Recorded 1978–2000 Girls' name Peak 1993 51 births

Gopi — girls' name

51 babies named Gopi in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s111990s282000s6
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Gopi was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Gopi in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gopi

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Gopi between 1978 and 2000, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gopi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gopi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gopi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gopi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gopi 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 51 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.

Gopi at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

51

Since 1978

23 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1978

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2000

Gopi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1978

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 20001996199319911990198819871978 6

Gopi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 55% of Gopi's all-time total
1970s61980s111990s282000s6

Gopi by state

Where Gopi concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gopi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 11.8%
New Jersey share of Gopi's total US births 11.8%

6 of 51 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gopi?
51 babies have been named Gopi since 1978. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Gopi most popular?
Gopi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Gopi most popular?
The top states for the name Gopi are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Gopi been used?
Gopi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 23 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Gopi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gopika. 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, 1978–2000 (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.