Recorded 1995–2023 Unisex name Peak 2009 78 births

Gurkirat — boys' name

78 babies named Gurkirat in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s322010s272020s8
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Gurkirat was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Gurkirat in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurkirat

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Gurkirat between 1995 and 2023, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gurkirat currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Gurkirat is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 24 additional births since 2014.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurkirat performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gurkirat shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gurkirat in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurkirat 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 78 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.

Gurkirat at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

78

Since 1995

29 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1995

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2023

Gurkirat popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1995

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 202320192016201520142010200920082004200119971995 6

Gurkirat popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 2014 (Gurkirat as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
4.555.566.577.5 2020201720152014 6

Gurkirat by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 41% of Gurkirat's all-time total
1990s112000s322010s272020s8

Gurkirat by state

Where Gurkirat concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gurkirat
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 7.7%
California share of Gurkirat's total US births 7.7%

6 of 78 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurkirat?
78 babies have been named Gurkirat since 1995. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Gurkirat most popular?
Gurkirat was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Gurkirat most popular?
The top states for the name Gurkirat are California (6 births).
Is Gurkirat a unisex name?
Yes, Gurkirat is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 78 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Gurkirat been used?
Gurkirat has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 29 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Gurkirat?
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.

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, 1995–2023 (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.