US rank #13855 Girls' name Peak 2006 308 births

Gayatri — #13855 US girls' name

308 babies named Gayatri in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s101990s472000s1202010s902020s36
#13855
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Gayatri was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

16 babies were named Gayatri in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gayatri

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Gayatri between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gayatri currently holds the #13855 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gayatri performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gayatri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gayatri in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gayatri 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 308 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.

Gayatri at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

308

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2006

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,855

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gayatri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
16
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 20242019201420092004199919911977 5

Gayatri by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 39% of Gayatri's all-time total
1970s51980s101990s472000s1202010s902020s36

Gayatri by state

Where Gayatri concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gayatri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
California share of Gayatri's total US births 1.9%

6 of 308 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gayatri?
308 babies have been named Gayatri since 1977. It currently ranks #13855 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 16 births.
When was Gayatri most popular?
Gayatri was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Gayatri most popular?
The top states for the name Gayatri are California (6 births).
How long has the name Gayatri been used?
Gayatri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gayatri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gayle, Gay, Gayla, Gaye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.