Girls' name · since 1979
Gauri
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 594 babies named Gauri, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
594 babies have been named Gauri since 1979, making it today's #7242 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gauri has been recorded 594 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #7242 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,242 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 594 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gauri ranks #10,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,242 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 594 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,242 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gauri's 594 recorded births place it above 85.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gauri compares
594 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Gauri's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gauri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gauri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gauri splits its recorded history at 2008: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gauri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Gauri by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Gauri's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Gauri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (40% of all-time use).
How Gauri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gauri's total volume
Gauri by state
Where Gauri concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 25 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 1.9% |
75 of 594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gauri's data
- Gauri's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gauris (75 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gauri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Gauri 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.