US rank #11536 Unisex name Peak 2018 189 births

Gurman — #11536 US boys' name

189 babies named Gurman in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s492010s1062020s34
#11536
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Gurman was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

16 babies were named Gurman in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurman

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Gurman between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gurman currently holds the #11536 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Gurman is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gurman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gurman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurman 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 189 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.

Gurman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2018

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,536

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gurman popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
16
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200920032000 6

Gurman popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 2012 (Gurman as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 20162012 6

Gurman by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
106 births that decade — 56% of Gurman's all-time total
2000s492010s1062020s34

Gurman by state

Where Gurman concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gurman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
61 32.3%
California share of Gurman's total US births 32.3%

61 of 189 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurman?
189 babies have been named Gurman since 2000. It currently ranks #11536 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 16 births.
When was Gurman most popular?
Gurman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Gurman most popular?
The top states for the name Gurman are California (61 births).
Is Gurman a unisex name?
Yes, Gurman is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 189 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Gurman been used?
Gurman has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gurman?
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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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, 2000–2024 (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.