Total births
35
Boys' name · since 2005
Piyush
Piyush has 35 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 35
- total births
- 2005–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Piyush sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 35 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Piyush recorded 35 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2016.
- 35 total births
- 2005–2016 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
35 boys have been named Piyush since 2005, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.
- 35
- total births
- 2005–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Piyush was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
9 babies were named Piyush in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Piyush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Piyush's full recorded timeline at 2007, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Piyush at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Piyush popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2016
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Piyush by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Piyush's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Piyush births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Piyush? ▼
Piyush has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 9 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
When was Piyush most popular? ▼
Piyush was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Piyush been used? ▼
Records for Piyush go back to 2005, giving 12 years of history through 2016.
What to do with Piyush's data
- Piyush's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2005–2016 (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. "Piyush: Baby Name Since 2005 - 35 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/piyush. 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 Piyush 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 July 2026.