Recorded 1980–2008 Unisex name Peak 1995 311 births

Gurpreet — boys' name

311 babies named Gurpreet in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s741990s1482000s89
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Gurpreet was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

18 babies were named Gurpreet in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurpreet

The Social Security Administration has registered 311 babies named Gurpreet between 1980 and 2008, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gurpreet currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Gurpreet is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 172 additional births since 1984.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurpreet performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gurpreet shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Gurpreet in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurpreet 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 311 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.

Gurpreet at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

311

Since 1980

29 years of records

Peak year

1995

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1980

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2008

Gurpreet popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1980

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1995)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20082004200019961992198819841980 5

Gurpreet popularity over time — girls

172 total births recorded since 1984 (Gurpreet as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 172 births
05101520 2006200219991996199319901984 5

Gurpreet by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
148 births that decade — 48% of Gurpreet's all-time total
1980s741990s1482000s89

Gurpreet by state

Where Gurpreet concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gurpreet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
122 39.2%
#2 New York
24 7.7%
California share of Gurpreet's total US births 39.2%
Even split

122 of 311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurpreet?
311 babies have been named Gurpreet since 1980. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1995 with 18 births.
When was Gurpreet most popular?
Gurpreet was most popular in the 1990s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Gurpreet most popular?
The top states for the name Gurpreet are California (122 births), New York (24 births).
Is Gurpreet a unisex name?
Yes, Gurpreet is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 311 births, and as a girl's name it has 172 births.
How long has the name Gurpreet been used?
Gurpreet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 29 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Gurpreet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gurney, Gurbaaz, Gurfateh, Gurshaan, 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, 1980–2008 (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.