Given name
Gustava
“from the staff of the gods”·“of the staff of the gods”
Gustava is a feminine form of Gustave. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the staff of the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Gustava carries the interpretation “from the staff of the gods.” Gustava is a feminine form of Gustave. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the staff of the gods.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Swedish.
How it developed
Gustava is used as a feminine counterpart of Gustave.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gustava is a feminine form 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
Gustava through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 385
- 0 boys · 385 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 114 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gustava’s family of names
In Czech usage, Gustava has a diminutive in Gusta. In Slovenian usage, Gustava is a feminine form of Gustav. Gustava has a related form in Gust.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gustava has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Swedish roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gustava
- Gustava AignerAustrian geologist and paleontologist (1906-1987)
- Gustava KiellandNorwegian writer and missionary1800–1889
- Jacquette Löwenhielmmistress of Oscar I of Sweden (1797–1839)
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