How Many People Are Named Puneet?
people named Puneet are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,085,031 people in the US has this name
Based on 323 babies named Puneet in Social Security records from 1975 to 2015, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant transcription of PUNIT.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Puneet, 51.1% were girls and 48.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Puneet rose from 47.8% in the 1990s to 60.3% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Puneet alive today is about 27 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Puneet first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 1998, to 19 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2015.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2015
🏆 Rank History
Puneet has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #8,434, in 1998. Among boys, its best rank was #4,735, in 1989.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #8,434 (1998) | #4,735 (1989) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #12,072 in the 2000s | #7,415 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Puneet alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Puneet were born in California than in any other state: about 45 of those alive today.
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