Boys' name · since 2005
Gurshaan
214 babies named Gurshaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,233 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
214 babies have been named Gurshaan since 2005, making it today's #10233 boys' name.
Gurshaan has 214 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10233 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #12,528 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,233 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 214 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurshaan ranks #12,528 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,233 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 214 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,233 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gurshaan's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gurshaan compares
214 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Gurshaan's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gurshaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 214 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gurshaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gurshaan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gurshaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Gurshaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Gurshaan's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Gurshaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (54% of all-time use).
Gurshaan by state
Where Gurshaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 22.9% |
49 of 214 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gurshaan's data
- Gurshaan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gurshaans (49 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 Gurshaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Gurshaan 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.