Prabhjot
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- prub-JOHT
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Prabhjot is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “light of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Prabhjot mean?
Punjabi: from prabh 'God, Lord' + jot 'light'
“light of God”
Is Prabhjot a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Prabhjot has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK.
How popular is Prabhjot in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 89% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Prabhjot, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Prabhjot in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2023, 30% of the babies named Prabhjot in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Prabhjot in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Prabhjot in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Prabhjot in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prabhjot in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
Nicknames for Prabhjot
- Prabh
Names like Prabhjot
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Gurveer, Prithvi, Pranav, Gurvansh, Yuvraj, Navraj, Gurtaj, Gursanjh, Gurbaaz, Priyansh, Gurman
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), 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, “Prabhjot: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/prabhjot, updated 20 October 2026.