Gurtaj
Boy · gur-TAAJ · Punjabi
Gurtaj is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “crown of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Gurtaj mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name from gur and taj
“crown of the Guru”
Sikh name joining gur, guru, with taj, crown.
- Say it
- gur-TAAJ
Is Gurtaj a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurtaj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurtaj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Gurtaj, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gurtaj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Gurtaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Gurtaj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 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, 19 boys in the US were named Gurtaj, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
2025 had more boys named Gurtaj than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Gurtaj in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gurtaj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
Names like Gurtaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz Navraj Aviraj Yuvraj Aarav Viraj Shivansh Krishiv Gurvansh Gurveer Gurman Avyaan
More Punjabi names
Asees Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen Anhad