male NAME · CURRENTLY #1331

Gus

GUS

“Diminutive of Augustus, “great, magnificent,” or Angus, “one choice.””

A familiar short form used for names such as Augustus, August, Augustine, and Gustav.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Gus has traveled through time

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LATEST YEAR2025145 births
PEAK RANK#121in 1882
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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