Gautam
Gautama, also spelled Gautam, Goutam, Gautham, Gowtham, and Gotam is a given name and surname of Sanskrit origin. It means "relative of Gotama".
Meaning & Origin of Gautam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gautama, also spelled Gautam, Goutam, Gautham, Gowtham, and Gotam is a given name and surname of Sanskrit origin. It means "relative of Gotama".
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The Story of Gautam
Gautam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 28 Gautams were born — ranking #3,743 that year. As of 2026, Gautam ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 702 Gautams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gautam
Gautam is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 702 births in the dataset. Gautam's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,743. Use the chart and map above to compare Gautam's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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