How Many People Are Named Gus?
people named Gus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,096 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,124 babies named Gus in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
327 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gus alive today is about 41 years old, and 43% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 327 babies. In 2025, 145 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #121, in 1882 and 1888. In 2025 it ranked #1,331.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,331 |
| Best rank | #121 (1882 and 1888) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #337 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gus were born in California than in any other state: about 767 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gus was given 2.6 times as often in Louisiana, 2.1 times in Texas and 1.7 times in Georgia.
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