Girls' name · since 1902
Gustavia
Gustavia has 272 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
272 girls have been named Gustavia since 1902, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gustavia has 272 recorded births among girls since 1902, 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 1902 to 1963.
- #16,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 272 born since 1902
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gustavia ranks #16,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 272
- born since 1902
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gustavia's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Gustavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gustavia splits its recorded history at 1930: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gustavia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1963
- Peak year (1919)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Gustavia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Gustavia's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Gustavia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (30% of all-time use).
Gustavia by state
Where Gustavia concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 75 | 27.6% |
75 of 272 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gustavia's data
- Gustavia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Gustavias (75 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gustavia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1902–1963 (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 Gustavia 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.