boy's name
Gautham
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 510
Gautham is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2015, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Gautham over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 144 |
| 2010s | 243 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 50 |
How popular is Gautham?
In 2025, Gautham was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Gautham is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gautham
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gautham also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gautham over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gautham
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gautham — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gautham
How popular is the name Gautham?
In 2025, Gautham was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Gautham a girl's or a boy's name?
Gautham is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Gautham most popular?
Gautham peaked in 2015, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Gautham a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gautham currently ranks #10,158 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.