Gursahib
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-SAH-hib
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
Gursahib is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “Guru + master”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does Gursahib mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + sahib 'lord, master'
“Guru + master”
Is Gursahib a girl's or a boy's name?
Gursahib is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gursahib in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 192% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Gursahib, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gursahib in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 27% of the babies named Gursahib in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Gursahib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
Names like Gursahib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Gurbaaz, Aviraj, Gurtaj, Gurveer, Gurfateh, Gurvansh, Shivansh, Krishiv, Gurniwaz, Vihaan, Gurman
More Punjabi names
Asees, Nirvair, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, 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, “Gursahib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gursahib, updated 20 October 2026.