How Many People Are Named Gustave?
people named Gustave are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 269,121 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,430 babies named Gustave 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
152 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of GUSTAV. This name was borne by the French artist Gustave Doré (1832-1883).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gustave in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gustave alive today is about 50 years old, and 43% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 28 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gustave first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1915, to 152 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gustave has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #217, in 1884. In 2025 it ranked #7,854.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,854 |
| Best rank | #217 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #472 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gustave alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gustave were born in New York than in any other state: about 113 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gustave was given 4.5 times as often in New York, 4.2 times in Louisiana and 4.1 times in New Jersey.
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