Recorded 1953–2012 Boys' name Peak 2000 397 births

Gustabo — boys' name

397 babies named Gustabo in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s111970s331980s731990s1212000s1302010s12
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Gustabo was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

21 babies were named Gustabo in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gustabo

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Gustabo between 1953 and 2012, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gustabo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gustabo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gustabo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gustabo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gustabo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 397 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gustabo at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

397

Since 1953

60 years of records

Peak year

2000

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1953

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2012

Gustabo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1953

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2000)
21
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
0510152025 201220062001199619911984197719651953 5

Gustabo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
130 births that decade — 33% of Gustabo's all-time total
1950s171960s111970s331980s731990s1212000s1302010s12

Gustabo by state

Where Gustabo concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gustabo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 19.1%
#2 Texas
29 7.3%
California share of Gustabo's total US births 19.1%
Even split

76 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gustabo?
397 babies have been named Gustabo since 1953. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2000 with 21 births.
When was Gustabo most popular?
Gustabo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Gustabo most popular?
The top states for the name Gustabo are California (76 births), Texas (29 births).
How long has the name Gustabo been used?
Gustabo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 60 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Gustabo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gustavo, Gus, Gustave, Gustav, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.