Sahibjot
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-hib-joht
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Sahibjot is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “light of the Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Sahibjot mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: sahib 'master, Lord' + jot 'light'
“light of the Lord”
In Sikh names sahib, 'master', refers to God, and jot means divine light.
Is Sahibjot a girl's or a boy's name?
Sahibjot is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sahibjot in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 283% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Sahibjot, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys.
2025 had more boys named Sahibjot than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Sahibjot in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Sahibjot in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
Nicknames for Sahibjot
- Sahib 40 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Sahibjot
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Agamjot, Aarav, Aviraj, Gurbaaz, Krishiv, Gurfateh, Vihaan, Nirvair, Gurniwaz, Avi, Avyaan
More Punjabi names
Asees, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, 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) 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, “Sahibjot: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sahibjot, updated 20 October 2026.