Jaskirat
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- jus-KEE-rut
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Jaskirat is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “one who sings God's praises”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Jaskirat mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: jas 'glory, praise' + kirat 'praise'
“one who sings God's praises”
Is Jaskirat a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jaskirat has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 6 boys in the UK.
How popular is Jaskirat in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Jaskirat, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 12 boys. 8 girls were also named Jaskirat in 2025 (3,101st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jaskirat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 57% of the babies named Jaskirat in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Jaskirat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Jaskirat in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Jaskirat in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaskirat in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Nicknames for Jaskirat
- Jas
Names like Jaskirat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Gurveer, Mankirat, Gurvansh, Gurniwaz, Agamjot, Gursanjh, Navraj, Aviraj, Yuvraj, Harveer, Gurtaj
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurnaaz, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen
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, “Jaskirat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaskirat, updated 20 October 2026.