Gustavo is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Gustavo means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Gustavo across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Gustavo has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Gustavo is a boy name of Old Norse origin meaning “staff of the Goths”. The Spanish and Italian form of Gustav.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 40,461 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 194 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 4 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 Gustavo per year, United States (1911 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (1,295/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (16/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (4/yr).
Gustavo has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #503 nationally (given to 1,295 babies that year).
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