Gustav is an uncommon variant of Gustavo that peaked in 1917 and has grown less common since.
Gustav is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,686 for boy births in the United States (and #7,949 across all names), given to 30 babies. Gustav was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1917 (99 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | #3,686 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | #3,351 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | #3,500 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | #3,719 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | #3,383 |
| 2020 | 37 | 37 | #3,093 |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | #2,777 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #3,402 |
| 2017 | 33 | 33 | #3,408 |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 | #3,812 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #4,337 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #4,939 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #4,519 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #3,831 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | #3,631 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | #3,849 |
| 2009 | 43 | 43 | #2,815 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #4,165 |
| 2006 | 33 | 33 | #3,252 |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #3,653 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #3,564 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | #3,660 |
| 2002 | 29 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 2001 | 35 | 35 | #2,709 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #4,275 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #3,893 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | #3,426 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #3,649 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #2,703 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #3,233 |
| 1994 | 22 | — | #3,155 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #4,321 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #3,041 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #2,860 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #3,505 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #4,118 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #3,261 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #3,253 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #3,719 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #2,876 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #3,791 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #3,484 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,756 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #2,524 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #2,475 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #3,431 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | #2,315 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #2,705 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #2,541 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #2,575 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #2,598 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #3,092 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #2,469 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #3,235 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #2,238 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #2,470 |
| 1968 | 25 | — | #1,596 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #2,186 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #1,782 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #1,886 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #2,466 |
| 1963 | 19 | — | #1,859 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #2,577 |
| 1961 | 22 | — | #1,759 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | #1,936 |
| 1959 | 19 | — | #1,886 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #1,978 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #2,130 |
| 1956 | 25 | — | #1,582 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,062 |
| 1954 | 26 | — | #1,509 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | #1,923 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #1,564 |
| 1951 | 20 | — | #1,697 |
| 1950 | 24 | — | #1,512 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | #1,447 |
| 1948 | 17 | — | #1,847 |
| 1947 | 31 | — | #1,328 |
| 1946 | 31 | — | #1,271 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #1,968 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | #1,770 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | #1,505 |
| 1942 | 24 | — | #1,439 |
| 1941 | 29 | — | #1,241 |
| 1940 | 30 | — | #1,238 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #1,433 |
| 1938 | 25 | — | #1,351 |
| 1937 | 28 | — | #1,275 |
| 1936 | 26 | — | #1,306 |
| 1935 | 24 | — | #1,406 |
| 1934 | 49 | — | #902 |
| 1933 | 42 | — | #987 |
| 1932 | 30 | — | #1,242 |
| 1931 | 42 | — | #1,042 |
| 1930 | 51 | — | #950 |
| 1929 | 55 | — | #908 |
| 1928 | 57 | — | #885 |
| 1927 | 53 | — | #956 |
| 1926 | 77 | — | #726 |
| 1925 | 50 | — | #962 |
| 1924 | 62 | — | #875 |
| 1923 | 61 | — | #875 |
| 1922 | 64 | — | #859 |
| 1921 | 73 | — | #792 |
| 1920 | 60 | — | #890 |
| 1919 | 83 | — | #684 |
| 1918 | 90 | — | #647 |
| 1917 | 99 | — | #597 |
| 1916 | 97 | — | #592 |
| 1915 | 92 | — | #597 |
| 1914 | 74 | — | #583 |
| 1913 | 70 | — | #515 |
| 1912 | 68 | — | #474 |
| 1911 | 28 | — | #581 |
| 1910 | 22 | — | #629 |
| 1909 | 17 | — | #664 |
| 1908 | 22 | — | #546 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | #756 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | #658 |
| 1905 | 22 | — | #482 |
| 1904 | 16 | — | #577 |
| 1903 | 15 | — | #587 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | #624 |
| 1901 | 15 | — | #516 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | #565 |
| 1899 | 18 | — | #445 |
| 1898 | 23 | — | #410 |
| 1897 | 16 | — | #504 |
| 1896 | 33 | — | #330 |
| 1895 | 19 | — | #463 |
| 1894 | 19 | — | #445 |
| 1893 | 21 | — | #394 |
| 1892 | 25 | — | #381 |
| 1891 | 23 | — | #361 |
| 1890 | 21 | — | #396 |
| 1889 | 27 | — | #343 |
| 1888 | 30 | — | #338 |
| 1887 | 34 | — | #283 |
| 1886 | 32 | — | #304 |
| 1885 | 28 | — | #323 |
| 1884 | 36 | — | #291 |
| 1883 | 44 | — | #242 |
| 1882 | 43 | — | #262 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | #402 |
| 1880 | 33 | — | #286 |