Boys' name · since 1991
Gautham
454 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.
- #8,353 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 454
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
454 babies have been named Gautham since 1991, making it today's #10044 boys' name.
Gautham has 454 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10044 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #8,353 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,044 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 454 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gautham ranks #8,353 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,044 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 454 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,353 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 454
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gautham's 454 recorded births place it above 81.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gautham compares
454 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gautham's all-time total is 23% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gautham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 454 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gautham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gautham's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gautham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Gautham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Gautham's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Gautham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (54% of all-time use).
Gautham by state
Where Gautham concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.1% |
38 of 454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gautham's data
- Gautham's decade-level peak was the 2010s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gauthams (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gautham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gautham draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.