Gustave
Gustave was the 7858th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 217th; the most babies were born in 1915 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 174 places. More babies were named Gustave in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,858 boys, down 1,438 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1915152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,430babies recorded
Gustave popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,858 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,420 | 13 |
| 2010 | #5,332 | 17 |
| 2000 | #4,878 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,534 | 9 |
| 1980 | #2,242 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,437 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,565 | 27 |
| 1950 | #1,193 | 37 |
| 1940 | #943 | 46 |
| 1930 | #758 | 71 |
| 1920 | #504 | 144 |
| 1910 | #485 | 33 |
| 1900 | #417 | 30 |
| 1890 | #286 | 37 |
| 1880 | #238 | 49 |
How popular is Gustave, counting every spelling?
Gustave has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gustave?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gustave (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gustave 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gustave.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gustave?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Gustave are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 29 and 71. That makes Gustave 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gustave: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gustave, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gustave
How popular is the name Gustave?
Gustave was the 7858th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 217th; the most babies were born in 1915 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 174 places. More babies were named Gustave in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Gustave a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gustave in the US.