Recorded 1996–2000 Boys' name Peak 1999 17 births

Gurvinder — boys' name

17 babies named Gurvinder in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s5
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Gurvinder was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gurvinder in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurvinder

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Gurvinder between 1996 and 2000, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gurvinder currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurvinder performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gurvinder shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurvinder 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 17 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.

Gurvinder at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

17

Since 1996

5 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1996

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2000

Gurvinder popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1996

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200019991996 5

Gurvinder by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 71% of Gurvinder's all-time total
1990s122000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurvinder?
17 babies have been named Gurvinder since 1996. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Gurvinder most popular?
Gurvinder was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Gurvinder been used?
Gurvinder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 5 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Gurvinder?
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, 1996–2000 (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.