Gatam

loc · Latin script

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly derived from a root meaning 'puny', 'thin', or 'burnt'

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Gatam is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in India.

rarermore common
  • INIndia

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

India (inferred from the name graph)

no count published

Sources
16 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Uncertain; possibly derived from a root meaning 'puny', 'thin', or 'burnt'.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Where in the world(measured from records)

Gatam counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Where Gatam is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
IN India—118Gatam16

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

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Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Gatam is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Gåtam

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Ğatâm

  • Hindi given name178 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Bangladesh, United Kingdom

    Languages: Hindi, Bangla, English

    Also written Gautam, Goutam, Gotam, গৌতম, Gautm

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Ğatam

20 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Gatam is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, Biblical name

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

  • In Portuguese, third-person plural present indicative of gatar

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In dsb, dative plural of gat

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 3 sources across 1 country.

Official registers attesting Gatam
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1993532—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1992480—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1991442—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1995421—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1984390—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1990383—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1988381—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1989359—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1987355—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1994335—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1983318—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1986315—

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Gatam mean, and where does it come from?
Uncertain; possibly derived from a root meaning 'puny', 'thin', or 'burnt'. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
In which country does Gatam have the most bearers?
Gatam is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled gatam.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gatam”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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