Boys' name · since 2010
Gurtaj
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 149 babies named Gurtaj, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
149 babies have been named Gurtaj since 2010, making it today's #5176 boys' name.
Gurtaj has 149 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5176 as of the latest data, more common than 63% 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 2010 to 2025.
- #14,790 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,176 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 149 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurtaj ranks #14,790 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,176 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 149 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gurtaj's 149 recorded births place it above 67.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gurtaj compares
149 32nd 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
Gurtaj's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gurtaj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 149 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gurtaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gurtaj's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gurtaj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Gurtaj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Gurtaj's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Gurtaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (52% of all-time use).
Gurtaj by state
Where Gurtaj concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 35.6% |
53 of 149 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gurtaj's data
- Gurtaj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gurtajs (53 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 Gurtaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Gurtaj 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.