Girls' name · since 1977
Gayatri
Gayatri has 316 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gayatri is the #11196 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 316 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gayatri has been recorded 316 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #11196 nationally and more common than 35% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #15,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,196 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gayatri ranks #15,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,196 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 316 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gayatri's 316 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gayatri compares
316 46th percentile among 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
Gayatri's all-time total is 16% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gayatri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gayatri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gayatri's full recorded timeline at 2008, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gayatri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Gayatri by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (120 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Gayatri's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Gayatri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 120 births (38% of all-time use).
Gayatri by state
Where Gayatri concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 316 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gayatri's data
- Gayatri's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gayatris (6 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 Gayatri: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Gayatri 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.