Across the world, Gauß (Gauss 
, Gauß ) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female forename. The given name Gauß is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently girly name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Brazil, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and India. More frequently, Gauß is the last name as well as the forename.
Gauß is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
Max, Jonas, Julia, Jutta, Jörg, Ernst, Eugen, Heinz, Horst, Falko, Frank, Fritz, Willi, Willy, Uschi, Marina, Markus, Manuel, Sabine, Silvia, Simone, Stefan, Josef, Lukas, Gerda, Gopal, Uwe, Anna, Anne, Karl, Kurt, Rosa, Rudi, Gerd, Hans, Ines, Alfred, Olaf, Simon, Sonja, Angie, Adolf, Bernd, Karin, Klaus, Petra, Peter, Robin, Otto, and Andrea