Gus
Gus was the 1331st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 145 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 121st; the most babies were born in 1921 (327). Over the last ten years it has moved down 178 places. More babies were named Gus in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,331 boys, down 155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 145boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921327 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,124babies recorded
Gus popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,331 | 145 |
| 2020 | #1,176 | 164 |
| 2010 | #1,292 | 133 |
| 2000 | #2,311 | 42 |
| 1990 | #1,790 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,128 | 65 |
| 1970 | #871 | 86 |
| 1960 | #562 | 196 |
| 1950 | #523 | 164 |
| 1940 | #468 | 152 |
| 1930 | #348 | 263 |
| 1920 | #329 | 312 |
| 1910 | #227 | 106 |
| 1900 | #174 | 120 |
| 1890 | #132 | 109 |
| 1880 | #137 | 99 |
How popular is Gus, counting every spelling?
Gus has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,258 for boys in 2025, against #1,331 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Gus?
145 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gus (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gus?
About 8,400 people born in the US named Gus are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 12 and 66. That makes Gus mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gus by state
How common Gus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.4×), Utah (3.6×), Iowa (3.1×), Wisconsin (2.4×), Indiana (2.0×). In 26 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gus, they share its era and feel.
Gus is also a nickname for August, Augustus, Augustine and Gustavo.
Questions about the name Gus
How popular is the name Gus?
Gus was the 1331st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 145 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 121st; the most babies were born in 1921 (327). Over the last ten years it has moved down 178 places. More babies were named Gus in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Gus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gus in the US.
Where is Gus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gus was most common in Minnesota (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Iowa.