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Gus

Pronounced /ɡʌs/

Rank in 2024
#1,216
Born in 2024
166
Peak year
1921 · #325
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 166 boys were named Gus, about 1 in every 10,333.
  • It peaked in 1921 with 327 babies, ranked #325.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 19,972 boys have been named Gus since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Gus per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.3
    Greatest
  2. 0.2
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 5,450 babies, 0.33 per 1,000. Silent: 3,451 babies, 0.17 per 1,000. Boomers: 3,273 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,516 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Millennials: 736 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,396 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,116 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Clipping of Augustus. From the Latin name Augustus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡʌs/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ɡʊs/ Rhymes: -ʌs ==== Proper noun ==== Gus A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.

  • A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Gustav and its variants.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Konstantinos.
Origin
Not recorded
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/ɡʌs/

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