--- description: Mark Zuckerberg announced the birth of his second child title: Mark Zuckerberg’s Baby Girl Is Named August. Here's What Her Name Means image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26f1682a6be8b318/6988db92cf40a80f0bc49285/zuckerberg-chan-baby.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mark Zuckerberg’s Baby Girl Is Named August. Here's What Her Name Means by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 28, 2017 5:44 PM CUT  Mark Zuckerberg (R) and Priscilla Chan arrive for the presentation of the first Axel Springer Award on February 25, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Mark Zuckerberg (R) and Priscilla Chan arrive for the presentation of the first Axel Springer Award on February 25, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.Adam Berry—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 28, 2017 5:44 PM CUT In a [letter](https://www.facebook.com/4/posts/10103996712572761/ "undefined") posted to Facebook, [Mark Zuckerberg](http://time.com/money/4891103/mark-zuckerberg-jeff-bezos-billionaires-net-worth-2017/ "undefined") announced the [birth of his second child](http://fortune.com/2017/08/28/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-second-daughter-august/ "undefined"). Fitting to the month of her birth, Zuckerberg and his wife, [Priscilla Chan](http://time.com/4697121/mark-zuckerberg-pregnant-again/ "undefined"), named their second daughter August. “August, we love you so much and we’re so excited to go on this adventure with you,” the Facebook mogul wrote. “We wish you a life of joy, love and the same hope you give us.” The name August is a form of the name Augustus, which has Latin origins, according to Baby Center. The name signifies reverence, or holding someone in high regard. Typically, August is a more common baby name for boys than for girls. In 2016, there were 222 female Augusts versus the 2,076 male Augusts born in the same year. August hit its peak popularity as a baby name in 2016, according to the [Social Security Administration](https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi "undefined"). Zuckerberg and Chan’s choice is similar to the name they gave their [first daughter](http://time.com/4131761/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-max/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"). Maxima, who goes by Max, was born in 2015 and got her name from a variation on the Latin name Maximus. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4918984/mark-zuckerberg-daughter-august/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4918984/mark-zuckerberg-daughter-august/"},"headline":"Mark Zuckerberg’s Baby Girl Is Named August. 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