Gustave Boy
How popular is Gustave?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Gustave in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
1,316living people named Gustave (est.)
56median age of people named Gustave
5,430babies named Gustave since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Gustave popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▼ 1481 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,486 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1915 (152 boys) |
| Highest rank | #217 in 1882 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Gustave counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Gustav family of names ranked #2,428 for boys in 2025 (#2,157 the year before), with 40 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gustav | 30 | 75% |
| Gustave | 10 | 25% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Gustave by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 472 | #217 |
| 1890s | 424 | #235 |
| 1900s | 308 | #277 |
| 1910s | 1,091 | #421 |
| 1920s | 1,058 | #502 |
| 1930s | 524 | #688 |
| 1940s | 344 | #939 |
| 1950s | 310 | #1,180 |
| 1960s | 200 | #1,449 |
| 1970s | 152 | #2,063 |
| 1980s | 140 | #2,213 |
| 1990s | 120 | #3,319 |
| 2000s | 121 | #4,316 |
| 2010s | 110 | #5,107 |
| 2020s | 56 | #6,194 |
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Questions
- Is Gustave a boy or girl name?
- Gustave is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gustave were boys.
- How popular is the name Gustave?
- 10 baby boys were named Gustave in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Gustave most popular?
- Gustave peaked in 1915, when 152 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #217, held for 3 years starting in 1882.
- How many people are named Gustave?
- 5,430 babies have been named Gustave in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,316 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
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.