Gohan
Boy · GOH-hahn · Japanese
Gohan is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “cooked rice; meal”. In 2025 it ranked 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Gohan mean?
Japanese
“cooked rice; meal”
Best known as Son Gohan, the son of Goku in the Dragon Ball manga and anime.
- Say it
- GOH-hahn
Is Gohan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gohan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gohan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,832among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Gohan, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Gohan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gohan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,444 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
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