Gursher
Name Census estimates that about 7 living Americans carry the first name Gursher. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Gursher today is around 2 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gursher births was 2024 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gursher. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Gursher with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Gursher. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
7
~ 1 in 48,964,905 Americans
Peak year
2024
7 babies that year
Average age
2
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,218
Tracked since 2024
Popularity
Gursher: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Gursher by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gursher during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7 | 0 | 7 |
People
Gursher + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gursher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gursher: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gursher?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gursher going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 US residents.
Is Gursher a common name?
We classify Gursher as "Very Rare". It ranks above 23.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gursher most popular?
The single biggest year for Gursher was 2024, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gursher is about 2 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gursher in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gursher a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Gursher in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gursher still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gursher in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gursher can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Gursher?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.