What is Gus short for?
Gus is short for August, Augustus, Augustine and Angus. In 2025, 145 boys in the United States were given Gus as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Gus
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
August Latin origin
Gus from August: the warm vintage favorite.
268 girls and 3,958 boys named August in 2025
Augustine Latin origin
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Gus from Augustine: the warm vintage favorite.
38 girls and 549 boys named Augustine in 2025