Unisex name · since 2000
Gurman
Gurman has 197 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
197 babies have been named Gurman since 2000, making it today's #9325 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurman has been recorded 197 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #9325 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #13,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 197 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurman ranks #13,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 197 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gurman's 197 recorded births place it above 71.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gurman compares
197 38th percentile among 13,930 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
Gurman's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gurman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 197 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gurman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gurman's full recorded timeline at 2015, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gurman popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Gurman popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 2012 (Gurman as girls' name)
Gurman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Gurman's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Gurman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (54% of all-time use).
Gurman by state
Where Gurman concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 31.0% |
61 of 197 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gurman's data
- Gurman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gurmans (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gurman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
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, 2000–2025 (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 Gurman 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.