Gursher
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-SHER
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Gursher is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “lion of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Gursher mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + sher 'lion'
“lion of the Guru”
Is Gursher a girl's or a boy's name?
Gursher is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gursher in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 267% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Gursher, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
2025 had the most boys named Gursher of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Gursher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
Names like Gursher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz, Gurveer, Gurvansh, Gurtaj, Shivansh, Krishiv, Nirvair, Avyaan, Gurman, Aveer, Aarav, Navraj
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen
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, “Gursher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gursher, updated 20 October 2026.