Unisex name · since 1980
Gurpreet
312 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.
- #10,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 312
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gurpreet sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 312 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurpreet has been recorded 312 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2008.
- #10,352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 312 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurpreet ranks #10,352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 312
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gurpreet's 312 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gurpreet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gurpreet's full recorded timeline at 1994, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gurpreet popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2008
- Peak year (1995)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Gurpreet popularity over time - girls
172 total births recorded since 1984 (Gurpreet as girls' name)
Gurpreet by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (149 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Gurpreet's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Gurpreet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 149 births (48% of all-time use).
Gurpreet by state
Where Gurpreet concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 39.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 24 | 7.7% |
122 of 312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gurpreet's data
- Gurpreet's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2000s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gurpreets (122 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 Gurpreet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1980–2008 (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 Gurpreet 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.