Gurveer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-VEER
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Gurveer is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “brave warrior of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Gurveer mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name from gur and veer
“brave warrior of the Guru”
Sikh name joining gur, guru, with veer, brave or warrior.
Is Gurveer a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurveer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurveer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Gurveer, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 28 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Gurveer than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Gurveer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were given Gurveer or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,452, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- Gurveer 10
- Gurvir 6
In 2021, 17% of the babies named Gurveer in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Gurveer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Gurveer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 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, 8 boys in the US were named Gurveer, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Gurveer in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gurveer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Names like Gurveer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Gurbaaz Veer Harveer Gurtaj Aveer Gurman Shivansh Krishiv Rajveer Yuvraj Ranveer
Other spellings of Gurveer
Gurvir
Names related to Gurveer
More Punjabi names
Asees Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen Anhad
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gurveer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurveer, updated 20 October 2026.