NameTides

Gus

Gus was the #1,328 boys' name in the US in 2025 (145 babies), and #822 in England & Wales and #981 in Canada.

Gus as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Gus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Gus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,328 (145)#822 (39)——#676 (4)#981 (26)
2024#1,211 (167)#664 (56)#727 (3)—#785 (3)#788 (33)
2023#1,169 (176)#910 (34)———#1,115 (20)
2022#1,097 (196)#699 (48)——#779 (3)#833 (30)
2021#1,179 (167)#815 (39)#605 (4)#433 (3)—#853 (29)
2020#1,172 (164)#962 (29)——#402 (9)#878 (27)
2019#1,052 (195)#1,217 (21)———#882 (26)
2018#998 (207)#870 (35)#595 (4)——#712 (35)
2017#1,081 (181)#861 (36)——#610 (4)#845 (28)
2016#999 (204)#974 (30)——#713 (3)#865 (27)
2015#1,152 (163)#807 (39)——#615 (4)#898 (25)
2014#1,188 (155)#1,223 (21)———#1,062 (19)
2013#1,238 (143)#1,617 (14)———#1,210 (16)
2012#1,376 (122)#1,430 (17)———#1,552 (11)
2011#1,411 (117)#1,087 (24)——#490 (6)#1,467 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1888 at #121.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Gus is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,400 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gus by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #477MNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #844INOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: #621UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Gus (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#75315

Gus (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GusCanadaBoys#98126
GusEngland & WalesBoys#82239
GusIrelandBoys#6764
GusNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GusScotlandBoys—too few
GusUSGirls—too few
GusUSBoys#1,328145