Gustaf
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, an earlier variant of Gustav.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Gustaf (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Gustaf has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2004. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 155 |
| 1999 | 145 |
| 2000 | 139 |
| 2001 | 133 |
| 2002 | 155 |
| 2003 | 143 |
| 2004 | 158 |
| 2005 | 118 |
| 2006 | 90 |
| 2007 | 110 |
| 2008 | 94 |
| 2009 | 67 |
| 2010 | 84 |
| 2011 | 75 |
| 2012 | 73 |
| 2013 | 57 |
| 2014 | 63 |
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2016 | 60 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2020 | 44 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 27 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 12,485 |
| 2000 | 11,923 |
| 2001 | 11,406 |
| 2002 | 10,935 |
| 2003 | 10,509 |
| 2004 | 10,091 |
| 2005 | 9,721 |
| 2006 | 9,352 |
| 2007 | 9,046 |
| 2008 | 8,831 |
| 2009 | 8,556 |
| 2010 | 8,327 |
| 2011 | 8,118 |
| 2012 | 7,904 |
| 2013 | 7,720 |
| 2014 | 7,544 |
| 2015 | 7,373 |
| 2016 | 7,232 |
| 2017 | 7,128 |
| 2018 | 6,997 |
| 2019 | 6,897 |
| 2020 | 6,821 |
Gustaf in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gustaf.Hi! My name is Gustaf.
- Gustaf bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Gustaf lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Gustaf kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Gustaf is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Gustafs mamma är lärare.Gustaf's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gustafs mamma is Gustaf's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Gustaf
How do you pronounce Gustaf in Swedish?
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What does the name Gustaf mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, an earlier variant of Gustav.
How popular is Gustaf in Sweden?
27 babies were named Gustaf in 2022. In 2020, 6,821 people in Sweden had Gustaf as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2004 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.