babyNamedGustave
“staff of the Goths”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Germanic and Scandinavian origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 151st
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,225
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,481
- +5.9% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1900
Meaning and origin of Gustave
Gustave is thought to mean “staff of the Goths” and is of Germanic and Scandinavian origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Gustave in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
- Over recent years, Gustave has been rising (+5.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Gustave every 7.3 schools, all spellings combined.
Gustave in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
24 babies in 3 years1 boy in 214,231
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Gustav15
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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