MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Gautam mean?
Gautama occurs in Sanskrit lineages and in the Buddha's traditional name, but its surname uses must be kept separate from given-name records. The name can function as a given name or surname depending on evidence.
Pronunciation
IAST: gautama
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
गौतम
Letter-by-letter: gautama
Conventional spelling
Bengali
গৌতম
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ഗൗതം
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Gautam in Indian usage
151,913 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 11,858 records (7.8%).
- Recorded as male: 140,055 records (92.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 567 |
| 1940s | 1,702 |
| 1950s | 4,245 |
| 1960s | 11,014 |
| 1970s | 24,733 |
| 1980s | 54,233 |
| 1990s | 54,986 |
| Other decades | 433 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 57,358 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19,091 |
| Maharashtra | 18,064 |
| Jharkhand | 15,380 |
| Rajasthan | 7,931 |
| Tripura | 7,155 |
| Assam | 6,791 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,164 |
| Delhi | 3,670 |
| Gujarat | 2,472 |
| Haryana | 1,892 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,169 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,010 |
| Punjab | 982 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 633 |
| Goa | 631 |
| Kerala | 528 |
| Meghalaya | 298 |
| Chandigarh | 146 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 138 |
| Other states | 410 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Wiktionary: गौतम ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: Gautama ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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