Gus
1 syllable
♂ Male ◎ Modern American ◈ 1 syllable
"One strength"

From Modern American

Gus means great or magnificent — a diminutive of Augustus/Gustave, from the Latin. Gus Fring IS Breaking Bad's most compelling villain. My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Gus believes everything IS Greek. Three letters of Breaking-Bad's-most-compelling, everything-IS-Greek, and the most compact greatness.

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Gus at a glance
MeaningOne strength
OriginModern American
GenderMale
Syllables1
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#1112
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Why parents love Gus
  • Gus Fring IS Breaking Bad's most compelling villain.
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Gus IS the most beloved.
  • Three letters with a warm, compact sound: GUS.
  • The meaning great/magnificent IS the most direct.
  • The most compact form of Augustus.
The vibe of Gus
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Origin & history of Gus
Latin augustus (great) diminutive Gus
1
Modern American roots
Gus IS a diminutive of Augustus/Gustave. Fring IS Breaking Bad's most compelling. Greek Wedding's Gus IS the most beloved.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Breaking Bad (2008).
3
Today
Gus remains a beloved choice, ranking #1112 in the US. 19,977 babies have been named Gus since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Gus?
1921 peak year
Today, Gus is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1112), with only about 182 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1921, 327 babies were given the name (ranked #324 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Gus's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 19,977 babies have been registered as Gus since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
327 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #324)
182 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,820 Total registrations
last 10 years
19,977 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,112) Moderate
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Gus
2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.

Gus's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — compact-great adventure. People named Gus tend to be warm, compelling, and gifted at being the most compact greatness.

Most compact greatness
Fring-Breaking-Bad
Greek-Wedding
Augustus-diminutive
Warm three-letter
G7
U3
S1
Sum: 11 → Life path 2
Personality of Gus
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Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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