# Gustaf (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gustaf/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Swedish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 747 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 747 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 11,505 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10,426 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10,565 |
| 2007 | 11 | 7,265 |
| 2008 | 10 | 7,888 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11,480 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10,036 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11,284 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9,067 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11,166 |
| 2017 | 10 | 7,783 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11,268 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9,011 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,878 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |

## People named Gustaf

- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
- Gustaf Gründgens, German actor, director, intendant (1899-1963)
- Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finnish linguist and diplomat (1873–1950)
- Gustaf Kossinna, German archaeologist (1858–1931)
- Gustaf Lindblom, athletics competitor (1891-1960)
- Gustaf Weidel, diplomat and gymnast (1890-1959)
- Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, equestrian (1861-1935)
- Gustaf Jonsson, cross-country skier
- Gustaf Blomgren, diver
- Gustaf Kilman, equestrian (1882–1946)
- Gustaf Estlander, Finnish architect, yacht designer and speed skater (1876-1930)
- Gustaf Larson, Automotive pioneer, Swedish engineer, Swedish founders of automobile manufacturer (1887–19

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.