Gusta
Feminine · “venerable”
Gusta is Augusta with its first syllable dropped, the way Swedish, Norwegian and German households shortened it. The full name was an imperial title in Rome and was given, in colonial America, to a city on the Savannah River.
How old is the name Gusta?
Gusta first appears in US birth records in 1881 — 144 years ago. The typical Gusta alive today was born around 1910, making them about 115 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Gusta are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Gusta most popular?
Gusta peaked in 1884, reaching #640 nationally. See the whole 1884 chart.
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Where it comes from
From augustus to Gusta
The story of Gusta
Augusta was a title before it was a name, given to the women of the Roman imperial family. It came back into European use through the German courts, and one German princess carried it to America without ever crossing the ocean: the colony of Georgia named its new town of Augusta after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the wife of the Prince of Wales and mother of George III. In English-speaking families Augusta became Gussie; in Scandinavian and German ones it was more often Gusta, and immigrant families brought that form with them.
Meaning
venerable, majestic, through Augusta
A short form of Augusta, the feminine of the Roman title Augustus, from augustus, venerable or majestic.
How the name formed
- augustus
- Augusta
- Gusta
Related forms: Auguste · Augusta · Augusta · Augusta
Pronouncing Gusta
GUS-tuh
Stress on the first syllable. In Swedish it is said GOOS-ta.
Nicknames for Gusta
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1881
- Most girls named
- 191920 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #640reached in 1884
- Change vs 1943
- 0.0%5 in 1946, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gusta in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Auguste in German — related form
- Augusta in Swedish — related form
- Augusta in Italian — related form
- Augusta in Polish — related form
Gustas among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Gusta are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Gusta sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a clear meaning and a long European history.
- It is short and easy to say.
- Augusta stands behind it as a fuller form if one is ever wanted.
- It sounds close to gust, as in a gust of wind, and to Gus, which reads as a boy's name.
- Many will assume it is a nickname and ask for the full name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Gustas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Gusta are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Gusta in 2025?
- Gusta is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Gusta with classmates?
- Gusta will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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