Unisex name · since 1987
Puneet
Puneet has 163 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Puneet is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 163 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Puneet has been recorded 163 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2015.
- #21,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Puneet ranks #21,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Puneet's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Puneet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Puneet splits its recorded history at 2002: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Puneet popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2015
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Puneet popularity over time - boys
160 total births recorded since 1975 (Puneet as boys' name)
Puneet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (76 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Puneet's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Puneet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (47% of all-time use).
Puneet by state
Where Puneet concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 25.2% |
41 of 163 births nationwide.
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What to do with Puneet's data
- Puneet's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Puneets (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Puneet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1987–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Puneet 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 August 2026.