Recorded 1954–1954 Boys' name Peak 1954 5 births

Gottlob — boys' name

5 babies named Gottlob in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s5
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gottlob was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gottlob in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gottlob

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Gottlob between 1954 and 1954, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gottlob currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gottlob performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gottlob in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gottlob 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 5 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.

Gottlob at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

5

Since 1954

1 years of records

Peak year

1954

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1954

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1954

Gottlob popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1954

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1954)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1954 5

Gottlob by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 100% of Gottlob's all-time total
1950s5

Gottlob by state

Where Gottlob concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gottlob
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 100.0%
New Jersey share of Gottlob's total US births 100.0%

5 of 5 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gottlob?
5 babies have been named Gottlob since 1954. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1954 with 5 births.
When was Gottlob most popular?
Gottlob was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Gottlob most popular?
The top states for the name Gottlob are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Gottlob been used?
Gottlob has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 1 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Gottlob?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gottlieb, Gotham, Gotti, Gottfried, and 2 more. 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, 1954–1954 (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.