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Gustavo

Boy

Meaning of Gustavo: Swedish: 'staff of the Goths'

Gustavo is a boy's name most strongly associated with Swedish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 637th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#637

447 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

40,461

First recorded 1911 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 508 babies1982: 451 babies1983: 384 babies1984: 371 babies1985: 459 babies1986: 448 babies1987: 635 babies1988: 526 babies1989: 706 babies1990: 727 babies19901991: 858 babies1992: 880 babies1993: 1,015 babies1994: 975 babies1995: 916 babies1996: 903 babies1997: 918 babies1998: 901 babies1999: 935 babies2000: 1,295 babies20002001: 1,141 babies2002: 1,177 babies2003: 1,170 babies2004: 1,102 babies2005: 1,114 babies2006: 1,080 babies2007: 1,137 babies2008: 973 babies2009: 838 babies2010: 684 babies20102011: 624 babies2012: 707 babies2013: 609 babies2014: 586 babies2015: 545 babies2016: 517 babies2017: 487 babies2018: 443 babies2019: 457 babies2020: 432 babies20202021: 417 babies2022: 435 babies2023: 434 babies2024: 439 babies2025: 447 babies
US babies named Gustavo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,295.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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