Gustavo
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Gustavo is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Brazil than in any other country, where it is the 43rd most common given name. Recorded meaning: From Scandinavian Gustaf.
- ARArgentina≈1 in 166(inferred from the name graph)
- PYParaguay≈1 in 179
- UYUruguay≈1 in 257
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Brazil (measured from records)
- #285 (measured from records)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 463 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 166 (inferred from the name graph)
680,738 people, 2022
of 15M given names
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Argentina, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
From Scandinavian Gustaf. See Gustave in French supplement. H
Sources 1
- A concise dictionary of first names
Attested across 16 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Gustavo counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | #43 | 680,738 | 1 in 311 | 681K | Gustavo | 274 |
| AR Argentina | #32 | ≈270,000 est. | ≈1 in 166 | 268 | Gustavo | 217 |
| CO Colombia | #114 | ≈94,000 est. | ≈1 in 522 | 118 | Gustavo | 184 |
| US United States | #842 | 73,690 | 1 in 4.5K | 74K | Gustavo | 463 |
| VE Venezuela | #71 | ≈65,000 est. | ≈1 in 439 | — | Gustavo | 124 |
| PY Paraguay | #21 | ≈40,000 est. | ≈1 in 179 | — | Gustavo | 76 |
| UY Uruguay | #10 | ≈13,000 est. | ≈1 in 257 | — | Gustavo | 125 |
680,738 people counted by IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror), 2022. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present); IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; the co-datosgov-candidates register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Gustavo is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Spanish, Germánico: Chustaffus; etimología discutida, quizá ‘bastón/cetro de la batalla’ o ‘cetro divino’.
as a nameDiccionario etimológico de nombres propios
In Italian, Nome scandinavo, entrato tardi nell'onomastica italiana; forse da konung/konig 're' e stab/stai 'scettro'.
as a nameDizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani
In Italian, Xome scandinavo, tardi entrato nell'onomaeticn italiana. Forse d a konung (konig) = re, e stab, stai = scettro. S. Gustavo, 2 agosto.
as a nameNomi e Cognomi: Saggio di ricerche etimologiche e storiche
In German, männl. Vom., spanische [gus'tabo], italienische [gus'ta:vo] und portugiesische [gu/'tavu] Form von
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
El cetro del rey, el cetro divino
as a name25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Gustav II Adolfb. 1594SEnot in their usual nameSwedish king (regent 1611–1632) (1594–1632)
- Gustavo Adolfo Bécquerb. 1836ESSpanish poet
- Gustavo Díaz Ordazb. 1911MX56th President of Mexico
- Miguel Gustavob. 1922BRBrazilian journalist and musician
- Paco de Lucíab. 1947ESnot in their usual nameSpanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician (1947-2014)
- Gustavo Petrob. 1960CO42rd President of Colombia 2022–2026
- Gustavo Poyetb. 1967UYUruguayan association football player and manager
- Gustavo Kuertenb. 1976BRBrazilian tennis player
- Gustavo Dudamelb. 1981VEVenezuelan conductor and violinist
- Luiz Gustavob. 1987BRBrazilian association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 83 sources across 43 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 269 | #76,963 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 110 | #149,395 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 61 | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Gustavo a male or female name?
- Gustavo is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Gustavo have the most bearers?
- In Brazil, the national register counted about 681 thousand people named Gustavo, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled gustavo.
- Where does the name Gustavo come from?
- From Scandinavian Gustaf. See Gustave in French supplement. H Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
- What does the name Gustavo mean?
- Recorded meaning: From Scandinavian Gustaf.
- How common is the name Gustavo?
- In Brazil, the national register counted 680,738 people named Gustavo in 2022, about 1 in 311 residents.
- How common is Gustavo compared with other names?
- In Brazil, Gustavo is the 43rd most common given name of 474,894 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gustavo” — the 43rd most common given name in Brazil. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.