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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.
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The vibe of Gus
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Origin & history of Gus
Latin augustus (great)
→ diminutive Gus
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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.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Breaking Bad (2008).
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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
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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)
(ranked #324)
182
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,820
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
19,977
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gus2
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.
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Most compact greatness✦
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Warm three-letterG7
U3
S1
Sum: 11 → Life path 2
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Personality of Gus🕊️
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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