How Many People Are Named Poonam?
An estimated 247 people in the United States have the first name Poonam. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Poonam peaked in popularity in 1986 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Poonam 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 Poonam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
247
About 1 in 1,387,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1986
21 births
Total Registered
260
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Poonam
Poonam is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 260 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Poonam as a female name
Ranked #19,751 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1986 (21 births)
Poonam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Poonam span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 145 babies were registered. Poonam has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Poonam by Decade
How has Poonam 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.
Poonam by State
Poonam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Poonam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Poonam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Poonam?
We estimate approximately 247 people named Poonam 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 1,387,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Poonam a common name?
Poonam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 260 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Poonam most popular?
Poonam reached peak popularity in 1986, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Poonam is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Poonam a female name?
Poonam is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Poonam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Poonam Smith, Poonam Johnson, Poonam 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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