Navjot
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- nuv-JOHT
- Origin
- Punjabi
Navjot is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “new light”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Navjot mean?
Punjabi: from Punjabi nav 'new' + jot 'light, flame'
“new light”
A Punjabi name built from nav, new, and jot, light or flame.
Is Navjot a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Navjot has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Navjot in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Navjot in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2012, 40% of the babies named Navjot in the UK were girls.
Navjot in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Navjot in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Navjot in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Navjot in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen
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, “Navjot: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/navjot, updated 20 October 2026.