Total births
13
Boys' name · since 2007
Guru
Guru has 13 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 13
- total births
- 2007–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
13 boys have been named Guru since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Guru recorded 13 times among boys since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2015.
- 13 total births
- 2007–2015 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
13 boys have been named Guru since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.
- 13
- total births
- 2007–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Guru was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
8 babies were named Guru in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
Guru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Guru splits its recorded history at 2015: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Guru at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Guru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2015
- Peak year (2015)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Guru by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Guru's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Guru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Guru? ▼
Guru has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 8 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Guru most popular? ▼
Guru was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Guru been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Guru since 2007 -- 9 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Guru? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Guru
Nearby Names Like Guru
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Guru
Gurney Boy
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Gurbaaz Boy
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Gurpreet Boy
312 births
Gurfateh Boy
#4064 261 births
Gurshaan Boy
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Compare Guru side by side: Guru vs Gurney Guru vs Gurbaaz Guru vs Gurpreet
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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, 2007–2015 (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. "Guru: Baby Name Since 2007 - 13 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/guru. 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 Guru 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.