Entry № 0918 · Punjabi origin

Gujri Gujri — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ GOOJ-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Punjabi
Meaning
"Sikh foremother (Guru Gobind Singh's mother)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Punjabi)

A name that means "sikh foremother (guru gobind singh's mother)".

Gujri is the Punjabi name from the Gujjar community. **Mata Gujri (1624-1705)** was the **mother of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru**. After the martyrdom of her husband Guru Tegh Bahadur, she raised her son to lead the Sikh community. **She and her two youngest grandsons were martyred at Fatehgarh Sahib in 1705** — one of the foundational stories of Sikh courage.

Among the most revered Sikh women in tradition.

Sikh foremother. Martyred at Fatehgarh Sahib with her grandsons.

The name in its native script.

ਗੁਜਰੀ
Transliteration
Gujrī
Pronunciation
/ ˈɡʊdʒ.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Gujri stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Gujri · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Gujris before her.

Real people
Mata Gujri
Mother of Guru Gobind Singh.
1624 – 1705
In fiction
Gujri
Subject of Sikh historical literature.

Names connected to Gujri.

The number behind Gujri.

5

The Free Spirit

Gujri reduces to five — the number of Sikh foremother.

Why families chose this name.

"Sikh foremother. Five letters. Gujri."
Harpreet · Mother of one · Anandpur Sahib