Gurshaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-SHAHN
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Gurshaan is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “glory of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Gurshaan mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + shaan 'glory'
“glory of the Guru”
Is Gurshaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurshaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurshaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Gurshaan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gurshaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were given Gurshaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,959, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Gurshaan 7
- Gurshan 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Gurshaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Gurshaan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Gurshaan, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Gurshaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gurshaan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
Names like Gurshaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Vihaan Aarav Gurbaaz Gurman Gurveer Vivaan Gurtaj Ivaan Shivansh Krishiv Avyaan Gurvansh
Other spellings of Gurshaan
More Punjabi names
Asees Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen Anhad
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, “Gurshaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurshaan, updated 20 October 2026.