Gurnaaz

Gurnaaz was the #5,099 girls' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #834 in England & Wales and #329 in Canada.

Gurnaaz as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Gurnaaz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Gurnaaz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,099 (25)#834 (43)#329 (95)
2024#5,799 (21)#811 (46)#295 (103)
2023#4,565 (30)#962 (36)#417 (70)
2022#5,465 (23)#1,556 (19)#489 (60)
2021#8,024 (13)#2,073 (13)#746 (39)
2020#9,546 (10)#2,843 (8)#851 (32)
2019#15,539 (5)#4,686 (4)#1,283 (19)
2018#10,545 (9)#4,684 (4)#1,002 (26)
2017——#1,023 (25)
2016#12,876 (7)#5,785 (3)#1,690 (13)
2015#13,006 (7)—#1,874 (11)
2014#16,513 (5)—#2,905 (6)
2013——#3,286 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #4,565.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2014.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Gurnaaz is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 50,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 88,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gurnaaz by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Gurnaaz (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#24351

Gurnaaz (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GurnaazCanadaGirls#32995
GurnaazCanadaBoys#2,2698
GurnaazEngland & WalesGirls#83443
GurnaazNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GurnaazUSGirls#5,09925