Gurkirat
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- gur-KIR-at
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
Gurkirat is a name of Punjabi origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies).
Where does Gurkirat come from?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + kirat
Is Gurkirat a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Gurkirat has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 9 boys in the UK.
How popular is Gurkirat in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Gurkirat, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 9 girls. 9 boys were also named Gurkirat in 2025 (2,511th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Gurkirat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50% of the babies named Gurkirat in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Gurkirat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Gurkirat in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Gurkirat in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gurkirat in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Gurkirat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gursifat, Gurbani, Gurnaaz, Gurmehar, Gursanjh, Avneet, Japneet, Prisha, Anvika, Gurnoor, Saanvi, Anvi
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), 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, “Gurkirat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurkirat, updated 20 October 2026.