Gustav
Boy · Germanic
Gustav is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Gustav mean?
Germanic
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Gustav a girl's or a boy's name?
Gustav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gustav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Gustav, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gustav in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Gustav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Gustav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Gustav, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 1917, with 99 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gustav in the US since 1880 were born between 1916 and 1984. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Gustav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,756 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,730 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,909 |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,864 |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,952 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,567 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,495 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,899 |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,546 |
| 1951 | 20 | #1,682 |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,498 |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,433 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,816 |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,315 |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,256 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,737 |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,421 |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,230 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,425 |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,337 |
| 1937 | 28 | #1,265 |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,296 |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,390 |
| 1934 | 49 | #897 |
| 1933 | 42 | #980 |
| 1932 | 30 | #1,236 |
| 1931 | 42 | #1,031 |
| 1930 | 51 | #944 |
| 1929 | 55 | #900 |
| 1928 | 57 | #883 |
| 1927 | 53 | #951 |
| 1926 | 77 | #726 |
| 1925 | 50 | #956 |
| 1924 | 62 | #872 |
| 1923 | 61 | #873 |
| 1922 | 64 | #855 |
| 1921 | 73 | #790 |
| 1920 | 60 | #887 |
| 1919 | 83 | #682 |
| 1918 | 90 | #647 |
| 1917 | 99 | #597 |
| 1916 | 97 | #591 |
| 1915 | 92 | #595 |
| 1914 | 74 | #583 |
| 1913 | 70 | #513 |
| 1912 | 68 | #474 |
| 1911 | 28 | #577 |
| 1910 | 22 | #621 |
| 1909 | 17 | #653 |
| 1908 | 22 | #541 |
| 1907 | 13 | #735 |
| 1906 | 14 | #640 |
| 1905 | 22 | #477 |
| 1904 | 16 | #566 |
| 1903 | 15 | #576 |
| 1902 | 13 | #614 |
| 1901 | 15 | #506 |
| 1900 | 19 | #555 |
| 1899 | 18 | #438 |
| 1898 | 23 | #409 |
| 1897 | 16 | #495 |
| 1896 | 33 | #329 |
| 1895 | 19 | #456 |
| 1894 | 19 | #439 |
| 1893 | 21 | #391 |
| 1892 | 25 | #380 |
| 1891 | 23 | #359 |
| 1890 | 21 | #389 |
| 1889 | 27 | #338 |
| 1888 | 30 | #330 |
| 1887 | 34 | #276 |
| 1886 | 32 | #301 |
| 1885 | 28 | #318 |
| 1884 | 36 | #288 |
| 1883 | 44 | #240 |
| 1882 | 43 | #262 |
| 1881 | 18 | #395 |
| 1880 | 33 | #286 |
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