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Gus

Boy

Meaning of Gus: Latin: 'majestic'

Gus is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1333rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 664th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1333

145 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#664

56 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,124

First recorded 1880 · peak 1921

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 60 babies1982: 52 babies1983: 51 babies1984: 45 babies1985: 46 babies1986: 57 babies1987: 42 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 38 babies1990: 44 babies19901991: 50 babies1992: 50 babies1993: 45 babies1994: 41 babies1995: 42 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 45 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 49 babies2000: 42 babies20002001: 66 babies2002: 62 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 84 babies2005: 96 babies2006: 108 babies2007: 115 babies2008: 124 babies2009: 126 babies2010: 133 babies20102011: 117 babies2012: 122 babies2013: 143 babies2014: 155 babies2015: 163 babies2016: 204 babies2017: 181 babies2018: 207 babies2019: 195 babies2020: 164 babies20202021: 167 babies2022: 196 babies2023: 176 babies2024: 167 babies2025: 145 babies
US babies named Gus per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 207.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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