Recorded 1980–1992 Girls' name Peak 1987 55 births

Punam — girls' name

55 babies named Punam in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Punam was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

9 babies were named Punam in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Punam

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Punam between 1980 and 1992, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Punam currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Punam performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Punam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Punam 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 55 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.

Punam at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

55

Since 1980

13 years of records

Peak year

1987

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1980

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1992

Punam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1980

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Punam by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
42 births that decade — 76% of Punam's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Punam?
55 babies have been named Punam since 1980. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1987 with 9 births.
When was Punam most popular?
Punam was most popular in the 1980s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Punam been used?
Punam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 13 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Punam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Puneet. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–1992 (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.