Boys' name · since 1975
Gaurav
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 714 babies named Gaurav, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,356 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 714
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gaurav currently ranks #12380 among boys' names in America, with 714 babies recorded since 1975.
Gaurav has 714 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12380 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,356 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,380 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 714 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaurav ranks #6,356 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,380 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 714 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,356 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 714
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gaurav's 714 recorded births place it above 86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gaurav compares
714 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gaurav's all-time total is 93% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gaurav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 714 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gaurav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gaurav splits its recorded history at 1999: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gaurav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Gaurav by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (252 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Gaurav's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Gaurav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
252 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 252 births (35% of all-time use).
How Gaurav compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gaurav's total volume
Gaurav by state
Where Gaurav concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 116 | 16.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 23 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 16 | 2.2% |
116 of 714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gaurav's data
- Gaurav's decade-level peak was the 2000s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gauravs (116 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gaurav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaurav draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.