Gussie

Gussie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “great, magnificent”
Origin: English
Say it: GUS-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (92% of all uses)

An English diminutive of names such as Augusta, Augustine, Augustus, or Gustav. Its meaning depends on the underlying name; Augusta/Augustus derive from Latin augustus, 'great, venerable'.

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How popular is Gussie?

20240 per million US babies

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Babies named Gussie in 20240

Peak year1900

Total US babies since 188014,182

Gussie was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Gussie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Gussie questions

What does the name Gussie mean?

Gussie means "great, magnificent". It comes from English. An English diminutive of names such as Augusta, Augustine, Augustus, or Gustav. Its meaning depends on the underlying name; Augusta/Augustus derive from Latin augustus, 'great, venerable'.

Is Gussie a boy or girl name?

Gussie is mainly a girl's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Gussie?

Gussie was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1900.

How do you pronounce Gussie?

Gussie is usually pronounced GUS-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.