Gul
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GOOL
- Origin
- Persian
Gul is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “flower or rose”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gul mean?
Persian: Persian gul or gol, 'flower, rose'
“flower or rose”
From Persian gul, meaning flower or rose, found in many names across Turkey, Iran and South Asia.
Is Gul a girl's or a boy's name?
Gul is a girls' name.
How popular is Gul in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gul in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Gul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Gul
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gursanjh, Gurnaaz, Jaap, Gurmehar, Aavya, Gursifat, Krishvi, Gurbani, Aashvi, Sharvi, Aarvi, Pranshi
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gul: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gul, updated 20 October 2026.