Gurbaaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-BAAZ
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #499 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,604 for boys
Gurbaaz is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “falcon of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 499th for boys in the UK (86 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Gurbaaz mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name from gur and baaz
“falcon of the Guru”
Sikh name joining gur, guru, with baaz, falcon, the bird associated with Guru Gobind Singh.
Is Gurbaaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurbaaz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 86 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurbaaz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 499th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 86 about 1 in 3,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 632% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 86 boys in the UK were named Gurbaaz, making it the 499th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,275th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 93 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gurbaaz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 448th in England and Wales.
Gurbaaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | #499 |
| 2024 | 92 | #485 |
| 2023 | 93 | #470 |
| 2022 | 79 | #545 |
| 2021 | 38 | #896 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,275 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
How popular is Gurbaaz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,604th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50 about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 162% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Gurbaaz, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 2017.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Gurbaaz than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Gurbaaz in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gurbaaz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2,313 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 79 | #1,950 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
Names like Gurbaaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Krishiv, Aarav, Avyaan, Vihaan, Nirvair, Ivaan, Aviraj, Gurniwaz, Gurtaj, Yuvraj, Gurvansh
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen, Gurbani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gurbaaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurbaaz, updated 20 October 2026.