Gurshan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-SHAHN
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Gurshan is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “glory of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Gurshan mean?
Punjabi: spelling of Gurshaan; Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + shaan 'glory'
“glory of the Guru”
Meaning borrowed from Gurshaan.
Is Gurshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurshan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurshan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Gurshan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gurshan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were given Gurshan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,959, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Gurshaan 7
- Gurshan 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Gurshan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
How popular is Gurshan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Gurshan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gurshan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Gurshan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurman Aarav Gurveer Gurbaaz Gurtaj Vihaan Gurvansh Yuvraj Krishiv Shivansh Arjan Avyaan
Other spellings of Gurshan
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, “Gurshan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurshan, updated 20 October 2026.