Gurnawab
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-na-WAHB
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #731 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Gurnawab is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “Guru + nobleman”. In 2025 it ranked 731st for boys in the UK (53 babies).
What does Gurnawab mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur + nawab
“Guru + nobleman”
Combines gur, the Guru, with nawab, a title for a nobleman or ruler.
Is Gurnawab a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurnawab is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurnawab in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 731st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53 about 1 in 5,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the UK were named Gurnawab, making it the 731st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 58 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gurnawab in the UK since 1996 were born between 2024 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 679th in England and Wales.
Gurnawab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #731 |
| 2024 | 58 | #693 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
Names like Gurnawab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz, Aviraj, Gurfateh, Shivansh, Krishiv, Gurtaj, Gurvansh, Nirvair, Avyaan, Gursanjh, Avi, Gurman
More Punjabi names
Asees, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen, Gurbani, Harnoor, Harnaaz
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, “Gurnawab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurnawab, updated 20 October 2026.