boy's name
Gautier
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,930
Gautier is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Gautier is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1998, when 345 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1903.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Gautier over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 30 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 75 |
| 1970s | 670 |
| 1980s | 1,965 |
| 1990s | 3,080 |
| 2000s | 1,950 |
| 2010s | 920 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 210 |
How popular is Gautier?
In 2025, Gautier was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gautier
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gautier also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gautier over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Gautier in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Gaultier
Sibling names for Gautier
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gautier — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gautier
Is Gautier a girl's or a boy's name?
Gautier is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Gautier?
Gautier has 3 syllables.
When was Gautier most popular?
Gautier peaked in 1998, when 345 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Gautier a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gautier currently ranks #1,108 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.