Gustava
Gustava is a feminine form of Gustav or Gustavus. People with the name include:Gustava Aigner (1906–1987), Austrian geologist and palaeontologist Gustava Kielland (1800–1889), Norwegian author and missionary pioneer Gustava Johanna Stenborg (1776–1819), was a Swedish artist
Meaning & Origin of Gustava
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gustava is a feminine form of Gustav or Gustavus. People with the name include:Gustava Aigner (1906–1987), Austrian geologist and palaeontologist Gustava Kielland (1800–1889), Norwegian author and missionary pioneer Gustava Johanna Stenborg (1776–1819), was a Swedish artist
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The Story of Gustava
Gustava first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1888, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 20 Gustavas were born — ranking #1,944 that year. As of 2026, Gustava ranks #4,621 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 385 Gustavas 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 Gustava
Gustava is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 385 births in the dataset. Gustava's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,944. Use the chart and map above to compare Gustava'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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