Boys' name · since 1994

Gurdeep

22 babies named Gurdeep in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,174 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

22 boys have been named Gurdeep since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Gurdeep recorded 22 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1998.

  • #28,174 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurdeep ranks #28,174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#28,174 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gurdeep's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gurdeep's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Gurdeep splits its recorded history at 1996: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Gurdeep popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
6.577.588.5 199419961998 7

Gurdeep by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Gurdeep's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gurdeep births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurdeep?
Since 1994, Social Security records show 22 babies named Gurdeep. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,174 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1998. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 8 births.
Where does Gurdeep sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurdeep ranks #28,174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gurdeep most popular?
Gurdeep was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Gurdeep been used?
The SSA has tracked Gurdeep since 1994 -- 5 years through the most recent 1998 data.
What names are similar to Gurdeep?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gurney, Gurbaaz, Gurpreet, Gurfateh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gurdeep: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–1998 (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 Gurdeep 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.