Gurfateh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-FA-teh
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #581 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Gurfateh is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “victory of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 581st for boys in the UK (73 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Gurfateh mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name from gur and fateh
“victory of the Guru”
Sikh name joining gur, guru, with fateh, victory, echoing the greeting Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
Is Gurfateh a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurfateh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 73 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurfateh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #581among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 73about 1 in 4,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 169% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 73 boys in the UK were named Gurfateh, making it the 581st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,054th.
2025 had the most boys named Gurfateh of any year since it first appeared, in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Gurfateh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 556th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Gurfateh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #581 |
| 2024 | 59 | #687 |
| 2023 | 62 | #646 |
| 2022 | 46 | #785 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
How popular is Gurfateh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Gurfateh, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Gurfateh in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gurfateh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
Names like Gurfateh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz Shivansh Aviraj Aarav Krishiv Avyaan Nirvair Gurniwaz Vihaan Gurvansh Ivaan Gurtaj
More Punjabi names
Asees Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen Anhad Harleen Gurbani Harnoor
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, “Gurfateh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurfateh, updated 20 October 2026.