How Many People Are Named Ghulam?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Ghulam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ghulam peaked in popularity in 1983 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ghulam 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 Ghulam paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ghulam is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1983
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ghulam
Ghulam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ghulam as a male name
Ranked #13,198 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1983 (5 births)
Ghulam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ghulam span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5 babies were registered. Ghulam remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ghulam by Decade
How has Ghulam 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.
Ghulam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ghulam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ghulam
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Ghulam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ghulam?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Ghulam 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Ghulam a common name?
Ghulam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ghulam most popular?
Ghulam reached peak popularity in 1983, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ghulam is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ghulam a male name?
Ghulam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ghulam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ghulam Smith, Ghulam Johnson, Ghulam 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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