Gus

Boy name

Gus has been given to 20,124 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin /ɡʌs/

Clipping of Augustus. From the Latin name Augustus.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

20,124

Peak year

1921 (327 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -11%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Gus.

20,158 babies since 1880

20,385 babies since 1885

20,839 babies since 1880

21,166 babies since 1880

19,034 babies since 1883

21,262 babies since 1880

18,794 babies since 1880

18,765 babies since 1880

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