
■ dogs ■ cats ■ other animals
In the public pet records we track, 69 pets are named Augustus: 63 dogs, 6 cats. Where sex was recorded, 2% are female and 98% male. It ranks #1,170 among dog names and #1,724 among cat names.
Breeds most often named Augustus
Dogs
Cats
Breeds as recorded on licenses and shelter records; mixes are grouped under their main breed.
Where pets are named Augustus
- New York City: 55licensed
- Austin shelter: 10shelter
- Seattle: 4licensed
Augustus as a human name
This is the meaning of Augustus as a person's given name, not a pet-specific meaning.
A male given name from Latin, risen in popularity since the 18th century. Root meaning: “majestic, venerable”.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Names similar to Augustus
Dog names about as popular as Augustus
Augustus FAQ
How many pets are named Augustus?
In the public pet records we track, 69 pets are named Augustus: 63 dogs, 6 cats. Where sex was recorded, 2% are female and 98% male. It ranks #1,170 among dog names and #1,724 among cat names.
What breed is most often named Augustus?
Among dogs named Augustus in these records, the most common breed is French Bulldog.
Counts come from public open data: NYC Dog Licensing Dataset (NYC Open Data); Seattle Pet Licenses (public domain); Austin Animal Center Outcomes (public domain). License records count registered pets; shelter records count animals that passed through a shelter (some names are given by staff). Pets that appear in several years of one dataset are counted once. Names are counted as written, so spelling variants are separate.