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Gatsby

/ˈɡætsbi/ · 97% boys · 11 born in 2025

Gatsby has been given to about 157 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡætsbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 156
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gatsby per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2015 · 17
  • Born in 202511
  • All time157

How popular is Gatsby?

Its best year was 2015, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 6806th. The typical living American called Gatsby is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Gatsby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Baby0.62
  2. Darby0.62
  3. Gary0.56
  4. Garry0.56
  5. Jacoby0.55
  6. Toby0.47
  7. Crosby0.47
  8. Gatlin0.45

Middle names for Gatsby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gatsby John0.77
  2. Gatsby Lee0.77
  3. Gatsby Dean0.76
  4. Gatsby Bryce0.76
  5. Gatsby Ross0.76
  6. Gatsby Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Gatsby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meilanisister · 0.81
  2. Matheobrother · 0.80
  3. Khaleesisister · 0.80
  4. Kaisenbrother · 0.80
  5. Lochlanbrother · 0.80
  6. Emilianasister · 0.80

Where Gatsby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gatsby Anderson0.74
    2. Gatsby White0.72
    3. Gatsby Reyes0.72
    4. Gatsby Nguyen0.72
    5. Gatsby Moore0.72
    6. Gatsby Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gatsby

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.