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Gustavo

/ɡəˈstɑvoʊ/ · 100% boys · #625 in the US for boys, 2025

Gustavo has been given to about 40,461 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɡəˈstɑvoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 36,998
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gustavo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 1,295
  • Born in 2025447
  • All time40,461
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Gustavo?

Gustavo ranks 625th among American boys in 2025, with 447 born that year. Its best year was 2000, when 1,295 babies were given the name, ranking 260th. The typical living American called Gustavo is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Gustavo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gustave0.74
  2. Gustav0.74
  3. Gonzalo0.46
  4. Genaro0.46

Middle names for Gustavo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gustavo Paul0.85
  2. Gustavo Lee0.85
  3. Gustavo Dean0.84
  4. Gustavo Blake0.84
  5. Gustavo Bryce0.84
  6. Gustavo Wade0.84

Sibling names for Gustavo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Saulbrother · 0.98
  2. Marcosbrother · 0.98
  3. Carolinasister · 0.98
  4. Marinasister · 0.98
  5. Fabianbrother · 0.98
  6. Kirasister · 0.97

Where Gustavo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.04%
  2. Kansas0.03%
  3. Texas0.03%
  4. California0.03%
  5. Arizona0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Gustavo White0.80
  2. Gustavo Reyes0.80
  3. Gustavo Nguyen0.80
  4. Gustavo Lee0.80
  5. Gustavo Hill0.80
  6. Gustavo Hall0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Gustavo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Gustavo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.