Gursimran
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- gur-SIM-run
- Origin
- Punjabi
Gursimran is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “remembrance of the Guru”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gursimran mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur 'Guru' + simran 'remembrance'
“remembrance of the Guru”
A Sikh name joining Gur, the Guru, with simran, the remembrance of God in meditation.
Is Gursimran a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Gursimran has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Gursimran in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Gursimran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2010, 69% of the babies named Gursimran in the UK were girls.
Gursimran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Nicknames for Gursimran
- Simran 24 girls in the UK in 2025
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, “Gursimran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gursimran, updated 20 October 2026.