Given name & surname
Gusta
“one who is venerable; majestic”·“from the staff of the gods”
In Czech use, Gusta is a diminutive of August. One Latin interpretation is “one who is venerable; majestic.” Gusta is a variant of Gustava. In Swedish use, Gustava carries the interpretation “from the staff of the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Czech use, Gusta is a diminutive of August. One Latin interpretation is “one who is venerable; majestic.” Gusta is a variant of Gustava. In Swedish use, Gustava carries the interpretation “from the staff of the gods.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Gusta is a diminutive of August. An origin associated with August is Latin. In Czech use, Gusta is a diminutive of Gustav. Gustav has been associated with Old Norse and Danish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Gusta is a diminutive of August. In Czech usage, Gusta is a diminutive of Augusta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Czech use, Gusta is a diminutive of August. The history of August gives this family its wider story. August has historical associations with royal or imperial families. In Czech use, Gusta is a diminutive of Gustav. The history of Gustav gives this family its wider story. Gustav has historical associations with Scandinavian royalty.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gusta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 578
- 0 boys · 578 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1946. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020; 129 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gusta’s family of names
In Czech usage, Gusta is a diminutive of August. Gusta has a related form in Gustava. In Czech usage, Gusta is a diminutive of Augusta.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gusta
- Gusta FučíkováCzech politician, writer and publicist (1903–1987)
- Louise IsachsenNorwegian physician (1875-1932)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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