Augusto is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Augustus, the Latin title meaning "great" or "venerable" that the Roman Senate granted to the first emperor. The name is traditional in Latin America, Portugal and Italy and shares its nickname Gus with August and Augustine. In the United States Augusto ranked number 3306 in 2000 and has risen to number 2679 in 2025, its best rank in this period, with 48 boys.