Boys' name · since 1983
Ghulam
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Ghulam, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ghulam sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1983.
Ghulam has 10 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2008.
- #34,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ghulam ranks #34,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ghulam's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ghulam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ghulam splits its recorded history at 2008: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births).
Ghulam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2008
- Peak year (1983)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ghulam by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Ghulam's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ghulam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ghulam's data
- Ghulam's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ghulam
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ghulam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1983–2008 (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 Ghulam 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.