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