Entry № 2112 · Pashto origin

Gulalai Gulalai — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ goo-LAH-lai /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Pashto

Meaning

"Rose-like, beautiful"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Pashto)

The meaning

A name that means "rose-like, beautiful".

Gulalai combines the Pashto gul (flower, rose) and the suffix -lai — meaning "rose-like" or "flower of a person." A traditional Pashto feminine name.

Gulalai Ismail (born 1986), the Pakistani human rights activist, is a contemporary bearer.

Rose-like. The Pashto flower.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

ګلالۍ

Transliteration: Gulalai
Pronunciation: / ɡuˈlɑː.laɪ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Gulalai stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Gulalai · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Gulalais before her.

Real people

Gulalai Ismail

Pakistani human rights activist.

born 1986

In fiction

Gulalai

Common in Pashto literature.

Names connected to Gulalai.

Numerology

The number behind Gulalai.

The Humanitarian

Gulalai reduces to nine — the number of Pashto rose.

Parents on Gulalai

Why families chose this name.

"Rose-like in Pashto. Seven letters. Gulalai."

Shabnam · Mother of one · Peshawar