Gurkiran
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- gur-KIH-run
- Origin
- Punjabi
Gurkiran is a girls' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “ray of the Guru”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gurkiran mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + kiran 'ray of light'
“ray of the Guru”
A Sikh name joining Gur, the Guru, with kiran, from Sanskrit kirana, meaning a ray of light.
Is Gurkiran a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurkiran is a girls' name.
How popular is Gurkiran in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gurkiran in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Gurkiran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Nicknames for Gurkiran
- Kiran 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Gurkiran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurmehar, Gursifat, Gursanjh, Gurbani, Gurnaaz, Priya, Radhika, Gurnoor, Avneet, Simran, Amrit, Japneet
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen
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, “Gurkiran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurkiran, updated 20 October 2026.