Gustavo

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. It is derived from Gustav

From Wikipedia

Gustavo first appears in the data in 1911 and has been recorded in 113 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 1,290 babies (rank #260 that year). In 2024 it was given to 437 boys (rank #640). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Gustavo

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

40,008

Total babies (all years)

113

Years in the data

1,290

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Narcos: Gustavo Gaviria — Pablo's cousin and lieutenant

Famous people named Gustavo

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquershort story writer · b. 1836
Gustavo Petroenvironmentalist · b. 1960
Gustavo Kuertentennis player · b. 1976
Gustavo Zapataassociation football player · b. 1967
Gustavo Díaz-Ordazpresident · b. 1911

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1911	8	#1,328
1913	12	#1,619
1914	11	#2,023
1915	15	#1,912
1916	16	#1,885
1917	20	#1,666
1918	22	#1,623
1919	25	#1,463
1920	26	#1,473
1921	28	#1,430
1922	24	#1,561
1923	30	#1,338
1924	39	#1,165
1925	31	#1,312
1926	32	#1,284
1927	35	#1,236
1928	41	#1,102
1929	31	#1,280
1930	41	#1,088
1931	37	#1,117
1932	38	#1,097
1933	38	#1,059
1934	39	#1,048
1935	43	#972
1936	27	#1,279
1937	35	#1,104
1938	30	#1,207
1939	38	#1,041
1940	39	#1,037
1941	40	#1,026
1942	36	#1,150
1943	33	#1,196
1944	39	#1,061
1945	38	#1,046
1946	49	#955
1947	57	#927
1948	58	#907
1949	55	#937
1950	70	#816
1951	86	#755
1952	78	#798
1953	113	#673
1954	111	#685
1955	115	#687
1956	113	#696
1957	107	#725
1958	140	#650
1959	149	#634
1960	140	#662
1961	188	#577
1962	175	#591
1963	212	#546
1964	178	#592
1965	183	#565
1966	177	#571
1967	194	#535
1968	210	#526
1969	240	#500
1970	271	#493
1971	279	#481
1972	262	#487
1973	289	#459
1974	307	#458
1975	307	#459
1976	319	#434
1977	330	#438
1978	304	#459
1979	336	#441
1980	390	#416
1981	508	#350
1982	451	#381
1983	378	#422
1984	371	#435
1985	452	#400
1986	447	#403
1987	629	#328
1988	526	#380
1989	699	#333
1990	722	#343
1991	849	#303
1992	873	#307
1993	1,010	#280
1994	969	#281
1995	912	#290
1996	898	#295
1997	918	#297
1998	896	#312
1999	935	#308
2000	1,290	#260
2001	1,140	#272
2002	1,177	#265
2003	1,170	#267
2004	1,102	#290
2005	1,114	#294
2006	1,080	#306
2007	1,137	#300
2008	973	#338
2009	838	#364
2010	684	#412
2011	624	#437
2012	707	#410
2013	609	#461
2014	586	#482
2015	545	#526
2016	517	#556
2017	487	#557
2018	443	#609
2019	457	#600
2020	432	#623
2021	416	#655
2022	434	#638
2023	433	#636
2024	437	#640