Gursharan
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- gur-SHUH-run
- Origin
- Punjabi
Gursharan is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “refuge in the Guru”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gursharan mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + sharan 'refuge'
“refuge in the Guru”
A Sikh name joining Gur, the Guru, with sharan, from Sanskrit sarana, meaning shelter or refuge.
Is Gursharan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Gursharan has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Gursharan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gursharan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2005, 70% of the babies named Gursharan in the UK were girls.
Gursharan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurbaaz Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen
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, “Gursharan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gursharan, updated 20 October 2026.