Gus
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Gus
Gus is a homey grandpa nickname name that can work as a short form for any of the above or stand on its own as a cutting-edge replacement for Max and Jake--though it was off the Top 1000 from 1978 until 2016, when it squeaked in at Number 999.
Gus for boys#1331 US
Gus was chosen for their sons by Dixie Chick Emily Robison and actress Julie Bowen. In T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (and in the stage musical), the full name of Gus the Theatre Cat is Asparagus.
Gus for girls
Boyish nicknames for girls are trending! Gus - short for the proper Augusta - fits alongside casual cool girls Jo and Lou. With August and Gus rising for boys, maybe Gus will be next to cross over.
Pronounced GUS.
As of October 2026, Gus ranked #1331 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #121 in 1888, Nameberry popularity #408.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,193 | 155 | 80.7 |
| 2015 | #1,153 | 163 | 85 |
| 2016 | #1,001 | 204 | 107.5 |
| 2017 | #1,082 | 181 | 97.8 |
| 2018 | #999 | 207 | 114 |
| 2019 | #1,051 | 195 | 108.7 |
| 2020 | #1,175 | 164 | 95 |
| 2021 | #1,180 | 167 | 95.5 |
| 2022 | #1,098 | 195 | 111.7 |
| 2023 | #1,170 | 176 | 102.9 |
| 2024 | #1,212 | 166 | 96.3 |
| 2025 | #1,331 | 145 | 84.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Guss
- Augustus "Gus" KenworthyBoy
American skier
- Augustus "Gus" Morgan (b. 2010)Boy
son of actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton
- August "Gus" Jaeger (b. 2010)Boy
son of actors Sam and Amber Jaeger
- Gus Williams Dodson (b. 2014)Boy
son of actors Ashley Williams and Neal Dodson
- Jules Augustus "Gus" RobertsonBoy
adopted son of TV personalities Jep and Jessica Robertson ("Duck Dynasty")
- Gus Sanford (b. 2014)Boy
son of actress Poppy Montgomery and Shawn Sanford
- Gus SchiffBoy
son of actors Richard Schiff and Sheila Kelley
- Gus CrazyBoy
Mistake
Gus in pop culture
- Captain Augustus "Gus" McCraeBoy
from "Lonesome Dove"
- GusBoy
the mouse from Disney's "Cinderella"
- Burton "Gus" Guster IIBoy
from TV show "Psych"
- Gustavo "Gus" FringBoy
from the television series "Breaking Bad"
- Gus GriswaldBoy
one of the main characters from Disney's "Recess"
- Gus PikeBoy
character from TV's "Road to Avonlea"
- Gus GrisbyBoy
from the movie "Free Willy: Escape from Pirate Cove"
- Gus GrissomBoy
from movie "That Thing You Do"
- Gus HartBoy
character in "The Sims 3" computer game
- GusBoy
character on TV's "Mighty Med"
- Gus CruikshankBoy
lead character on Netflix's "Love"
- Gus MatthewsBoy
main character in "The Benchwarmers"
- Costas "Gus" PortokalosBoy
character from the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
- This is stuck Boy
And can’t be corrected
- GusBoy
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"