The baby name Gulistan is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced GUL-ee-stahn (approx. IPA: /ˈɡuːli.stɑːn/).
Gulistan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Gulistan is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced GUL-ee-stahn (approx. IPA: /ˈɡuːli.stɑːn/).
Gulistan is Persian in Origin.
Gulistan is a Persian-derived name meaning “rose garden,” from gul/gol “rose” and -stan “place, land.” In Persian literary imagery, the gulistan symbolizes cultivated beauty, refinement, and a paradisal garden; the name carries these associations of elegance and serenity.
Its cultural prominence owes much to Saadi’s celebrated prose anthology Golestān (c. 1258), widely translated as The Rose Garden, which kept the term familiar across the Persianate world. As a given name it appears among Persian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Turkish, and South Asian Muslim communities - predominantly feminine. Spelling reflects language: Golestān (modern Iranian Persian), Gulistān (classical/Urdu), Gülistan (Turkish), and Gülüstan or Gülüstān (Azerbaijani); Gulestan also occurs. Related or short forms include Gul, Guli, and Güli. Toponyms named Gulistan/Golestan across Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus reinforce the name’s recognizability and timeless floral charm.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Girls | 0 | #31 | 5 | 574 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #129 | 5 | 3,533 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #267 | 8 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #282 | 39 | 5,862 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 7,429 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2017 | #402 | 3 | 3,248 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #436 | 69 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| SY | 0 | #643 | 86 | 11,684 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| TR | 0 | #782 | 526 | 19,440 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #812 | 27 | 4,949 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #934 | 22 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 59 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,484 | 131 | 28,008 |
Gulistan is popular in 30 countries — most recent births per country:
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