Total births
214
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.
- 214
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Gurshaan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 214 recorded since 2005.
Gurshaan has 214 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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.
- 214 total births
- 2005–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
214 boys have been named Gurshaan since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 214
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Gurshaan was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
20 babies were named Gurshaan in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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% |
California share of Gurshaan's total US births 22.9%
49 of 214 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gurshaan? ▼
Gurshaan has been given to 214 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 20 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Gurshaan most popular? ▼
Gurshaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Gurshaan most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Gurshaan are California (49 births).
How long has the name Gurshaan been used? ▼
Gurshaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Gurshaan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gurney, Gurbaaz, Gurpreet, Gurfateh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gurshaan
Nearby Names Like Gurshaan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gurshaan
Gurney Boy
790 births
Gurbaaz Boy
#2344 387 births
Gurpreet Boy
312 births
Gurfateh Boy
#4064 261 births
Gurshan Boy
#11629 202 births
Compare Gurshaan side by side: Gurshaan vs Gurney Gurshaan vs Gurbaaz Gurshaan vs Gurpreet
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 2005–2025 (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. "Gurshaan: Baby Name Since 2005 - 214 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gurshaan. 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 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 June 2026.