Gautam is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Gautam is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,845 for boy births in the United States (and #16,408 across all names), given to 10 babies. Gautam first appears in 1972 and peaked in 2008 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #7,845 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,553 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #11,295 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,538 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,391 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #7,321 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #6,138 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #5,615 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #4,673 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #5,365 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #4,305 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #4,754 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #4,877 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #4,151 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | #4,335 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #3,765 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #5,511 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,408 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #4,101 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,586 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #4,493 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #4,227 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #3,659 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | #3,350 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,427 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #4,971 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,403 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #4,462 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #4,898 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,229 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #4,815 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #3,661 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #4,878 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,127 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,459 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #4,927 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,344 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,204 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,904 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #4,324 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,264 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #4,041 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,673 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,485 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #2,815 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,317 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #4,771 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #3,748 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #4,849 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,233 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,751 |