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How popular is the name Gus?
Births per year, rank history and how many Guses are alive today.
Gus (male) is a shortened form of the name Angus. Although Gus itself was given to 39 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 822nd as a registered name), most Guses are registered as Angus, which ranked 325th in 2025 with 136 babies.
Most people called Gus are registered as Angus, and share that name's profile: the Angus you are most likely to meet is around 27 years old. Half of all Anguses born in England and Wales are between 11 and 30, and there are at least 7,500 of them alive today. Only some Anguses go by Gus.
How many babies are named Gus or Angus each year?
Combined registrations of Angus, Gus. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Angus rank as a registered name?
Where does Gus rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Gus short for Angus?
Yes - Gus is a shortened form of Angus. Guses are usually registered as Angus at birth.
When was the name Gus most popular?
The full name Angus peaked in 1998, when 298 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Gus itself peaked as a registered name in 2024, with 56 babies.
How many people are called Gus?
There's no official count of people who go by Gus, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 7,500 people registered as Angus born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Gus.
How old is the typical Gus?
Most people called Gus are registered as Angus. Most living Anguses are between 11 and 30; the most common age is about 27.
Is Gus becoming more or less popular?
Broadly steady in recent years.