Gus vs Gustavo

Side-by-side comparison of Gus and Gustavo - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gus

Boy name · Rank #1211

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Name B

Gustavo

Boy name · Rank #640

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Metric Gus Gustavo
Current Rank #1211 #640
Total Births (all years) 20,119 40,357
Peak Year 1921 2000
Peak Year Births 327 1,290
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1911

Births by Decade

Decade Gus Gustavo
1880s 1,029 -
1890s 885 -
1900s 862 -
1910s 2,288 129
1920s 2,939 317
1930s 1,990 366
1940s 1,623 444
1950s 1,748 1,082
1960s 1,422 1,897
1970s 873 3,004
1980s 500 4,851
1990s 442 8,982
2000s 883 11,022
2010s 1,620 5,659
2020s 1,015 2,604

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gus Gustavo
2014 155 586
2015 163 545
2016 204 517
2017 181 487
2018 207 443
2019 195 457
2020 164 432
2021 167 417
2022 196 435
2023 176 434
2024 167 439
2025 145 447

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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