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Gurpreet
How to Pronounce Gurpreet
Pronounced GOOR-preet /ˈgʊr.priːt/Medium
Meaning: Gurpreet joins the Punjabi/Gurmukhi elements gur, 'guru, teacher' (ultimately from Sanskrit guru, 'weighty, venerable'), and preet, 'love, affection' - together, 'love of the Guru'. It is a common unisex Sikh given name.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Gurpreet is a Sikh devotional name from Punjabi, joining gur, 'guru, teacher' (from the Sanskrit for 'weighty, venerable'), with preet, 'love, affection' - 'love of the Guru'. It is common and well established within Sikh communities and was carried to the United States by Punjabi immigrant families.
In American SSA records, Gurpreet has stayed rare outside Sikh and Punjabi families, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1995, growing with the broader wave of South Asian immigration in the late twentieth century.
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What does the name Gurpreet mean?
It is Punjabi for 'love of the Guru,' joining gur, 'teacher, guru', with preet, 'love'.
How do you pronounce Gurpreet?
It's said GOOR-preet /ˈgʊr.priːt/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Gurpreet a boy or girl name?
Gurpreet is used for both boys and girls in Sikh tradition; it appears here as a boy's name.
How popular is Gurpreet?
It is common among Sikh families worldwide but has stayed rare in general United States records, given to only a small number of boys a year even at its peak in the mid-1990s.