US rank #5647 Girls' name Peak 2006 579 births

Gauri — #5647 US girls' name

579 babies named Gauri in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s171990s502000s2392010s1812020s84
#5647
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Gauri was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

42 babies were named Gauri in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gauri

The Social Security Administration has registered 579 babies named Gauri between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gauri currently holds the #5647 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gauri performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gauri shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Gauri in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gauri in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 579 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gauri at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

579

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2006

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,647

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gauri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
42
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919931979 8

Gauri by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
239 births that decade — 41% of Gauri's all-time total
1970s81980s171990s502000s2392010s1812020s84

Gauri by state

Where Gauri concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Gauri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
70 12.1%
#2 New Jersey
25 4.3%
#3 Illinois
11 1.9%
#4 Texas
11 1.9%
California share of Gauri's total US births 12.1%
Even split

70 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gauri?
579 babies have been named Gauri since 1979. It currently ranks #5647 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 42 births.
When was Gauri most popular?
Gauri was most popular in the 2000s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Gauri most popular?
The top states for the name Gauri are California (70 births), New Jersey (25 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Gauri been used?
Gauri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gauri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gaudalupe, Gaudy, Gaurika, Gaurangi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.