Sikh names
51 names — 6 girls', 18 boys', 27 unisex.
Sikh names come mainly from Punjabi and Gurmukhi scripture, and a great many are deliberately gender-neutral — the same name is given to a son or a daughter, with Singh or Kaur following it. Compounds built on Gur- (guru), Har- (God) and endings like -preet (love) and -jeet (victory) run right through the tradition.
Drawn from Punjabi, Sanskrit. Every name below has its own page with pronunciation, rarity score, numerology, lucky colour and lucky number.
Rarest Sikh names
The least common picks in this tradition.
Gurbaksh
goor-BUKSH
Gift of the Guru
Harkirat
hur-KEE-rut
One who sings God's praises
Sewa
SAY-wah
Selfless service, a core Sikh duty
Charanjit
CHUR-un-jeet
One who has won by the Guru's feet
Kirpal
keer-PAAL
Compassionate, full of grace
Sarbjit
SURB-jeet
One who conquers all
Baljeet
bull-JEET
Victory through strength
Bhagat
BUG-ut
Devotee, the title of the saint-poets in the Guru Granth Sahib
Sikh girl names
Harleen
hur-LEEN
Absorbed in God
Harnoor
hur-NOOR
Divine light of God
Jasleen
jus-LEEN
Absorbed in singing God's praise
Kirandeep
kee-run-DEEP
Lamp whose rays give light
Simran
SIM-run
Meditative remembrance of God
Sukhmani
sookh-MUH-nee
Jewel of peace, name of a major Sikh prayer
Sikh boy names
Arjan
UR-jun
Name of the fifth Sikh Guru, compiler of the Adi Granth
Balwinder
bull-WIN-der
Lord of strength
Fateh
FUH-teh
Victory, from the Sikh greeting of triumph
Gobind
GOH-bind
Protector of cows, an epithet of Krishna used in Gurbani for God
Inderjeet
IN-der-jeet
Conqueror of Indra, king of the gods
Jagdeep
jug-DEEP
Lamp of the world
Jaskaran
jus-KUH-run
One who does deeds worthy of praise
Jaspal
JUS-paal
Protector of glory
Nanak
NAH-nuk
Name of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism
Rajinder
ruh-JIN-der
Lord of kings, from Rajendra
Ranbir
run-BEER
Hero of the battlefield
Ranjeet
run-JEET
Victorious in battle
Sukhbir
sookh-BEER
Warrior of peace and comfort
Tejinder
tay-JIN-der
Lord of radiance
Unisex Sikh names
Given to boys and girls alike.
Amandeep
uh-mun-DEEP
Lamp of peace and tranquillity
Amarjeet
uh-mur-JEET
One who has conquered immortality
Dilpreet
dill-PREET
Love within the heart
Gurdeep
goor-DEEP
Lamp of the Guru
Gurmeet
goor-MEET
Friend of the Guru
Gurnoor
goor-NOOR
Divine light of the Guru
Gurpreet
goor-PREET
Love of the Guru
Harjeet
hur-JEET
One who has won God
Harjot
hur-JOTE
Light of God
Harpreet
hur-PREET
Love of God, one who loves Hari
Jasbir
jus-BEER
Hero of glory
Jaspreet
jus-PREET
One who loves to sing praise
Jatinder
juh-TIN-der
Lord of ascetics, master of the senses
Kuldeep
kool-DEEP
Lamp of the family lineage
Mandeep
mun-DEEP
Light of the mind
Manpreet
mun-PREET
Love in the heart and mind
Navjot
nuv-JOTE
New light
Parminder
pur-MIN-der
Supreme lord, highest sovereign
Prabhjot
prubh-JOTE
Light of the Lord
Ravneet
ruv-NEET
One with the discipline of the sun
Rupinder
roo-PIN-der
Lord of beauty
Sandeep
sun-DEEP
Lighted lamp, a kindled flame
Sukhdeep
sookh-DEEP
Lamp of peace