Poonam
#15,941 most common girls' name of all time · #26,289 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1972–2008
Rank among girls
#15,941
Rank overall
#26,289 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
260
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1986 #3,995
Best rank
#3,927 1983
Girls
Boys
peak 21/yr
Poonam first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,102 |
| 2000 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,699 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,099 |
| 1998 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,582 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,203 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,348 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,991 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,130 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,264 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,302 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,740 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,669 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,786 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | 15 | #5,505 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | 15 | #5,234 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | 21 | #3,995 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,092 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,725 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | 20 | #3,927 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,009 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,234 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,849 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,712 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,294 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,537 |