Gustav Name Popularity

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How popular is Gustav?

In 2018 the rare name Gustav, ranked the 3,451st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Gustav is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #242 was reached in 1883.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1917 with 99 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gustav was 8 in 1982.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Gustav occurred roughly during the years 1893-1896, 1902-1905, 1907-1915, 1923-1926, 1943-1946, 1964-1968, 1982-1985, 1988-1991, 1993-1996, and 2003-2009, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1932, and 1959-1962.

For a number of years, the name Gustav has been moving upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Gustav for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gustav?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Gustav is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Gustav (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		32	3,451
2017		32	3,463
2016		28	3,803
2015		22	4,440
2014		19	4,933
2013		21	4,514
2012		27	3,824
2011		29	3,628
2010		27	3,847
2009		43	2,813
2008		38	3,067
2007		24	4,161
2006		33	3,248
2005		26	3,647
2004		26	3,562
2003		24	3,658
2002		29	3,128
2001		35	2,705
2000		18	4,272
1999		19	3,890
1998		22	3,425
1997		19	3,648
1996		28	2,702
1995		21	3,232
1994		22	3,154
1993		14	4,320
1992		22	3,040
1991		23	2,860
1990		17	3,505
1989		13	4,118
1988		16	3,257
1987		15	3,251
1986		12	3,716
1985		17	2,872
1984		11	3,790
1983		12	3,482
1982		8	4,755
1981		19	2,523
1980		20	2,474
1979		13	3,237
1978		20	2,314
1977		16	2,706
1976		17	2,541
1975		16	2,576
1974		15	2,601
1973		11	3,092
1972		15	2,471
1971		10	3,235
1970		17	2,238
1969		13	2,468
1968		25	1,595
1967		14	2,187
1966		19	1,784
1965		18	1,887
1964		12	2,465
1963		19	1,859
1962		11	2,573
1961		22	1,757
1960		18	1,938
1959		18	1,937
1958		17	1,979
1957		15	2,132
1956		25	1,580
1955		8	3,059
1954		26	1,510
1953		17	1,925
1952		24	1,566
1951		20	1,696
1950		24	1,512
1949		26	1,446
1948		17	1,847
1947		31	1,328
1946		31	1,270
1945		13	1,968
1944		16	1,769
1943		22	1,505
1942		24	1,440
1941		29	1,241
1940		30	1,238
1939		22	1,433
1938		25	1,352
1937		28	1,274
1936		26	1,306
1935		24	1,406
1934		49	902
1933		42	987
1932		30	1,243
1931		42	1,042
1930		51	950
1929		55	909
1928		57	884
1927		53	956
1926		77	726
1925		50	962
1924		62	875
1923		61	875
1922		64	859
1921		73	792
1920		60	890
1919		83	684
1918		90	647
1917		99	597
1916		97	592
1915		92	597
1914		74	583
1913		70	515
1912		68	474
1911		28	581
1910		22	629
1909		17	664
1908		22	546
1907		13	756
1906		14	658
1905		22	482
1904		16	577
1903		15	587
1902		13	624
1901		15	516
1900		19	565
1899		18	445
1898		23	410
1897		16	504
1896		33	330
1895		19	463
1894		19	445
1893		21	394
1892		25	381
1891		23	361
1890		21	396
1889		27	343
1888		30	338
1887		34	283
1886		32	304
1885		28	323
1884		36	291
1883		44	242
1882		43	262
1881		18	402
1880		33	286

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.