Gus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GUS
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,328 for boys
Gus is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 1,328th for boys in the US (145 babies).
What does Gus mean?
English: short form of Angus, Augustus or Gustav
Short form of Angus, Augustus or Gustav, now also given as a name in its own right.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Gus a girl's or a boy's name?
Gus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 145 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #882among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Gus, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 59 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales.
Gus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 59 | #687 |
| 2023 | 35 | #969 |
| 2022 | 49 | #752 |
| 2021 | 46 | #798 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,007 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 39 | #875 |
| 2017 | 38 | #901 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 41 | #839 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Gus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,328among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 145about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 145 boys in the US were named Gus, making it the 1,328th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,172nd. Its busiest year was 1921, with 327 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Gus than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Gus in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 1972. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Gus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145 | #1,328 |
| 2024 | 167 | #1,211 |
| 2023 | 176 | #1,169 |
| 2022 | 196 | #1,097 |
| 2021 | 167 | #1,179 |
| 2020 | 164 | #1,172 |
| 2019 | 195 | #1,052 |
| 2018 | 207 | #998 |
| 2017 | 181 | #1,081 |
| 2016 | 204 | #999 |
| 2015 | 163 | #1,152 |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,188 |
| 2013 | 143 | #1,238 |
| 2012 | 122 | #1,376 |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,411 |
| 2010 | 133 | #1,292 |
| 2009 | 126 | #1,360 |
| 2008 | 124 | #1,374 |
| 2007 | 115 | #1,412 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1,438 |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,496 |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,562 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,829 |
| 2001 | 66 | #1,729 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,294 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,963 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,009 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 42 | #1,983 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,692 |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,646 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 42 | #1,634 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,285 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,451 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,421 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,295 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,292 |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,188 |
| 1980 | 65 | #1,125 |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,206 |
| 1978 | 76 | #989 |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,036 |
| 1976 | 83 | #911 |
| 1975 | 98 | #837 |
| 1974 | 85 | #867 |
| 1973 | 97 | #801 |
| 1972 | 96 | #815 |
| 1971 | 126 | #733 |
| 1970 | 86 | #869 |
| 1969 | 90 | #812 |
| 1968 | 93 | #771 |
| 1967 | 117 | #687 |
| 1966 | 134 | #641 |
| 1965 | 144 | #631 |
| 1964 | 141 | #651 |
| 1963 | 151 | #637 |
| 1962 | 173 | #592 |
| 1961 | 183 | #585 |
| 1960 | 196 | #562 |
| 1959 | 175 | #589 |
| 1958 | 199 | #544 |
| 1957 | 178 | #577 |
| 1956 | 166 | #590 |
| 1955 | 168 | #571 |
| 1954 | 197 | #515 |
| 1953 | 176 | #536 |
| 1952 | 175 | #528 |
| 1951 | 150 | #558 |
| 1950 | 164 | #520 |
| 1949 | 145 | #559 |
| 1948 | 180 | #491 |
| 1947 | 195 | #479 |
| 1946 | 161 | #507 |
| 1945 | 161 | #470 |
| 1944 | 150 | #496 |
| 1943 | 163 | #482 |
| 1942 | 168 | #474 |
| 1941 | 148 | #481 |
| 1940 | 152 | #468 |
| 1939 | 170 | #435 |
| 1938 | 168 | #445 |
| 1937 | 144 | #468 |
| 1936 | 180 | #409 |
| 1935 | 197 | #388 |
| 1934 | 199 | #388 |
| 1933 | 206 | #379 |
| 1932 | 224 | #372 |
| 1931 | 239 | #362 |
| 1930 | 263 | #348 |
| 1929 | 257 | #351 |
| 1928 | 262 | #355 |
| 1927 | 285 | #340 |
| 1926 | 294 | #338 |
| 1925 | 324 | #316 |
| 1924 | 298 | #337 |
| 1923 | 277 | #355 |
| 1922 | 303 | #336 |
| 1921 | 327 | #324 |
| 1920 | 312 | #329 |
| 1919 | 323 | #306 |
| 1918 | 309 | #323 |
| 1917 | 291 | #313 |
| 1916 | 288 | #307 |
| 1915 | 287 | #299 |
| 1914 | 223 | #303 |
| 1913 | 198 | #275 |
| 1912 | 163 | #280 |
| 1911 | 100 | #257 |
| 1910 | 106 | #227 |
| 1909 | 104 | #205 |
| 1908 | 80 | #233 |
| 1907 | 96 | #201 |
| 1906 | 85 | #205 |
| 1905 | 76 | #219 |
| 1904 | 75 | #213 |
| 1903 | 71 | #210 |
| 1902 | 85 | #194 |
| 1901 | 70 | #202 |
| 1900 | 120 | #173 |
| 1899 | 71 | #191 |
| 1898 | 78 | #193 |
| 1897 | 89 | #173 |
| 1896 | 95 | #168 |
| 1895 | 72 | #199 |
| 1894 | 76 | #194 |
| 1893 | 93 | #157 |
| 1892 | 117 | #136 |
| 1891 | 85 | #157 |
| 1890 | 109 | #131 |
| 1889 | 114 | #124 |
| 1888 | 133 | #121 |
| 1887 | 82 | #151 |
| 1886 | 102 | #135 |
| 1885 | 87 | #154 |
| 1884 | 117 | #123 |
| 1883 | 81 | #158 |
| 1882 | 120 | #121 |
| 1881 | 94 | #127 |
| 1880 | 99 | #137 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gus, updated 20 October 2026.