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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gust

Gust was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 330th; the most babies were born in 1923 (59). More babies were named Gust in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192359 babies
Total since 1880
1,871babies recorded

Gust popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,9987
1960#3,1808
1950#2,8728
1940#2,12212
1930#1,01446
1920#1,00747
1910#83914
1900#63716
1890#41819
1880#35723

How popular is Gust, counting every spelling?

Gust has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gust?

About 300 people born in the US named Gust are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 60 and 77. That makes Gust a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Gust by state

How common Gust was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (3.5×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesWI0.09Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesIL0.14Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gust, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gust: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gust, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gust

How popular is the name Gust?

Gust was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 330th; the most babies were born in 1923 (59). More babies were named Gust in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Gust a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,871 boys.

Where was Gust most popular?

In 1921–1925, Gust was most common in Illinois (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Ohio.