Gustavus

Where Gustavus comes from

Borrowed from Latin Gustavus. From Swedish Gustav.
— Wiktionary's entry for Gustavus
  • Germanic
Gustavus through the years
  1. 1594
    Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden born
    Swedish king (regent 1611–1632)
  2. 1836
    Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs born
    Chemist, natural philosopher
  3. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys, with 5 babies in the first year on record.
  4. 1882
    Peak, #691
    8 babies named Gustavus, its best rank.
  5. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Gustav.
Namesakes
  • Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden · Swedish king (regent 1611–1632), 1594–1632
  • Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs · Chemist, natural philosopher, 1836–1923
  • Gustavus Woodson Smith · Confederate Army general, 1821–1896
  • Gustavus Franklin Swift · American entrepreneur in the meat industry, 1839–1903
  • Gustavus Fox · American naval officer, 1821–1883

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.