Sikh Baby Names
Sikh baby names rooted in Gurbani — the sacred scripture of the Guru Granth Sahib — and the Punjabi tradition, reflecting the core Sikh values of Waheguru's grace, equality and selfless service.
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Boys
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Girls
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In the Sikh tradition, a baby's name is chosen through the beautiful practice of Naam Karan — the naming ceremony performed in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib. The Granthi opens the scripture at random, reads the first letter of the first word on the left-hand page, and the child's name must begin with that letter. Every Sikh name is thus rooted in Gurbani — the divine word itself.
Browse Sikh Names by Letter
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
172
I
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J
233
K
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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Q
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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W
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X
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Y
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Z
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About Sikh Baby Names
Sikh names are most commonly composed of two elements: a devotional root and a suffix. -preet (love of) gives Harpreet, Gurpreet, Manpreet, Jaspreet. -deep (lamp) gives Hardeep, Gurdeep, Navdeep. -jit (victory) gives Harjit, Gurjit. The same core name is used for both genders — the addition of Kaur (princess) for girls and Singh (lion) for boys, reflecting Sikhism's radical teaching of complete gender equality.