Gotabhaya, Gothabhaya or Gotabaya ( ) is a male given name with roots in the Sinhalese language of Sri Lanka.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Gothabhaya, Prince of Ruhuna (r. 2nd century BC), a monarch of the ancient Kingdom of Ruhuna of Sri Lanka. Gothabhaya of Anuradhapura (r. 249–262 AD), a monarch of the ancient Anuradhapura kingdom of Sri Lanka. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 8th President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022. Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake, a former Sri Lankan politician and son of Fredrick Richard Senanayake Theraputthabhya, one of the Ten Giant Warriors of Dutthagamani, whose childhood name was Gothabhaya.