Gurjaap
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-JAHP
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Gurjaap is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “recitation of the Guru's name”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Gurjaap mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + jaap 'recitation'
“recitation of the Guru's name”
Jaap Sahib, a prayer composed by Guru Gobind Singh, is recited daily by many Sikhs.
Is Gurjaap a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurjaap is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 7 boys in the UK.
How popular is Gurjaap in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Gurjaap, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys. 4 girls were also named Gurjaap in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Gurjaap in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
Names like Gurjaap
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz, Gurvansh, Gurtaj, Gursanjh, Gurveer, Shivansh, Krishiv, Gurman, Avyaan, Aarav, Navraj, Gurniwaz
More Punjabi names
Asees, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurnaaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen, Gurbani
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, “Gurjaap: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurjaap, updated 20 October 2026.