Poonam is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Poonam is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Poonam was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1986 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #19,754 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,557 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,225 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #12,064 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,539 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,460 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,438 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,394 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,357 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,913 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,992 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,756 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,839 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #5,522 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #5,249 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | #3,986 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #4,089 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,870 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | #3,912 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #3,987 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #7,216 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,996 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,847 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,391 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,219 |