Inspiring awe or profound admiration
Directly derived from the English word, it originally described something that inspired a sense of overwhelming power or divine fear. In modern usage, it has shifted to mean excellent or impressive. As a given name, it is a bold virtue name used primarily in the United States.
Less common today
Awesome isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,457 in 2015.
Son of American rapper Dre
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).