Gus

Diminutive of Augustus, Angus, Gustave, Augustin, Augusten, Augustine, August

"one strength"

Gus Origin and Meaning

Variation of August

Gus Rank in US Top 1000

# 994 in the US

Gus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 390 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gus

• 994 US 2018
• 390 Nameberry 2025
• 212 Unique 2024
• 990 Future 2028
• 668 England 2024
• 28 Dogs 2023
• 21 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Gus

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Gus.

• Alfie
• Winston
• Franklin
• Freddie
• Chester
• Monty
• Sidney
• Teddy
• Ralph
• Wallace
• Rudy
• Otis
• Floyd
• Hugh
• Harvey
• Angus
• Hank
• Albie
• Clyde
• Walter

Famous People Named Gus

• Augustus "Gus" Kenworthy American skier
• Augustus "Gus" Morgan (b. 2010) son of actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
• August "Gus" Jaeger (b. 2010) son of actors Sam and Amber Jaeger
• Gus Williams Dodson (b. 2014) son of actors Ashley Williams and Neal Dodson
• Jules Augustus "Gus" Robertson adopted son of TV personalities Jep and Jessica Robertson ("Duck Dynasty")
• Gus Sanford (b. 2014) son of actress Poppy Montgomery and Shawn Sanford
• Gus Schiff son of actors Richard Schiff and Sheila Kelley
• Gus Crazy Mistake

The name Gus in Pop Culture

• Captain Augustus "Gus" McCrae from "Lonesome Dove"
• Gus the mouse from Disney's "Cinderella"
• Burton "Gus" Guster II from TV show "Psych"
• Gustavo "Gus" Fring from the television series "Breaking Bad"
• Gus Griswald one of the main characters from Disney's "Recess"
• Gus Pike character from TV's "Road to Avonlea"
• Gus Grisby from the movie "Free Willy: Escape from Pirate Cove"
• Gus Grissom from movie "That Thing You Do"
• Gus Hart character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Gus character on TV's "Mighty Med"
• Gus Cruikshank lead character on Netflix's "Love"
• Gus Matthews main character in "The Benchwarmers"
• Costas "Gus" Portokalos character from the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
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• Gus character in the video game "Stardew Valley"