Gurniwaaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-ni-WAHZ
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Gurniwaaz is a boys' name of Punjabi origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Gurniwaaz mean?
Punjabi: spelling of Gurniwaz; Sikh name: gur + niwaz, from Persian
Combines gur, the Guru, with niwaz, a Persian-derived word for one who cherishes or shows favour.
Meaning borrowed from Gurniwaz.
Is Gurniwaaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurniwaaz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurniwaaz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Gurniwaaz, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 19 boys.
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were given Gurniwaaz or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #715, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Gurniwaz 42
- Gurniwaaz 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Gurniwaaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
Names like Gurniwaaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz, Gurvansh, Aviraj, Gurtaj, Gursanjh, Gurveer, Shivansh, Krishiv, Gurman, Gurfateh, Avyaan, Avitaj
Other spellings of Gurniwaaz
More Punjabi names
Asees, Nirvair, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurnaaz, 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) 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, “Gurniwaaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurniwaaz, updated 20 October 2026.