The baby name Gust is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced GUST (English: /ɡʌst/ — rhymes with 'must').
Gust is Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Gust is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced GUST (English: /ɡʌst/ — rhymes with 'must').
Gust is Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
Gust is a clipped form of the Scandinavian and German name Gustav, ultimately Latinized as Gustavus. Its etymology is debated: one Norse analysis combines Gautr (a Geat) with stafr (staff), yielding "staff/support of the Geats," while a Slavic pathway relates it to Gostislav, "glorious/esteemed guest." Either way, the root has long associations with leadership and prestige in Northern Europe.
As a given name in its own right, Gust appeared in English-language records in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially among Scandinavian and German immigrants in the United States, but today it is rare and more often a nickname. Variants and cognates include Gus, Gustav, Gustave (French), Gustavo (Spanish/Portuguese/Italian), Gustaaf (Dutch), Gustavs (Latvian), and the diminutive Gusti (German/Austrian); feminine forms include Gustava and Gusta. Related names are August and Augustus. In English, Gust also carries a brisk, meteorological undertone.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #70 | 128 | 401 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #281 | 18 | 5,122 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| EG | 0 | #391 | 10 | 6,387 | |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #427 | 16 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #617 | 6 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #816 | 71 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #842 | 118 | 14,742 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #865 | 14 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #903 | 18 | 15,656 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #917 | 35 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #963 | 20 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,596 | 19 | 28,008 |
Gust is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
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