US rank #12942 Boys' name Peak 2007 188 births

Gurveer — #12942 US boys' name

188 babies named Gurveer in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s652010s872020s31
#12942
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Gurveer was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

16 babies were named Gurveer in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurveer

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Gurveer between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gurveer currently holds the #12942 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurveer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gurveer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gurveer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurveer 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 188 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.

Gurveer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

188

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,942

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gurveer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20242021201720142010200720031994 5

Gurveer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 46% of Gurveer's all-time total
1990s52000s652010s872020s31

Gurveer by state

Where Gurveer concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gurveer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 14.9%
California share of Gurveer's total US births 14.9%

28 of 188 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurveer?
188 babies have been named Gurveer since 1994. It currently ranks #12942 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 16 births.
When was Gurveer most popular?
Gurveer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Gurveer most popular?
The top states for the name Gurveer are California (28 births).
How long has the name Gurveer been used?
Gurveer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gurveer?
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.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.