Gustavo
- Last seen for girls in 2000 at #15,031
- #625 for boys in 2025, 447 births
- Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2000 · 1,290 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 40,357since 1911
Gustavo over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gustavo has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #625 | 447 | |
| 2024 | — | #639 | 439 | |
| 2023 | — | #635 | 434 | |
| 2022 | — | #637 | 435 | |
| 2021 | — | #655 | 417 | |
| 2020 | — | #623 | 432 | |
| 2019 | — | #600 | 457 | |
| 2018 | — | #609 | 443 | |
| 2017 | — | #557 | 487 | |
| 2016 | — | #555 | 517 | |
| 2015 | — | #526 | 545 | |
| 2014 | — | #483 | 586 | |
| 2013 | — | #461 | 609 | |
| 2012 | — | #410 | 707 | |
| 2011 | — | #437 | 624 | |
| 2010 | — | #411 | 684 | |
| 2009 | — | #364 | 838 | |
| 2008 | — | #338 | 973 | |
| 2007 | — | #300 | 1,137 | |
| 2006 | — | #306 | 1,080 | |
| 2005 | — | #294 | 1,114 | |
| 2004 | — | #290 | 1,102 | |
| 2003 | — | #267 | 1,170 | |
| 2002 | — | #265 | 1,177 | |
| 2001 | — | #272 | 1,141 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #260 | 1,290 |
| 1999 | — | #308 | 935 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #311 | 896 |
| 1997 | — | #297 | 918 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #295 | 898 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #290 | 911 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #281 | 970 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #280 | 1,010 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #306 | 873 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #302 | 849 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #343 | 722 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #332 | 700 |
| 1988 | — | #379 | 526 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #328 | 629 |
| 1986 | — | #403 | 448 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #400 | 452 |
| 1984 | — | #435 | 371 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #422 | 378 |
| 1982 | — | #381 | 451 | |
| 1981 | — | #350 | 508 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #417 | 388 |
| 1979 | — | #440 | 336 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #458 | 304 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #438 | 330 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #434 | 319 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #458 | 307 |
| 1974 | — | #458 | 307 | |
| 1973 | — | #459 | 289 | |
| 1972 | — | #487 | 262 | |
| 1971 | — | #482 | 279 | |
| 1970 | — | #492 | 271 | |
| 1969 | — | #500 | 240 | |
| 1968 | — | #524 | 210 | |
| 1967 | — | #533 | 194 | |
| 1966 | — | #570 | 178 | |
| 1965 | — | #566 | 182 | |
| 1964 | — | #592 | 178 | |
| 1963 | — | #546 | 212 | |
| 1962 | — | #591 | 175 | |
| 1961 | — | #577 | 188 | |
| 1960 | — | #662 | 140 | |
| 1959 | — | #634 | 149 | |
| 1958 | — | #649 | 140 | |
| 1957 | — | #722 | 107 | |
| 1956 | — | #694 | 113 | |
| 1955 | — | #685 | 115 | |
| 1954 | — | #684 | 111 | |
| 1953 | — | #669 | 113 | |
| 1952 | — | #794 | 78 | |
| 1951 | — | #749 | 86 | |
| 1950 | — | #814 | 70 | |
| 1949 | — | #935 | 55 | |
| 1948 | — | #902 | 58 | |
| 1947 | — | #923 | 57 | |
| 1946 | — | #952 | 49 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,039 | 38 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,055 | 39 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,187 | 33 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,139 | 36 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,019 | 40 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,031 | 39 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,033 | 38 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,199 | 30 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,094 | 35 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,271 | 27 | |
| 1935 | — | #969 | 43 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,038 | 39 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,090 | 38 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,111 | 37 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,080 | 41 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,272 | 31 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,095 | 41 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,227 | 35 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,278 | 32 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,304 | 31 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,152 | 39 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,545 | 24 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,412 | 28 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,457 | 26 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,449 | 25 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,596 | 22 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,580 | 12 | |
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| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
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First appearance
1911
The first year at least five boys were named Gustavo! It came in at #1,290, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1912, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Gustavo is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#358 · 1 in 1,683
- New Mexico#360 · 1 in 1,300
- California#360 · 1 in 1,828
- Kansas#386 · 1 in 1,561
- Arizona#444 · 1 in 2,045
Best ever in a state: #99 in Arizona, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #358 | 104 | 1 in 1,683 |
| California | #360 | 96 | 1 in 1,828 |
| New Mexico | #360 | 5 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Kansas | #386 | 9 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Arizona | #444 | 16 | 1 in 2,045 |
| Massachusetts | #467 | 10 | 1 in 2,702 |
| Washington | #502 | 14 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Florida | #515 | 34 | 1 in 2,810 |
| Nevada | #516 | 5 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Colorado | #571 | 9 | 1 in 2,983 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Oklahoma | #621 | 6 | 1 in 2,947 |
| North Carolina | #678 | 13 | 1 in 3,959 |
| Georgia | #710 | 13 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Tennessee | #719 | 9 | 1 in 4,085 |
| South Carolina | #743 | 5 | 1 in 4,240 |
| Illinois | #805 | 10 | 1 in 4,955 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| New Jersey | #829 | 7 | 1 in 5,681 |
| Virginia | #875 | 7 | 1 in 5,322 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
| New York | #950 | 13 | 1 in 6,494 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 14 spots since 2024 (#639 → #625)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#623 → #625)
- Biggest jump: 125 spots in 1953
- Biggest drop: 302 spots in 1936
Rise & fade · boys
89 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1911
- Peaked 2000 at #260 (1,290 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 81 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1946–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,522
- Highest: 1 in 1,522 boys born in 2000 were named Gustavo (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,821 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 27.3% of all boys named Gustavo (11,022) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 129 | #1,290 (1911) | #1,658 |
| 1920s | 317 | #1,095 (1928) | #1,306 |
| 1930s | 366 | #969 (1935) | #1,094 |
| 1940s | 444 | #902 (1948) | #1,018 |
| 1950s | 1,082 | #634 (1959) | #709 |
| 1960s | 1,897 | #500 (1969) | #566 |
| 1970s | 3,004 | #434 (1976) | #461 |
| 1980s | 4,851 | #328 (1987) | #385 |
| 1990s | 8,982 | #280 (1993) | #301 |
| 2000s | 11,022 | #260 (2000) | #296 |
| 2010s | 5,659 | #410 (2012) | #505 |
| 2020s | 2,604 | #623 (2020) | #636 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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