The baby name Gustave is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡy.stav/ (French); /ˈɡʌstæv/ (English) — respell: goo-STAHV (Fr), GUS-tav (En).
Gustave is Norse in Origin.
The baby name Gustave is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡy.stav/ (French); /ˈɡʌstæv/ (English) — respell: goo-STAHV (Fr), GUS-tav (En).
Gustave is Norse in Origin.
Gustave is the French form of Gustav, rooted in Old Norse elements Gautr (Geat/Goth) and stafr (staff, support). The composite yields the sense “staff or support of the Geats/Goths,” often broadened to “royal staff.” The name also appears in Old Swedish as Götstafr and in Latinized records as Gustavus, which fed later scholarly and ecclesiastical usage.
Borne by several Swedish kings (notably Gustav I Vasa and Gustav II Adolf), the name gained a regal, martial aura across Europe. In France, Gustave flourished in the 19th and early 20th centuries, associated with luminaries such as the novelist Gustave Flaubert, engineer Gustave Eiffel, and painter Gustave Moreau; today it feels vintage but distinctive. International variants include Gustav (German/Scandinavian), Gustaf (Swedish), Gustavo (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian), Gustaaf (Dutch), and Gösta (Swedish). Diminutives and nicknames include Gus, Gustl, and Gusti; feminine Gustava appears occasionally.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | 0 | #12 | 1 | 425 | |
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #28 | 7 | 903 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #41 | 4 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #50 | 7 | 2,592 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #120 | 467 | 2,865 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 9 | 1,769 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #166 | 23 | 401 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2015 | #185 | 3 | 1,467 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #206 | 568 | 12,054 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| France | Girls | 1959 | #269 | 3 | 1,148 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #285 | 22 | 2,588 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #354 | 8 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #524 | 17 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 42 | 13,390 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #741 | 11 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #879 | 14 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 39 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,159 | 18 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Gustave is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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