Is Gus a boy or girl name?
Gus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 166 boys were named Gus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 19,977 US babies named Gus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,212
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gus since 1880
- 19,977
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 327 babies
Boys and girls named Gus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,029 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 885 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 862 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,288 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,939 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 1,990 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,623 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,748 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,422 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 873 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 500 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 442 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 883 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,620 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 868 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 166 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 176 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 195 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 167 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 164 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 195 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 207 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 181 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 204 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 163 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 143 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 122 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 133 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 126 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 124 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 115 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 108 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 66 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 42 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 42 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 65 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 76 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 83 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 98 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 85 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 97 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 96 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 126 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 86 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 90 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 93 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 117 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 134 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 144 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 141 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 151 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 173 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 183 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 196 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 175 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 199 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 178 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 166 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 168 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 197 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 176 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 175 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 150 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 164 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 145 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 180 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 195 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 161 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 161 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 150 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 163 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 168 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 148 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 152 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 170 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 168 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 144 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 180 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 197 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 199 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 206 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 224 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 239 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 263 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 257 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 262 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 285 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 294 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 324 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 298 | #337 | 5 | #5,401 |
| 1923 | 277 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 303 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 327 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 312 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 323 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 309 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 291 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 288 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 287 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 223 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 198 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 163 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 100 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 106 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 104 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 80 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 96 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 85 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 76 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 75 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 71 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 85 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 70 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 120 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 71 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 78 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 89 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 95 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 72 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 76 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 93 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 117 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 85 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 109 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 114 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 133 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 82 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 102 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 87 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 117 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 81 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 120 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 94 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 99 | #137 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gus reached #121 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #5,401 in 1924. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.