Gustaf
A boys’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning staff of the Goths; a form of Gustav.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Gustaf by the numbers
Gustaf was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 1917, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gustaf. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gustavstaff of the Goths, royal staff8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gustasmajestic; august; a form of Augustus3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gustawmajestic; august; a form of Augustus3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gustavostaff of the Goths485 in the US (2017)
- Gurtajcrown of virtue or knowledge16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gustavestaff of the Goths; from Gustav18 in the US (2017)
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