US rank #11369 Boys' name Peak 2015 447 births

Gautham — #11369 US boys' name

447 babies named Gautham in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s1442010s2432020s43
#11369
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Gautham was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

34 babies were named Gautham in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gautham

The Social Security Administration has registered 447 babies named Gautham between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gautham currently holds the #11369 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gautham performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gautham shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Gautham in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gautham in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 447 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gautham at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

447

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2015

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,369

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gautham popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
34
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001991 5

Gautham by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
243 births that decade — 54% of Gautham's all-time total
1990s172000s1442010s2432020s43

Gautham by state

Where Gautham concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Gautham
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
38 8.5%
#2 Texas
30 6.7%
#3 Illinois
5 1.1%
#4 New Jersey
5 1.1%
California share of Gautham's total US births 8.5%
Even split

38 of 447 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gautham?
447 babies have been named Gautham since 1991. It currently ranks #11369 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 34 births.
When was Gautham most popular?
Gautham was most popular in the 2010s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Gautham most popular?
The top states for the name Gautham are California (38 births), Texas (30 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Gautham been used?
Gautham has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gautham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gauge, Gaurav, Gautam, Gaudencio, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.