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Gustaf

What does Gustaf mean?

Gustaf Pronunciation of Gustaf as a boys' name is of Scandinavian origin, and the name Gustaf means "Goth (or god) staff". Gustaf is an alternate spelling of Gustav (Scandinavian).

STARTS WITH Gu-

ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian

Variations

VARIANTS Gustaof, Gustaff, Gustaaf

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA GUSTAV Gosta, Gus, Guss, Gussie, Gustave, Gustavo, Gustavus, Gustaw, Gustovo, Gustus, Gusztav

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gustaf Cason (G.C.), ..

How popular is Gustaf?

Gustaf is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#138741 out of 150436, Top 92%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Gustaf reached its top rank of #756 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gustaf name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Gustaf outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Gus (#994 FROM RECENT DATA), Guss, Gussie, Gustav, Gustave, Gustavo (#607) and Gustavus are the popular related forms of Gustaf. Other variants, like Gustus, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Gustaf reached its most widespread a century ago (AVERAGE #775) and is now much lower (#1700, 81% LESS USAGE), with forms like Gustav becoming less fashionable.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gustaf, Gus, Guss, Gussie, Gustav in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gustave, Gustavo, Gustavus in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Gustav outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Asaf, Dustan, Gaetan, Gaspar, Gaston, Gautam, Giusto, Gullan, Gulshan, Gulzar, Gunnar, Guntar, Gunter, Gunthar, Guntur, Guto, Guttman, Gutun, Gutyn, Justan, Mustafa and Rustan. These names tend to be more frequently used than Gustaf.

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