Gurnaaz
Girl name · #5228 in 2025 · Very rare
Gurnaaz is currently the #5228 girl name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Gurnaaz.
The 11-year story
Gurnaaz first appears in the Social Security records in 2014, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 30 babies and a rank of #4565. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Gurnaaz per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Gurnaaz in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Gurnaaz is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Gurnaaz will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Gurnaaz is most common
State-level data for Gurnaaz is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Gurnaaz
Statistically, parents drawn to Gurnaaz tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Arnaaz, Khalyla, Malanii, Sunniva, and Asteria.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Gurnaaz | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5799 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4565 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5465 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8024 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9546 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15539 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12876 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16513 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gurnaaz a popular girl name?
Gurnaaz ranked #5228 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Gurnaaz most popular?
Gurnaaz peaked in 2023, when 30 American girls received the name (ranked #4565 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Gurnaaz?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Gurnaaz. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.