Recorded 1902–1963 Girls' name Peak 1919 272 births

Gustavia — girls' name

272 babies named Gustavia in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s181910s541920s821930s561940s371950s181960s7
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Gustavia was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

15 babies were named Gustavia in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gustavia

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Gustavia between 1902 and 1963, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gustavia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gustavia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gustavia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gustavia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gustavia 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 272 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.

Gustavia at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

272

Since 1902

62 years of records

Peak year

1919

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1902

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1963

Gustavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1902

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1919)
15
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
05101520 196319471940193319281923191719081902 6

Gustavia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
82 births that decade — 30% of Gustavia's all-time total
1900s181910s541920s821930s561940s371950s181960s7

Gustavia by state

Where Gustavia concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gustavia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
75 27.6%
Louisiana share of Gustavia's total US births 27.6%

75 of 272 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gustavia?
272 babies have been named Gustavia since 1902. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1919 with 15 births.
When was Gustavia most popular?
Gustavia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Gustavia most popular?
The top states for the name Gustavia are Louisiana (75 births).
How long has the name Gustavia been used?
Gustavia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 62 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Gustavia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gussie, Gusta, Gustava, Gustie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1902–1963 (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.