Gautam

A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning best cow; the buddha; a form of gautama.

Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Gautam by the numbers

Gautam was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 28 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gautam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Gauthamthe best cow; epithet of Buddha25 in the US (2017)
  • Gauravpride, dignity, honour13 in the US (2017)
  • Gouthamthe best or most intelligent; variant of Gautama5 in the US (2017)
  • Ghulamservant, slave, boy4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Gautam

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