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Origin & history of Gustav1
Old Norse / Germanic roots
Gustav comes from the Old Norse / Germanic tradition, meaning Staff of the Goths, Goth's staff.
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How popular is Gustav?
1917
peak year
Gustav reached its widest reach during the 1910s. In 1917, 99 babies received the name (ranked #597). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3476), with about 33 babies given the name annually. Gustav's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 4,237 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
99
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #597)
(ranked #597)
33
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
330
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,237
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gustav9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
G7
U3
S1
T2
A1
V4
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Gustav🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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