Gus

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A few things about Gus you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Gus

Gus Van Sant

American film director, producer, photographer and musician (born 1952)

Choose Gus and your child shares a first name with Gus Van Sant, an American film director, producer, photographer and musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Gus, like who?” Gus Van Sant's Wikipedia article is available in 59 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 11,779 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Gus, 145 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Gus would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGus has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Guss, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1888, when it ranked #121. Today it's #1,328, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowGus is 4.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 46,729 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 11,779.
• 🍂TrendGus has slipped 156 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,328. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedGus is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #477, followed by Iowa (#571) and Oregon (#604). It's in the top 1,000 in 7 states.

About the name Gus

Gus is a boy name. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with G and ending in “-gus”. US birth records list Gus for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked #121 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,328, with 145 babies.