Gustava

Girl · recorded 1888–1942

  • 1942last recorded
  • 1892best year

Most popular in 1892.

Last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gustava.

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Its story

Popularity since 1888

0214218881902191519291942

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 43 recorded years as a table
Gustava, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188834
189037
189132
189242
189726
189827
189921
190027
190121
190223
190323
190418
190725
190824
190914
191025
191213
191316
191413
191512
191613
191714
191810
191910
192013
192115
192215
192317
192410
192510
19269
19275
19286
19296
193012
19315
19329
19335
19345
19367
19375
19385
19424

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gustava isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1942
5
Rank in 1942
#4,622
How rare
1 in 270,143 girls
Since 1888
385

Gustava was last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1892, at 42 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gustava doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.