Total births
175
Boys' name · since 2003
Guhan
175 babies named Guhan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6111
- among boys today
- 175
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Guhan is the #6111 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 175 recorded since 2003.
Guhan has 175 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6111 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #6111 among boys today
- 175 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
- 57% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Guhan is currently the #6111 boys' name in America, more common than 57% of boys - 175 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6111
- among boys today
- 175
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other boys
Guhan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#6111
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 57% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Guhan was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
21 babies were named Guhan in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Guhan compares
175 36th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Guhan's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Guhan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 175 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 23 | 22,252 |
Guhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Guhan's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Guhan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#6,111
Active since
2003
Guhan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Guhan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Guhan's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Guhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (53% of all-time use).
Guhan by state
Where Guhan concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
California share of Guhan's total US births 2.9%
5 of 175 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Guhan? ▼
175 babies have been named Guhan since 2003. It currently ranks #6111 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 21 births.
When was Guhan most popular? ▼
Guhan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Guhan most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Guhan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Guhan been used? ▼
Guhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What to do with Guhan's data
- Guhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Guhans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Guhan: #6111 Boys' Name - 175 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/guhan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Guhan 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 June 2026.