US rank #12002 Girls' name Peak 2022 29 births

Gurnaz — #12002 US girls' name

29 babies named Gurnaz in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s23
#12002
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 32% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

79% 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.

What the Data Says About Gurnaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Gurnaz between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gurnaz currently holds the #12002 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurnaz performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gurnaz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurnaz 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 29 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.

Gurnaz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

29

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2022

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#12,002

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gurnaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5678910 2024202320222019 6

Gurnaz by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
23 births that decade — 79% of Gurnaz's all-time total
2010s62020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurnaz?
29 babies have been named Gurnaz since 2019. It currently ranks #12002 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Gurnaz most popular?
Gurnaz was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Gurnaz been used?
Gurnaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 2019–2024 (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.