How Many People Are Named Guss?
An estimated 141 people in the United States have the first name Guss. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Guss peaked in popularity in 1920 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Guss as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Guss paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Guss is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
Estimated Living Americans
141
About 1 in 2,430,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1920
39 births
Total Registered
1,136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Guss
Guss is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,136 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Guss as a male name
Ranked #6,717 in 1982
5 male births in 1982
Peak: 1920 (39 births)
Guss: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Guss span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 275 babies were registered. Guss has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Guss by Decade
How has Guss tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Guss by State
Birth registrations for Guss span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas. On average, about 18 Gusss were registered per state.
Guss + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Guss as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Guss
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Guss: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Guss?
We estimate approximately 141 people named Guss are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,430,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Guss a common name?
Guss is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Guss most popular?
Guss reached peak popularity in 1920, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Guss is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Guss a male name?
Guss is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Guss Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Guss Smith, Guss Johnson, Guss Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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