Jujhar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOOJ-har
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #790 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,512 for boys
Jujhar is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “brave warrior, fighter”. In 2025 it ranked 790th for boys in the UK (47 babies) and 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
What does Jujhar mean?
Punjabi
“brave warrior, fighter”
Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, a son of Guru Gobind Singh, was killed fighting at the Battle of Chamkaur.
Is Jujhar a girl's or a boy's name?
Jujhar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 boys in the UK and 32 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jujhar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 790th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47 about 1 in 6,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 276% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the UK were named Jujhar, making it the 790th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 52 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jujhar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 735th in England and Wales.
Jujhar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #790 |
| 2024 | 52 | #738 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Jujhar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,512th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 135% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Jujhar, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had the most boys named Jujhar of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Jujhar in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jujhar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Jujhar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nirvair, Gurbaaz, Aarav, Shivansh, Krishiv, Aveer, Vihaan, Avyaan, Veer, Ivaan, Advik, Gurfateh
More Punjabi names
Asees, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, 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), 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, “Jujhar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jujhar, updated 20 October 2026.