Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Gustav

#1,938 most common boys' name of all time · #4,673 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,938
Rank overall
#4,673 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
4,267
Since 2016
338
Peak year
1917 #597
Best rank
#244 1883
Girls Boys peak 99/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Gustav is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 30 30 #3,659
2024 — 35 35 #3,336
2023 — 33 33 #3,475
2022 — 30 30 #3,694
2021 — 34 34 #3,363
2020 — 37 37 #3,075
2019 — 45 45 #2,768
2018 — 33 33 #3,374
2017 — 33 33 #3,378
2016 — 28 28 #3,776
2015 — 23 23 #4,297
2014 — 19 19 #4,869
2013 — 21 21 #4,465
2012 — 27 27 #3,807
2011 — 29 29 #3,606
2010 — 27 27 #3,812
2009 — 43 43 #2,800
2008 — 38 38 #3,057
2007 — 24 24 #4,127
2006 — 33 33 #3,227
2005 — 26 26 #3,616
2004 — 26 26 #3,537
2003 — 24 24 #3,627
2002 — 29 29 #3,097
2001 — 35 35 #2,681
2000 — 18 18 #4,208
1999 — 19 19 #3,836
1998 — 22 22 #3,392
1997 — 19 19 #3,603
1996 — 28 28 #2,682
1995 — 21 21 #3,195
1994 — 22 22 #3,110
1993 — 14 14 #4,234
1992 — 22 22 #3,003
1991 — 23 23 #2,830
1990 — 17 17 #3,469
1989 — 13 13 #4,025
1988 — 16 16 #3,209
1987 — 15 15 #3,205
1986 — 12 12 #3,659
1985 — 17 17 #2,829
1984 — 11 11 #3,711
1983 — 12 12 #3,421
1982 — 8 8 #4,604
1981 — 19 19 #2,497
1980 — 20 20 #2,446
1979 — 12 12 #3,363
1978 — 20 20 #2,280
1977 — 16 16 #2,669
1976 — 17 17 #2,512
1975 — 16 16 #2,543
1974 — 15 15 #2,552
1973 — 11 11 #3,021
1972 — 15 15 #2,425
1971 — 10 10 #3,155
1970 — 17 17 #2,217
1969 — 13 13 #2,424
1968 — 25 25 #1,575
1967 — 14 14 #2,143
1966 — 19 19 #1,762
1965 — 18 18 #1,857
1964 — 12 12 #2,415
1963 — 19 19 #1,842
1962 — 11 11 #2,519
1961 — 22 22 #1,733
1960 — 18 18 #1,914
1959 — 19 19 #1,867
1958 — 17 17 #1,957
1957 — 15 15 #2,095
1956 — 25 25 #1,571
1955 — 8 8 #2,975
1954 — 26 26 #1,496
1953 — 17 17 #1,904
1952 — 24 24 #1,550
1951 — 20 20 #1,685
1950 — 24 24 #1,500
1949 — 26 26 #1,436
1948 — 17 17 #1,818
1947 — 31 31 #1,317
1946 — 31 31 #1,258
1945 — 13 13 #1,932
1944 — 16 16 #1,743
1943 — 22 22 #1,490
1942 — 24 24 #1,427
1941 — 29 29 #1,233
1940 — 30 30 #1,228
1939 — 22 22 #1,429
1938 — 25 25 #1,337
1937 — 28 28 #1,267
1936 — 26 26 #1,301
1935 — 24 24 #1,393
1934 — 49 49 #900
1933 — 42 42 #982
1932 — 30 30 #1,238
1931 — 42 42 #1,032
1930 — 51 51 #947
1929 — 55 55 #901
1928 — 57 57 #883
1927 — 53 53 #951
1926 — 77 77 #726
1925 — 50 50 #956
1924 — 62 62 #873
1923 — 61 61 #873
1922 — 64 64 #855
1921 — 73 73 #790
1920 — 60 60 #887
1919 — 83 83 #682
1918 — 90 90 #647
1917 — 99 99 #597
1916 — 97 97 #591
1915 — 92 92 #596
1914 — 74 74 #583
1913 — 70 70 #516
1912 — 68 68 #475
1911 — 28 28 #578
1910 — 22 22 #624
1909 — 17 17 #660
1908 — 22 22 #546
1907 — 13 13 #740
1906 — 14 14 #643
1905 — 22 22 #481
1904 — 16 16 #571
1903 — 15 15 #579
1902 — 13 13 #621
1901 — 15 15 #508
1900 — 19 19 #560
1899 — 18 18 #439
1898 — 23 23 #411
1897 — 16 16 #498
1896 — 33 33 #330
1895 — 19 19 #460
1894 — 19 19 #441
1893 — 21 21 #394
1892 — 25 25 #380
1891 — 23 23 #362
1890 — 21 21 #389
1889 — 27 27 #338
1888 — 30 30 #334
1887 — 34 34 #281
1886 — 32 32 #303
1885 — 28 28 #319
1884 — 36 36 #291
1883 — 44 44 #244
1882 — 43 43 #264
1881 — 18 18 #395
1880 — 33 33 #287