Gustaf

Where Gustaf comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gustaf.

  • Swedish
Gustaf through the years
  1. 1858
    Gustaf V of Sweden born
    King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys, with 6 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1882
    Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden born
    King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist
  4. 1884
    Peak, #570
    11 babies named Gustaf, its best rank.
  5. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #936.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Swedish.
Namesakes
  • Gustaf V of Sweden · King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950, 1858–1950
  • Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden · King of Sweden (1950–1973); anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist, 1882–1973
  • Gustaf Skarsgård · Swedish actor, born 1980
  • Gustaf Gründgens · German actor, director, intendant, 1899–1963
  • Gustaf de Laval · Swedish engineer, 1845–1913

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.