| Augustin | Bellamy | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Great, venerable | Fine friend |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | oh-goos-TAN | BEL-uh-mee |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (93) | 2021 (447) |
| In 2025 | 93 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Augustin | Bellamy |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 427 | 2,341 |
| 2010s | 625 | 673 |
| 2000s | 509 | 0 |
| 1990s | 398 | 0 |
| 1980s | 339 | 0 |
| 1970s | 372 | 0 |
| 1960s | 258 | 0 |
| 1950s | 279 | 0 |
| 1940s | 245 | 0 |
| 1930s | 236 | 0 |
| 1920s | 261 | 0 |
| 1910s | 138 | 0 |
| 1900s | 46 | 0 |
| 1890s | 13 | 0 |
| 1880s | 17 | 0 |
Augustin is the French form of Augustine, “great, venerable.”
From Old French bel ami 'beautiful/fine friend' (bel from Latin bellus 'beautiful' + ami 'friend'). NOTE: 'beautiful' here modifies 'friend' (a fine or handsome companion) rather than naming beauty outright, but the bellus root is explicit.
Augustin is more popular than Bellamy today: about 93 US babies were given the name Augustin in 2025, compared with 0 named Bellamy.
Augustin means Great, venerable (French origin), while Bellamy means Fine friend (french origin).
In US records, Augustin first appears in 1880 and Bellamy in 0, so Bellamy has the longer recorded history.