Gustav

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gustav, also spelled Gustaf, is a male given name of Old Swedish origin, used mainly in Scandinavian countries, German-speaking countries, and the Low Countries. The origin of the name is debated.

From Wikipedia

Gustav 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 1917 with 99 babies (rank #597 that year). In 2024 it was given to 35 boys (rank #3,340). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Gustav

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,237

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gustav

Gustav Mahlerclassical composer · b. 1860
Gustav Klimtexlibrist · b. 1862
Gustav Kirchhoffuniversity teacher · b. 1824
Gustav Ludwig Hertzuniversity teacher · b. 1887
Gustav Stresemannforeign minister · b. 1878

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	33	#286
1881	18	#402
1882	43	#262
1883	44	#242
1884	36	#291
1885	28	#323
1886	32	#304
1887	34	#283
1888	30	#338
1889	27	#343
1890	21	#396
1891	23	#361
1892	25	#381
1893	21	#394
1894	19	#445
1895	19	#463
1896	33	#330
1897	16	#504
1898	23	#410
1899	18	#445
1900	19	#565
1901	15	#516
1902	13	#624
1903	15	#587
1904	16	#577
1905	22	#482
1906	14	#658
1907	13	#756
1908	22	#546
1909	17	#664
1910	22	#629
1911	28	#581
1912	68	#474
1913	70	#515
1914	74	#583
1915	92	#597
1916	97	#592
1917	99	#597
1918	90	#647
1919	83	#684
1920	60	#890
1921	73	#792
1922	64	#859
1923	61	#875
1924	62	#875
1925	50	#962
1926	77	#726
1927	53	#956
1928	57	#885
1929	55	#908
1930	51	#950
1931	42	#1,042
1932	30	#1,242
1933	42	#987
1934	49	#902
1935	24	#1,406
1936	26	#1,306
1937	28	#1,275
1938	25	#1,351
1939	22	#1,433
1940	30	#1,238
1941	29	#1,241
1942	24	#1,439
1943	22	#1,505
1944	16	#1,770
1945	13	#1,968
1946	31	#1,270
1947	31	#1,328
1948	17	#1,847
1949	26	#1,447
1950	24	#1,513
1951	20	#1,696
1952	24	#1,564
1953	17	#1,924
1954	26	#1,509
1955	8	#3,062
1956	25	#1,582
1957	15	#2,130
1958	17	#1,978
1959	19	#1,885
1960	18	#1,936
1961	22	#1,759
1962	11	#2,576
1963	19	#1,859
1964	12	#2,466
1965	18	#1,886
1966	19	#1,781
1967	14	#2,186
1968	25	#1,596
1969	13	#2,470
1970	17	#2,238
1971	10	#3,235
1972	15	#2,470
1973	11	#3,092
1974	15	#2,600
1975	16	#2,575
1976	17	#2,542
1977	16	#2,705
1978	20	#2,315
1979	12	#3,430
1980	20	#2,475
1981	19	#2,524
1982	8	#4,756
1983	12	#3,484
1984	11	#3,791
1985	17	#2,876
1986	12	#3,719
1987	15	#3,252
1988	16	#3,261
1989	13	#4,119
1990	17	#3,505
1991	23	#2,860
1992	22	#3,041
1993	14	#4,321
1994	22	#3,154
1995	21	#3,233
1996	28	#2,703
1997	19	#3,649
1998	22	#3,426
1999	19	#3,892
2000	18	#4,275
2001	35	#2,709
2002	29	#3,133
2003	24	#3,660
2004	26	#3,564
2005	26	#3,652
2006	33	#3,251
2007	24	#4,165
2008	38	#3,070
2009	43	#2,815
2010	27	#3,849
2011	29	#3,631
2012	27	#3,831
2013	21	#4,519
2014	19	#4,938
2015	23	#4,337
2016	28	#3,811
2017	33	#3,406
2018	33	#3,402
2019	45	#2,776
2020	37	#3,092
2021	34	#3,381
2022	30	#3,718
2023	33	#3,495
2024	35	#3,340