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Gustav

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What official birth registration shows about Gustav: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #1786 to #3937.199720042009201420192025#1786#3937
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
1998#2901
2000#3036
2002#2005
2003#2189
2004#2070
2005#3849
2006#2282
2007#2435
2008#1828
2009#3227
2010#2629
2011#3300
2012#2458
2013#1920
2014#2079
2015#1786
2016#3478
2017#2512
2018#2259
2019#3937
2020#3334
2021#2125
2022#2320
2023#2325
2025#2664

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #19 among boys in Norway, #2664 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #154 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in Norway in 2025.

Gustav's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#23259HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#25128HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#34785HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#178613HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#207910HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#192011HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#182811HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#24357HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#22827HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#20707HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#20056HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#19250HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#21234HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#20227HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#23208HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#20207HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#35145HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#49138HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#51140HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#62124HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#70114HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#72117HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#80106HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#84101HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#82105HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#11568HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#9784HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#11572HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#12559HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#11866HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#13157HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#13651HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#16637HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#15341HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#19327HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#20227HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#23422HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#16439HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#20825HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#19429HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#18033HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#23622HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#24022HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#29615HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#24723HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#27219HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#27319HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#35313HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#36912HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#27118HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#36812HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#29816HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#41210HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#41410HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#34913HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5446HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4628HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#28916HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#33613HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4478HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#37411HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4887HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4279HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4677HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#39010HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4478HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4557HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#35710HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4935HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3619HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#24917HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#28813HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4157HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#3439HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4196HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#27912HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3478HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3836HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#20518HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#23814HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#26711HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#2799HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#22714HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#23913HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#24112HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#19419HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#16926HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#21016HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#24312HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#18323HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#19020HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#15428HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Gustav is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Gustav, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#19 in 2025
England and Wales1997–202526#1786 in 2015

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (2015) than in Norway (2025).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Gustav

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.