Recorded 1996–2001 Boys' name Peak 1997 22 births

Inderjit — boys' name

22 babies named Inderjit in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s6
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Inderjit was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Inderjit in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inderjit

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Inderjit between 1996 and 2001, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Inderjit currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inderjit performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Inderjit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inderjit 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 22 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.

Inderjit at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

22

Since 1996

6 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1996

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2001

Inderjit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1996

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 2001199919971996 5

Inderjit by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 73% of Inderjit's all-time total
1990s162000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inderjit?
22 babies have been named Inderjit since 1996. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Inderjit most popular?
Inderjit was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Inderjit been used?
Inderjit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 6 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Inderjit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Indiana, Indigo, Indy, Indie, 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, 1996–2001 (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.