Total births
34
Girls' name · since 2019
Gurnaz
Gurnaz has 34 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12044
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Gurnaz is the #12044 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 34 recorded since 2019.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurnaz has been recorded 34 times among girls since 2019, currently ranked #12044 nationally and more common than 32% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #12044 among girls today
- 34 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Gurnaz is currently the #12044 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 34 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12044
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Gurnaz vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12044
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
82% of everyone ever named Gurnaz was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Gurnaz in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Gurnaz compares
34 11th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Gurnaz's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gurnaz | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Gurnaz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gurnaz's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gurnaz at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#12,044
Active since
2019
Gurnaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Gurnaz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Gurnaz's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Gurnaz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (82% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gurnaz? ▼
Gurnaz has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12044 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Gurnaz most popular? ▼
Gurnaz was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Gurnaz been used? ▼
Records for Gurnaz go back to 2019, giving 7 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Gurnaz? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Gurnaz
Nearby Names Like Gurnaz
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gurnaz
Gurleen Girl
#8647 608 births
Gurnoor Girl
#7504 384 births
Gurtha Girl
188 births
Gurpreet Girl
172 births
Gurbani Girl
#7183 161 births
Compare Gurnaz side by side: Gurnaz vs Gurleen Gurnaz vs Gurnoor Gurnaz vs Gurtha
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2019–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gurnaz: #12044 Girls' Name - 34 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gurnaz. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gurnaz 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 June 2026.