Gus
Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Angus, August, Augustine, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten, Augustus, Aengus, Argus, Fergus, Gustav, Gustafson, Ferguson, and Gussie.
Meaning & Origin of Gus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Angus, August, Augustine, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten, Augustus, Aengus, Argus, Fergus, Gustav, Gustafson, Ferguson, and Gussie.
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The Story of Gus
Gus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 99 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 327 Guss were born — ranking #324 that year. As of 2026, Gus ranks #1,184 for baby boys with 175 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 20K Guss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gus
Gus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Gus's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #121. Use the chart and map above to compare Gus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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