Total births
22
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.
- 22
- total births
- 1988–1997
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that 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.
- 22 total births
- 1988–1997 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Punit since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.
- 22
- total births
- 1988–1997
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Punit was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
7 babies were named Punit in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Punit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1997
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Punit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1997. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
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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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, 1988–1997 (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. "Punit: Baby Name Since 1988 - 22 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/punit. 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 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 July 2026.