How Many People Are Named Gustave?
An estimated 1,423 people in the United States have the first name Gustave. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Gustave peaked in popularity in 1915 with 152 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gustave 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 Gustave paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,423
About 1 in 240,867 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1915
152 births
Total Registered
5,420
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gustave
Gustave is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,420 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gustave as a male name
Ranked #6,258 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (152 births)
Gustave: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gustave span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,091 babies were registered. Gustave has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gustave by Decade
How has Gustave 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.
Gustave by State
Birth registrations for Gustave span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in California, Minnesota, Ohio. On average, about 159 Gustaves were registered per state.
Gustave + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gustave as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gustave
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gustave: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gustave?
We estimate approximately 1,423 people named Gustave 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 240,867 Americans share this first name.
Is Gustave a common name?
Gustave is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,420 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gustave most popular?
Gustave reached peak popularity in 1915, when 152 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gustave is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gustave a male name?
Gustave is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gustave Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gustave Smith, Gustave Johnson, Gustave 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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