The first name Gustave
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
From French Gustave. French form of Swedish royal name Gustav; see Gustav for more.
A form of Gustav.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Gustave last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2010, with 5 births (#3,332).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gustave with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gustave at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Gustave, the 7,858th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 152 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Gustave
98 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gustave FlaubertFrench novelist (1821–1880)
- Jean-Marie Gustave Le ClézioFrench writer and Nobel Prize winner (born 1940)
- Gustave EiffelFrench chemical engineer and architect (1832–1923)
- Gustave CourbetFrench painter (1819–1877)
- Gustave Le BonFrench psychologist (1841-1931)
- Gustave DoréFrench illustrator and painter (1832–1883)
- Gustave CaillebotteFrench painter (1848–1894)
- Gustave Moreau19th century French Symbolist painter (1826-1898)
- Gustave CharpentierFrench composer (1860-1956)
- Gustave de MolinariBelgian political economist and classical liberal theorist (1819–1912)
- Gustave GarrigouFrench racing cyclist (1884–1963)
- Gustave KahnFrench symbolist poet and art critic (1859–1936)
Questions
- What does the name Gustave mean?
- From French Gustave. French form of Swedish royal name Gustav; see Gustav for more.
- How popular is the name Gustave?
- In 2019, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Gustave, ranking 4,702nd. Its peak was 2010, with 5 births.
- Is Gustave a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,430 US babies named Gustave since 1880 were boys.
- When was Gustave most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 152 babies were named Gustave, its highest rank at 441st.
- What name is Gustave a form of?
- Gustave is a form of Gustav.
- What are other spellings of Gustave?
- Gustav and Gustavus.
- Is Gustave also a surname?
- Yes. Gustave is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.