Namewise

Gus

male

Gus.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #402 in Republic of Ireland in 2020. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

This name has real, sourced official popularity statistics, but Namewise hasn't yet researched and written its meaning, origin or history. How this is assessed

Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

Descriptive attributes of the name itself — not a confidence measurement, and not an overall quality score. Namewise doesn't approve or disapprove of names.

Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #664 to #2022.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#664#2022
View as table
England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1040
1997#2022
1998#669
1999#1130
2000#773
2001#751
2002#1077
2003#889
2004#1222
2005#1617
2006#1280
2007#1169
2008#1294
2009#1425
2010#1171
2011#1087
2012#1430
2013#1617
2014#1223
2015#807
2016#974
2017#861
2018#870
2019#1217
2020#962
2021#815
2022#699
2023#910
2024#664

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

See full popularity history and data table

Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Entirely local — nothing you type here is saved or sent anywhere.

Full sibling-set and initials-across-a-shortlist matching is a planned premium feature — see Premium.