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Gus Name Popularity

How popular is the name Gus? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 236 60 0.017%
1911 273 55 0.0148%
1912 277 122 0.0242%
1913 268 161 0.0284%
1914 302 181 0.026%
1915 305 236 0.026%
1916 312 237 0.0245%
1917 323 244 0.0244%
1918 328 262 0.0244%
1919 311 278 0.0265%
1920 327 278 0.025%
1921 327 286 0.025%
1922 333 274 0.0246%
1923 356 237 0.0212%
1924 339 261 0.0225%
1925 320 283 0.025%
1926 332 262 0.0238%
1927 354 232 0.021%
1928 357 221 0.0207%
1929 363 209 0.0202%
1930 353 223 0.0213%
1931 367 199 0.0202%
1932 387 172 0.0174%
1933 371 172 0.0185%
1934 398 154 0.0159%
1935 383 153 0.0157%
1936 411 141 0.0146%
1937 468 107 0.0109%
1938 453 123 0.012%
1939 437 131 0.0129%
1940 480 105 0.0099%
1941 497 101 0.009%
1942 467 133 0.0105%
1943 515 107 0.0082%
1944 500 108 0.0087%
1945 502 107 0.0088%
1946 500 127 0.0086%
1947 482 151 0.009%
1948 484 146 0.0091%
1949 556 106 0.0066%
1950 528 121 0.0075%
1951 563 107 0.0063%
1952 513 138 0.0079%
1953 547 125 0.0071%
1954 529 143 0.0078%
1955 581 116 0.0063%
1956 583 124 0.0066%
1957 557 145 0.0075%
1958 573 132 0.007%
1959 608 117 0.0062%
1960 564 151 0.008%
1961 582 135 0.0072%
1962 605 121 0.0066%
1963 673 90 0.005%
1964 647 97 0.0055%
1965 646 93 0.0057%
1966 638 94 0.006%
1967 670 80 0.0053%
1968 772 50 0.0033%
1969 827 46 0.003%
1970 839 51 0.0032%
1971 740 76 0.0051%
1972 756 65 0.0048%
1973 796 57 0.0044%
1974 829 52 0.004%
1975 781 66 0.0051%
1976 875 48 0.0037%
1977 1,127 24 0.0018%
1978 1,039 30 0.0022%
1979 1,135 26 0.0018%
1980 1,494 13 0.0009%
1981 1,183 25 0.0017%
1982 1,463 13 0.0009%
1983 1,324 18 0.0012%
1984 1,858 6 0.0004%
1985 1,421 17 0.0011%
1986 1,171 29 0.0019%
1987 1,573 14 0.0009%
1988 1,686 13 0.0008%
1989 1,811 12 0.0007%
1990 2,104 8 0.0005%
1991 2,049 10 0.0006%
1992 1,933 12 0.0008%
1993 1,773 14 0.0009%
1994 2,034 11 0.0007%
1995 1,872 13 0.0009%
1996 0 0%
1997 2,045 11 0.0007%
1998 2,573 5 0.0003%
1999 1,960 14 0.0009%
2000 0 0%
2001 2,073 13 0.0009%
2002 2,057 14 0.0009%
2003 2,182 12 0.0008%
2004 1,584 36 0.0024%
2005 1,585 38 0.0025%
2006 1,388 59 0.0038%
2007 1,479 52 0.0033%
2008 1,392 62 0.004%
2009 1,291 77 0.0052%
2010 1,344 67 0.0046%
2011 1,379 59 0.0041%
2012 1,337 65 0.0046%
2013 1,174 90 0.0063%
2014 1,150 96 0.0066%
2015 1,133 100 0.0069%
2016 963 147 0.0102%
2017 1,059 113 0.0081%
2018 944 154 0.0112%
2019 978 141 0.0104%
2020 1,310 86 0.0068%
2021 1,281 96 0.0079%
2022 1,184 121 0.0092%

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What names are variants of Gus?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Gus.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Guss

Great, magnificient; royal staff; staff of the gods

Scandinavian

Gustav

Royal staff; staff of the gods

Scandinavian


What names sound like Gus?

If you like how Gus sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Gus.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gaius

Happy, rejoice

Latin

Guus

Great, magnificient

Latin


What names are similar to Gus?

Find a name that’s like Gus, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Angus

One choice

Celtic

August

To increase

Latin

Gustave

Royal staff; staff of the gods

Scandinavian


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Siblings of Gus

Mamas with kids named Gus also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lucia

Of the light

Italian

3 Comments

  1. We just really liked the name!

  2. Thanks Jane but no.

  3. We love the simplicity and ease of this name! We pulled it from my husband’s family heritage, the Gustafsons.


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