US rank #7122 Boys' name Peak 2017 130 births

Gurtaj — #7122 US boys' name

130 babies named Gurtaj in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s782020s52
#7122
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Gurtaj was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

19 babies were named Gurtaj in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurtaj

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Gurtaj between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gurtaj currently holds the #7122 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurtaj performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gurtaj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gurtaj in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurtaj 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 130 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.

Gurtaj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

130

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2017

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,122

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gurtaj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
19
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201420112010 11

Gurtaj by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 60% of Gurtaj's all-time total
2010s782020s52

Gurtaj by state

Where Gurtaj concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gurtaj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 32.3%
California share of Gurtaj's total US births 32.3%

42 of 130 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurtaj?
130 babies have been named Gurtaj since 2010. It currently ranks #7122 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 19 births.
When was Gurtaj most popular?
Gurtaj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Gurtaj most popular?
The top states for the name Gurtaj are California (42 births).
How long has the name Gurtaj been used?
Gurtaj has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gurtaj?
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.

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, 2010–2024 (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.