Gus
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 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.
As of October 2026, Gus ranked #1331 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #121 in 1888, Nameberry popularity #240.
Editor's take: The name Gus is a boy's name of Irish origin.
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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Gus on lists
Famous Guss
- 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
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"
- This is stuck
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- Gus
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"