How Many People Are Named Gustav?
people named Gustav are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 205,152 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,267 babies named Gustav 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
99 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff". However, the root name Gautstafr is not well attested in the Old Norse period. Alternatively, it might be derived from the Slavic name GOSTISLAV. This name has been borne by six kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav I Vasa.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gustav in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gustav alive today is about 35 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 56 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gustav first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 99 babies. In 2025, 30 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gustav has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #242, in 1883. In 2025 it ranked #3,685.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,685 |
| Best rank | #242 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #593 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gustav alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gustav were born in New York than in any other state: about 60 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gustav was given 4 times as often in New York, 3.3 times in New Jersey and 2.8 times in Minnesota.
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