Girls' name · since 1888
Gustava
385 babies named Gustava in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 385
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
385 girls have been named Gustava since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gustava has 385 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1942.
- #13,824 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 385 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gustava ranks #13,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 385 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 385
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gustava's 385 recorded births place it above 80.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Gustava's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gustava's full recorded timeline at 1917, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gustava popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1942
- Peak year (1923)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Gustava by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (128 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Gustava's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Gustava births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 51
1900s
51 births
- 1910s
1910s
100 births
- 1920s
1920s
128 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 128 births (33% of all-time use).
Gustava by state
Where Gustava concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 13 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 10 | 2.6% |
13 of 385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gustava's data
- Gustava's decade-level peak was the 1920s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Gustavas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gustava: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–1942 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gustava draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.