Agustin

About Agustin

Agustin is commonly the unaccented spelling of Spanish Agustín, a name derived from Latin Augustus, meaning “exalted” or “venerable.” It belongs to a wide European family that includes Augustine and Augustin. Mexican composer Agustín Lara gives it an important connection with twentieth-century popular music.

Roman and Christian roots

The Spanish form comes from Augustinus, a Roman name built from Augustus. Augustus carried the sense of dignity and distinction expressed by “exalted” or “venerable.” Augustinus supplied the longer form that developed into several European personal names.

Saint Augustine of Hippo, the North African theologian and author active in the fourth and fifth centuries, helped establish the name across the Christian world. Another saint, Augustine of Canterbury, was a sixth-century Italian monk sent to England.

These are two different historical figures. Their influence gave the name family a Christian history extending beyond its Roman origin, with Augustine of Canterbury particularly important to its medieval English use.

Agustín is Spanish, Agostino Italian, and Agostinho Portuguese. Augustine is a familiar English form, while Augustin occurs in several European languages. The unaccented Agustin also appears beyond Spanish-language naming.

Agustín Lara and Mexican music

Agustín Lara was a composer and performer particularly associated with boleros. His music belongs to the growth of Mexican urban popular culture during the 1930s and 1940s.

His career also crossed into cinema. He supplied music for films including Novillero in 1937, Pecadora in 1947, and Pepe in 1960. Those credits connect the name with both recorded song and the history of film music.

The range of this work made Lara a substantial cultural bearer rather than a name remembered for a single composition. His place in Mexican music provides a modern artistic association alongside Agustin’s much older Roman and Christian background.

The accented Agustín and unaccented Agustin represent the same familiar Spanish name in these contexts. The accent is useful in Spanish because it explicitly marks the stress on the final syllable.

Pronunciation and related forms

Spanish Agustín is approximately ah-goos-TEEN, with three syllables and the emphasis at the end. The g is hard, as in go. The written accent in Agustín marks that final stress.

Agustin is the spelling used in the American figures below. Augustine and Augustin are historically related, but their pronunciations follow the languages in which they are used rather than necessarily matching the Spanish sound.

American popularity

Agustin’s largest annual American total for boys was 372 in 2001, when it ranked #561. In 2025, 245 boys received the name, placing it at #952.

The 2025 total shows continued American use of this exact spelling. The name’s broader international history is much older than its strongest year in the United States.

How popular is Agustin?

In 2025, Agustin ranked #952 among boys in the United States, with 245 recorded uses. The U.S. birth records first list this spelling for boys in 1898; its largest annual count was 372 in 2001. Rankings count each spelling separately. They describe national use, so local familiarity can differ. The popularity chart shows whether the name has remained common, returned after a quieter period, or risen recently.