Gurwaris
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gur-WAH-ris
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- Style
- New arrival
Gurwaris is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “heir of the Guru”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies).
What does Gurwaris mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: gur + waris, from Arabic
“heir of the Guru”
Combines gur, the Guru, with waris, heir.
Is Gurwaris a girl's or a boy's name?
Gurwaris is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Gurwaris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,087th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Gurwaris, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Gurwaris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
Names like Gurwaris
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurbaaz, Gurniwaz, Gurnawab, Gurfateh, Gurvansh, Gursanjh, Gurtaj, Aviraj, Nirvair, Gursahib, Gurman, Gurveer
More Punjabi names
Asees, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurnaaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen, Gurbani, Harnoor, Harnaaz, Arzoyi
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, “Gurwaris: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gurwaris, updated 20 October 2026.