How Many People Are Named Gotham?
An estimated 218 people in the United States have the first name Gotham. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Gotham peaked in popularity in 2016 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gotham as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gotham paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
218
About 1 in 1,572,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2016
50 births
Total Registered
220
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gotham
Gotham is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 220 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gotham as a male name
Ranked #10,207 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (50 births)
Gotham: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gotham span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 184 babies were registered. Gotham has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gotham by Decade
How has Gotham tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gotham by State
Birth registrations for Gotham span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, New York. On average, about 7 Gothams were registered per state.
Gotham + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gotham as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gotham
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gotham: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gotham?
We estimate approximately 218 people named Gotham are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,572,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Gotham a common name?
Gotham is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 220 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gotham most popular?
Gotham reached peak popularity in 2016, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gotham is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gotham a male name?
Gotham is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gotham Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gotham Smith, Gotham Johnson, Gotham Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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