Gustav
Gustav was the 3686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 242nd; the most babies were born in 1917 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved up 651 places. More babies were named Gustav in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,686 boys, down 593 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191799 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,267babies recorded
Gustav popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,686 | 30 |
| 2020 | #3,093 | 37 |
| 2010 | #3,849 | 27 |
| 2000 | #4,275 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,505 | 17 |
| 1980 | #2,475 | 20 |
| 1970 | #2,238 | 17 |
| 1960 | #1,936 | 18 |
| 1950 | #1,512 | 24 |
| 1940 | #1,238 | 30 |
| 1930 | #950 | 51 |
| 1920 | #890 | 60 |
| 1910 | #629 | 22 |
| 1900 | #565 | 19 |
| 1890 | #396 | 21 |
| 1880 | #286 | 33 |
How popular is Gustav, counting every spelling?
Gustav has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gustav?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gustav (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gustav 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gustav.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gustav?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Gustav are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 14 and 56. That makes Gustav mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Gustav by state
How common Gustav was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Gustav
How popular is the name Gustav?
Gustav was the 3686th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 242nd; the most babies were born in 1917 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved up 651 places. More babies were named Gustav in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Gustav a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gustav in the US.
Where is Gustav most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gustav was most common in Colorado (0.04 per 1,000 boys).