Karanjot
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KUR-un-joht
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Karanjot is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “Karan + divine light”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Karanjot mean?
Punjabi: from Karan + jot 'light, flame'
“Karan + divine light”
A Sikh name ending in jot, 'light, flame', a common element in Punjabi names.
Is Karanjot a girl's or a boy's name?
Karanjot is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karanjot in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Karanjot, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 4 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Karanjot in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Nicknames for Karanjot
- Karan 8 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Karanjot
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Agamjot, Gurvansh, Gurveer, Krishiv, Gurtaj, Navraj, Aviraj, Gursanjh, Gurbaaz, Gurman, Harveer, Avitaj
More Punjabi names
Asees, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, 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, “Karanjot: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karanjot, updated 20 October 2026.