From Gaddesby; possibly meaning village of Gaddi
Gatsby is an English surname-turned-given-name, most likely derived from the village of Gaddesby in Leicestershire. The place name itself combines an Old Norse personal name, Gaddi, with the suffix 'by', meaning farm or settlement. It is almost exclusively associated with the protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel.
Less common today
Gatsby isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,426 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The mysterious millionaire protagonist of The Great Gatsby · The Great Gatsby
