Gurtegh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-TEGH
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Gurtegh is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “sword of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Gurtegh mean?
Punjabi: from Gur 'Guru' + tegh 'sword'
“sword of the Guru”
Echoes Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, whose name means 'brave of the sword'.
Is Gurtegh a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurtegh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurtegh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Gurtegh, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Gurtegh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
Names like Gurtegh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz, Gurvansh, Shivansh, Gursanjh, Krishiv, Gurveer, Avyaan, Gurman, Aarav, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Ivaan
More Punjabi names
Asees, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen, Gurbani, Harnoor
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, “Gurtegh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurtegh, updated 20 October 2026.