Worldwide, கௌதம் (Gautham 
, கௌதம்) is quite a rare boy's first name. The first name கௌதம் is habitual in Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Oman, and Bahrain, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Much less frequently, கௌதம் is the last name as well as the forename.
கௌதம் is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gautham , the Name of protagonist in Telugu movie Ala Modalaindi and Gautham , the Name of protagonist in Telugu movie Gentleman (2016).