Boy name Swedish origin Christian Protestant tradition

Gustav

GOOS-tahv · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
staff of the Goths
Language
Swedish
Culture
Old Norse
Religion
Christian Protestant
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Scandinavian
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3340
2024 births35
Peak year1917
First appeared1880
Total US births4,237
1917 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
GusGustavo
Alternate spellings
GustavGustaf
In other languages
Gustavo (Spanish)Gustave (French)Gustaaf (Dutch)

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King Gustav II Adolf
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