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Gus

Gus ranks #37 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 37 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #30 among boy dog names.
Gus's popularity trend

Gus's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
37
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#37
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−69
2014 → 2019
Gender split
93% male
7% female93% male

Gender split comes from 75 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Gus mean?
/ɡʌs/1 syllable

Gus most often started life as a short form of Augustus, a Latin name meaning "majestic" or "venerable" — the same root behind the Roman imperial title Augustus. It's also used as a nickname for Gustav and, less commonly, Konstantinos.

Gus is friendly and unpretentious, a name that sounds like an old soul in the best way. It suits a pet with a dignified, easygoing manner, the kind of companion everyone instantly likes.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Gus shows up

Cats named Gus per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.16%
TorontoON, CA0.07%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Gus

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