Gustavo
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning staff of the Goths.
Babies a year
485
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#625
up from #640
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
How Gustavo has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #526 |
| 2016 | #556 |
| 2017 | #557 |
| 2018 | #609 |
| 2019 | #600 |
| 2020 | #623 |
| 2021 | #655 |
| 2022 | #636 |
| 2023 | #638 |
| 2024 | #640 |
| 2025 | #625 |
Gustavo by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Gustavo. In the US, 485 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,290 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 1,600 American boys born that year was called Gustavo.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gustavo. 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)
- Gustavestaff of the Goths; from Gustav18 in the US (2017)
- Gustafstaff of the Goths; a form of Gustav10 in the US (2017)
- Gustasmajestic; august; a form of Augustus3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gustawmajestic; august; a form of Augustus3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gustavo
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