Gus

“Variant of Augustus — Majestic; venerable” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1331 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Gus — on the books since 1880, #1331 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 20,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 720 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Guses

Gus Van Sant — American film director, producer, photographer and musician (born 1952)
Gus Grissom — American astronaut (1926–1967)
Gus Poyet — Uruguayan association football player and manager
Gus Kenworthy — American and British freestyle skier and actor
Gus Williams — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

Gus Goose — Donald's Cousin Gus
Gus Fring — Breaking Bad · Better Call Saul
Gus — Psych

What Guses become

Among 440 notable people named Gus:

Sports figures appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gus Poyet, Uruguayan association football player and manager.

Similar names: Augustus · Ulysses · Guy · Valentine · Hans · Lucius

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