Given name
Gohan
“cooked rice”
Gohan is a masculine given name from Japanese, meaning “cooked rice.” It is used in Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gohan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 589
- 589 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #2,851 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,851 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 313 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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