Sikh Baby Names with Meanings
83 Sikh names with meanings, from Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu and more — with popular, modern, classic and rare picks for boys and girls.
Sikh names have a beautiful logic. At the naam karan ceremony the Guru Granth Sahib is opened at random, and the first letter of the first word on the left-hand page becomes the first letter of the child’s name. The family then chooses a name beginning with that letter, and the child receives Singh (lion) or Kaur (princess) as a second name. Because of this, Sikh parents nearly always search by starting letter — the A–Z pages on this site were built with exactly that in mind.
Most Sikh names are unisex, and many are built from Punjabi and Sanskrit roots with a spiritual meaning: Gur (guru), Har (God), Preet (love), Jot (light), Deep (lamp), Man (mind, heart), Simran (remembrance). Combine them and you get the familiar Gurpreet, Harjot, Mandeep, Navjot and Jaspreet. Newer names keep the same roots but shorten them — Ekam, Noor, Mehar, Seerat, Sehaj.
Our Sikh list is smaller than the others, so we also include Punjabi names that Sikh families commonly use. If you have your letter from the Guru Granth Sahib, jump straight to that letter page and filter by Sikh tradition in the finder.
boy girl unisex — tap a name to see it in the finder with your surname.
Popular Sikh names 2
The most widely used names in this tradition.
Sikh boy names 22
- Kabir — great, the poet-saint
- Karan — clever, skilful
- Tanveer — enlightened, strong
- Yuvraj — crown prince
- Ranjit — victorious in battle
- Arjan — the fifth Sikh guru
- Jeevan — life
- Angad — the second Sikh guru, ornament
- Fateh — victory
- Gobind — lord of the world, the tenth guru
- Jashan — celebration
- Jasvir — glorious hero
- Lakhwinder — lord of a hundred thousand
- Manveer — brave-hearted
- Nirvair — without enmity
- Rajinder — lord of kings
- Sahib — lord, master
- Sartaj — crown, chief
- Tegh — sword, the ninth guru
- Veerpal — protector of the brave
- Zorawar — brave, mighty
- Happy — joyful
Sikh girl names 10
Modern picks 6
Short, current and rising.
Classic picks 24
Names that have stayed in use for generations.
- Tanveer — enlightened, strong
- Yuvraj — crown prince
- Noor — light
- Amrit — nectar, immortal
- Simran — remembrance, meditation
- Jaspreet — love of glory
- Manpreet — love of the mind
- Navjot — new light
- Jeevan — life
- Amandeep — lamp of peace
- Amanjot — light of peace
- Jasmeet — friend of glory
- Kiranjit — victory of light
- Kirat — honest work
- Kuldeep — lamp of the family
- Mandeep — lamp of the mind
- Manjit — conqueror of the mind
- Navneet — ever new
- Pavitar — pure
- Ramneek — beautiful
- Ravneet — the way of the sun
- Roop — beauty, form
- Rupinder — lord of beauty
- Sukhdeep — lamp of peace
Nature, light and sky 20
- Tanveer — enlightened, strong
- Noor — light
- Gurdeep — lamp of the guru
- Harjot — light of god
- Navjot — new light
- Prabhjot — light of god
- Amandeep — lamp of peace
- Amanjot — light of peace
- Gagandeep — lamp of the sky
- Gobind — lord of the world, the tenth guru
- Hardeep — lamp of god
- Harnoor — light of god
- Jagjit — conqueror of the world
- Japji — the morning prayer
- Kiranjit — victory of light
- Kuldeep — lamp of the family
- Mandeep — lamp of the mind
- Ravneet — the way of the sun
- Sukhdeep — lamp of peace
- Tejinder — lord of radiance
Rare gems 3
Uncommon names your child is unlikely to share with a classmate.
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Meanings and origins are compiled from common references and are approximate. Many names carry several meanings across traditions — please confirm with family or a native speaker before deciding. Updated 2026-09-20.