Dog name · New York City
Augustus
54 licensed New York dogs are called Augustus, which makes it the 912th most common dog name in the city. Dogs called Augustus are almost always male. The name is now 2.1x less common than it was fifteen years ago.
Is Augustus getting more or less popular?
Among dogs born in 2005, 3.6 in every 10,000 licensed New York dogs were called Augustus. For dogs born in 2023 it was 0.8. The name peaked with the 2012 litters.
What sort of dog gets called Augustus?
This comes from dog licence records, not from a count of all dogs. The New York City health department estimates that around 80% of the city’s dogs are unlicensed, so these figures describe licensed dogs only. Rates are shown per 10,000 licensed dogs so that neighbourhoods and years can be compared fairly, but a neighbourhood where fewer people license their dogs may still be represented differently from one where more people do. Records are as supplied by the city and are not corrected for owner error.