boy's name

Gokul

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 88

Gokul is a boy's name. In 2009 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2000, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1996.

Gokul over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2000s.

71
'90 '00
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Births named Gokul by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 11
2000s 71

How popular is Gokul?

In 2009, Gokul was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gokul is used

England & Wales #3,984 3 in 2004
United States #9,055 8 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Gokul

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gokul over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gokul

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gokul — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gokul

How popular is the name Gokul?

In 2009, Gokul was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gokul a girl's or a boy's name?

Gokul is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Gokul most popular?

Gokul peaked in 2000, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.