boy's name

Gurpal

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 52

Gurpal is a boy's name. In 1998 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1999, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Gurpal over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

28
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Gurpal by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 28
2000s 15
2010s (to 2015) 4

How popular is Gurpal?

In 2015, Gurpal was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gurpal is used

England & Wales #4,108 4 in 2015
United States #9,699 5 in 1998

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gurpal

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gurpal also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gurpal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gurpal

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gurpal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gurpal

How popular is the name Gurpal?

In 2015, Gurpal was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gurpal a girl's or a boy's name?

Gurpal is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Gurpal most popular?

Gurpal peaked in 1999, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.