Gus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Angus, August, Augustine, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten, Augustus, Aengus, Argus, Fergus, Gustav, Gustafson, Ferguson, and Gussie.

From Wikipedia

Gus first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 327 babies (rank #324 that year). In 2024 it was given to 166 boys (rank #1,212). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Gus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,977

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

327

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gus

Gus Van Santfilm actor · b. 1952
Gus Grissomair force officer · b. 1926
Gus KenworthyLGBTQ rights activist · b. 1991
Gus Poyetbeach soccer player · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	99	#137
1881	94	#128
1882	120	#121
1883	81	#158
1884	117	#123
1885	87	#155
1886	102	#135
1887	82	#154
1888	133	#121
1889	114	#125
1890	109	#132
1891	85	#158
1892	117	#138
1893	93	#158
1894	76	#195
1895	72	#199
1896	95	#170
1897	89	#174
1898	78	#194
1899	71	#192
1900	120	#174
1901	70	#203
1902	85	#195
1903	71	#210
1904	75	#214
1905	76	#220
1906	85	#209
1907	96	#201
1908	80	#233
1909	104	#205
1910	106	#227
1911	100	#258
1912	163	#281
1913	198	#276
1914	223	#303
1915	287	#299
1916	288	#307
1917	291	#314
1918	309	#323
1919	323	#306
1920	312	#329
1921	327	#324
1922	303	#337
1923	277	#356
1924	298	#337
1925	324	#317
1926	294	#338
1927	285	#341
1928	262	#355
1929	257	#351
1930	263	#348
1931	239	#362
1932	224	#373
1933	206	#379
1934	199	#390
1935	197	#388
1936	180	#409
1937	144	#471
1938	168	#445
1939	170	#435
1940	152	#468
1941	148	#481
1942	168	#474
1943	163	#484
1944	150	#496
1945	161	#470
1946	161	#507
1947	195	#479
1948	180	#491
1949	145	#562
1950	164	#523
1951	150	#561
1952	175	#530
1953	176	#537
1954	197	#518
1955	168	#572
1956	166	#591
1957	178	#578
1958	199	#546
1959	175	#590
1960	196	#562
1961	183	#585
1962	173	#592
1963	151	#637
1964	141	#653
1965	144	#631
1966	134	#641
1967	117	#688
1968	93	#771
1969	90	#814
1970	86	#871
1971	126	#736
1972	96	#818
1973	97	#801
1974	85	#872
1975	98	#840
1976	83	#916
1977	69	#1,040
1978	76	#993
1979	57	#1,211
1980	65	#1,128
1981	60	#1,191
1982	52	#1,299
1983	51	#1,297
1984	45	#1,430
1985	46	#1,458
1986	57	#1,290
1987	42	#1,642
1988	44	#1,624
1989	38	#1,931
1990	44	#1,790
1991	50	#1,659
1992	50	#1,708
1993	45	#1,859
1994	41	#2,026
1995	42	#1,999
1996	29	#2,630
1997	45	#2,003
1998	47	#2,024
1999	49	#1,973
2000	42	#2,310
2001	66	#1,734
2002	62	#1,835
2003	60	#1,945
2004	84	#1,570
2005	96	#1,498
2006	108	#1,440
2007	115	#1,416
2008	124	#1,375
2009	126	#1,360
2010	133	#1,292
2011	117	#1,418
2012	122	#1,379
2013	143	#1,239
2014	155	#1,193
2015	163	#1,153
2016	204	#1,001
2017	181	#1,082
2018	207	#999
2019	195	#1,051
2020	164	#1,175
2021	167	#1,180
2022	195	#1,098
2023	176	#1,170
2024	166	#1,212