Puneet
The Story of Puneet
As a girl name
American parents first put Puneet on the record books as a girl name in 1987, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 12 Puneets were born — ranking #9,475 that year. About 47% of every Puneet on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Puneet last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 163 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Puneet as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Puneet — #5,812 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Puneet on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Puneet last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 160 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Puneet
Phonetically similar names — useful when Puneet is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Peanut
- Punnet
- Penut
- Pinnate
- Panet
- Puente
- Pennate
- Pinet
- Pinnet
- Penate
- Pinette
- Ponied
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Puneet
Puneet is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 163 births in the dataset. Puneet's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #9,475. Use the chart and map above to compare Puneet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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