Boys' name · since 1880
Gustave
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 5,430 babies named Gustave, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,680 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,430
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
5,430 babies have been named Gustave since 1880, making it today's #7680 boys' name.
Gustave has 5,430 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7680 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,697 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,680 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,430 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gustave ranks #1,697 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,680 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,430 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,680 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,430
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gustave's 5,430 recorded births place it above 96.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Gustave compares
5,430 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gustave's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gustave | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,430 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gustave's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gustave's full recorded timeline at 1952, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 152 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gustave popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Gustave by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,091 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Gustave's strongest decade.
1,091 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Gustave births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
472 births
- 1890s 424
1890s
424 births
- 1900s 308
1900s
308 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,091 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,058 births
- 1930s
1930s
524 births
- 1940s 344
1940s
344 births
- 1950s 310
1950s
310 births
- 1960s 200
1960s
200 births
- 1970s 152
1970s
152 births
- 1980s 140
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s 121
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 110
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,091 births (20% of all-time use).
How Gustave compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gustave's total volume
Gustave by state
Where Gustave concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 884 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 286 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 243 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 166 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 153 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 110 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 54 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 49 | 0.9% |
884 of 5,430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Gustave appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gustave's data
- Gustave's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,091 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gustaves (884 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Gustave: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Gustave 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.