Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Gus

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gus
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

327

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

49.2%

2024

166

All-time

19,972

Gus has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 327 boys were named Gus.

In 2024, only 166 boys were given the name.

Down 49.2% from its peak.

All told, about 19,972 Americans have been named Gus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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