Gus Boy
How popular is Gus?
#1,328 boy name in 2025
145 baby boys were named Gus in the US in 2025, making it the 1328th most popular boy name.
8,708living people named Gus (est.)
46median age of people named Gus
20,124babies named Gus since 1880
1 in 22,864US babies born in 2025
Gus popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,328 for boys (▼ 117 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 145 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,152 in 2015, #1,172 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (327 boys) |
| Highest rank | #121 in 1882 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Gus is most popular
Babies named Gus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Minnesota: 0.4 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Utah: 0.4 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Iowa: 0.3 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- South Dakota: 0.3 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 boys)
Gus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,029 | #121 |
| 1890s | 885 | #131 |
| 1900s | 862 | #173 |
| 1910s | 2,288 | #227 |
| 1920s | 2,939 | #316 |
| 1930s | 1,990 | #348 |
| 1940s | 1,623 | #468 |
| 1950s | 1,748 | #515 |
| 1960s | 1,422 | #562 |
| 1970s | 873 | #733 |
| 1980s | 500 | #1,125 |
| 1990s | 442 | #1,646 |
| 2000s | 883 | #1,360 |
| 2010s | 1,620 | #998 |
| 2020s | 1,015 | #1,097 |
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Questions
- Is Gus a boy or girl name?
- Gus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gus were boys.
- How popular is the name Gus?
- 145 baby boys were named Gus in the US in 2025, making it the 1328th most popular boy name.
- When was Gus most popular?
- Gus peaked in 1921, when 327 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #121, held for 2 years starting in 1882.
- How many people are named Gus?
- 20,124 babies have been named Gus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,708 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
- Where is Gus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Gus was most common in Minnesota, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.