Gustave is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gustave means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gustave across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gustave has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gustave is a boy name of Old Norse origin meaning “staff of the Geats”. A French and Swedish form of Gustav.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,430 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 32 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Gustave per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1915 (152/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (5/yr).
Gustave has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1915, when it ranked #940 nationally (given to 152 babies that year).
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