How Many People Are Named Gayathri?
An estimated 131 people in the United States have the first name Gayathri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Gayathri peaked in popularity in 2006 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gayathri as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gayathri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
131
About 1 in 2,616,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2006
13 births
Total Registered
133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gayathri
Gayathri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 133 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gayathri as a female name
Ranked #16,130 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2006 (13 births)
Gayathri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gayathri span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 93 babies were registered. Gayathri has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gayathri by Decade
How has Gayathri tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gayathri by State
Gayathri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gayathri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gayathri
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Gayathri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gayathri?
We estimate approximately 131 people named Gayathri are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,616,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Gayathri a common name?
Gayathri is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gayathri most popular?
Gayathri reached peak popularity in 2006, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gayathri is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gayathri a female name?
Gayathri is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gayathri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gayathri Smith, Gayathri Johnson, Gayathri Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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