Gustav Boy
How popular is Gustav?
#3,657 boy name in 2025
30 baby boys were named Gustav in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.
Gustav popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,657 for boys (▼ 324 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 30 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1917 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #240 in 1883 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Gustav counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gustav family of names ranked #2,428 for boys in 2025 (#2,157 the year before), with 40 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav | 30 | 75% |
| Gustave | 10 | 25% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Gustav is most popular
Babies named Gustav per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Gustav by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 325 | #240 |
| 1890s | 218 | #329 |
| 1900s | 166 | #477 |
| 1910s | 723 | #474 |
| 1920s | 612 | #726 |
| 1930s | 339 | #897 |
| 1940s | 239 | #1,227 |
| 1950s | 195 | #1,495 |
| 1960s | 171 | #1,573 |
| 1970s | 149 | #2,212 |
| 1980s | 143 | #2,443 |
| 1990s | 207 | #2,674 |
| 2000s | 296 | #2,676 |
| 2010s | 285 | #2,765 |
| 2020s | 199 | #3,073 |
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Questions
- Is Gustav a boy or girl name?
- Gustav is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gustav were boys.
- How popular is the name Gustav?
- 30 baby boys were named Gustav in the US in 2025, making it the 3657th most popular boy name.
- When was Gustav most popular?
- Gustav peaked in 1917, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #240 in 1883.
- How many people are named Gustav?
- 4,267 babies have been named Gustav in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,697 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Gustav most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Gustav was most common in Colorado, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.