US rank #11830 Boys' name Peak 2020 122 births

Goku — #11830 US boys' name

122 babies named Goku in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s682020s54
#11830
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Goku was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

20 babies were named Goku in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Goku

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Goku between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Goku currently holds the #11830 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Goku performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Goku shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Goku 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 122 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.

Goku at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

122

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2020

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,830

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Goku popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
20
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
0510152025 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152013 11

Goku by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
68 births that decade — 56% of Goku's all-time total
2010s682020s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Goku?
122 babies have been named Goku since 2013. It currently ranks #11830 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 20 births.
When was Goku most popular?
Goku was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Goku been used?
Goku has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Goku?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gokul. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2013–2024 (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.