US rank #7202 Unisex name Peak 2024 74 births

Gurmehar — #7202 US unisex name

74 babies named Gurmehar in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s202020s54
#7202
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Gurmehar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

16 babies were named Gurmehar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurmehar

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Gurmehar between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gurmehar currently holds the #7202 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Gurmehar is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurmehar performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gurmehar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gurmehar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurmehar 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 74 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.

Gurmehar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

74

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2024

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,202

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gurmehar popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
16
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
681012141618 2024202320222021202020192018 8

Gurmehar popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 2017 (Gurmehar as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 202320182017 5

Gurmehar by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
54 births that decade — 73% of Gurmehar's all-time total
2010s202020s54

Gurmehar by state

Where Gurmehar concentrates geographically — total births since 2018

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gurmehar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 20.3%
California share of Gurmehar's total US births 20.3%

15 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurmehar?
74 babies have been named Gurmehar since 2018. It currently ranks #7202 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Gurmehar most popular?
Gurmehar was most popular in the 2020s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Gurmehar most popular?
The top states for the name Gurmehar are California (15 births).
Is Gurmehar a unisex name?
Yes, Gurmehar is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 74 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Gurmehar been used?
Gurmehar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gurmehar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gurleen, Gurnoor, Gurtha, Gurpreet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2018–2024 (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.