Japnaaz
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jap-NAAZ
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
- Style
- New arrival
Japnaaz is a girls' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “pride in meditation on God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies).
What does Japnaaz mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name, jap + naaz (from Persian naz)
“pride in meditation on God”
Jap means repeating God's name in meditation, as in the Japji Sahib prayer; naaz means pride or grace.
Is Japnaaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Japnaaz is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Japnaaz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Japnaaz, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Japnaaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
Names like Japnaaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Prisha, Khivi, Avneet, Harnaaz, Gurnoor, Krishvi, Aavya, Aarvi, Saanvi, Pranshi
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen
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, “Japnaaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/japnaaz, updated 20 October 2026.