Gohan
Gohan was the 2851st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2453rd with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,069 places. More babies were named Gohan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,851 boys, up 93 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202456 babies
- Total since 1880
- 589babies recorded
Gohan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,851 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,944 | 40 |
| 2010 | #7,778 | 10 |
| 2000 | #9,512 | 6 |
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How popular is Gohan, counting every spelling?
Gohan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gohan?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gohan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gohan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gohan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gohan?
About 600 people born in the US named Gohan are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Gohan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gohan by state
How common Gohan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×), California (1.5×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gohan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gohan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gohan
How popular is the name Gohan?
Gohan was the 2851st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2453rd with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,069 places. More babies were named Gohan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Gohan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gohan in the US.
Where is Gohan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gohan was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.