The baby name Gokul is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡoːkʊl/ (GOH-kool).
The baby name Gokul is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡoːkʊl/ (GOH-kool).
Gokul is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Gokul derives from Sanskrit go "cow" and kula "clan/settlement," literally "cow-herd village." It names the pastoral town in the Braj region where Krishna's early life is celebrated, so the given name carries associations of innocence, protection, devotion, and rural abundance. Used chiefly in India, the form entered many languages (Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam), typically as a masculine name.
Devotional naming during the Bhakti movement helped spread Gokul as a personal name, echoing other Krishna-linked toponyms such as Mathura and Vrindavan. Variants and elaborations include Gokula (Sanskrit), Gokulan (Tamil/Malayalam), Gokulesh or Gokulesha ("lord of Gokul," an epithet of Krishna), Gokulnath, Gokulraj, and compound forms like Gokulakrishnan. In the Indian diaspora an alternate spelling Gokool appears. Related theophoric names with similar pastoral meaning are Gopal and Govinda. Script form: गोकुल.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #57 | 14 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| OM | 0 | #103 | 14 | 6,215 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #278 | 1,388 | 16,750 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #288 | 10 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #310 | 10 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #332 | 7 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #371 | 11 | 6,868 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #413 | 15 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| BH | 0 | #472 | 82 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #484 | 225 | 18,093 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #497 | 9 | 9,305 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #527 | 50 | 10,045 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #577 | 321 | 17,948 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #580 | 13 | 9,244 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #581 | 51 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #588 | 110 | 17,960 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #640 | 26 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #644 | 126 | 18,755 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #655 | 481 | 22,615 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #858 | 63 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #862 | 17 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2009 | #872 | 8 | 7,454 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #918 | 18 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,041 | 71 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,172 | 466 | 28,008 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
Gokul is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:
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