Satnam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SUT-nahm
- Origin
- Punjabi
Satnam is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “true name”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Satnam mean?
Punjabi: Sikh phrase Sat Nam, from sat 'truth' + nam 'name'
“true name”
From the Sikh phrase Sat Nam, 'true name', found in the opening of the Mool Mantar.
Is Satnam a girl's or a boy's name?
Satnam is a boys' name.
How popular is Satnam in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Satnam in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Satnam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
Names like Satnam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liam, Adam, Usman, Hassan, Saif, Qasim, Samir, Azeem, Salim, Naeem, Saeed, Asad
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) 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, “Satnam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/satnam, updated 20 October 2026.