Boys' name · since 1988

Punit

22 babies named Punit in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,342 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade

Punit sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Punit has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1997.

  • #28,342 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Punit ranks #28,342 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#28,342 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Punit's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Punit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Punit's full recorded timeline at 1993, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Punit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1988199019931997 5

Punit by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).

1990s was Punit's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Punit births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Punit? ▼
Punit has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,342 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Punit sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Punit ranks #28,342 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Punit most popular? ▼
Punit was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Punit been used? ▼
Punit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 10 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Punit? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Puneet. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Punit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–1997 (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 Punit 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.