Gotham
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAH-thum
- Origin
- English
Gotham is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “goat homestead”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gotham mean?
English: English place name, from Old English gat 'goat' and ham 'homestead'
“goat homestead”
Washington Irving dubbed New York Gotham after an English village of legendary fools; Batman's Gotham City borrowed the name.
Is Gotham a girl's or a boy's name?
Gotham is a boys' name.
How popular is Gotham in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 50 boys. It first appears in the records in 2015.
Half of all the boys named Gotham in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gotham in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,564 |
Names like Gotham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan, Aarav, Krishiv, Vihaan, Shivansh, Ivaan, Atharv, Advik, Veer, Ash, Viraj, Vivaan
Names related to Gotham
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gotham: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gotham, updated 20 October 2026.