Gottlob
Gottlob is a family name, which may refer to:Georg Gottlob, Austrian computer scientist
- German
Meaning & Origin of Gottlob
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gottlob is a family name, which may refer to:Georg Gottlob, Austrian computer scientist
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Gottlob
American parents first put Gottlob on the record books as a baby boy name in 1954, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 5 Gottlobs were born — ranking #3,828 that year. Gottlob last appeared in the published SSA data in 1954, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Gottlob
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gottlob is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gottlieb
- Gotlieb
- Godly
- Glob
- Galop
- Gately
- Godley
- Galeb
- Gatley
- Golub
- Galoob
- Golob
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About the name Gottlob
Gottlob is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Gottlob's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #3,828. Use the chart and map above to compare Gottlob'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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