Boy · English short form
Gus
Say it: GUS
Meaning
A short form of Augustus, from Latin augustus 'venerable', or of Gustav, whose origin is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Common in late-1800s America, especially among German and Scandinavian immigrants.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 19,269 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1882, about 1 in 947 boys
- 160 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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