Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Gustave

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1915

Peak era

1915

Peak rank proxy

152

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19152024

Peak year

1915

Decline from peak

90.8%

2024

All-time

5,420

Gustave is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1915, when 152 boys were named Gustave.

In 2024, only 14 boys were given the name.

Down 90.8% from its peak.

All told, about 5,420 Americans have been named Gustave and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1915

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