Name meaning & stats
Gus
Gus means “majestic, venerable” (Latin origin). 10,126 US babies since 1940, peak 2018.
What it means
“majestic, venerable”
LatinPet form of Augustus
In US birth records
Peak year: 2018
10,126 US babies were named Gus between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Gus (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Gus is the main spelling
- Gus 98%
- Guss 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2018)