Ceylan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jay-LAHN
- Origin
- Turkish
Ceylan is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “gazelle”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ceylan mean?
Turkish: Turkish word
“gazelle”
Ceylan is the Turkish word for a gazelle, a traditional image of grace.
Is Ceylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ceylan is a girls' name.
How popular is Ceylan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ceylan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ceylan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Ceylan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caitlin, Teagan, Ffion, Caragh, Tegan, Raegan, Caoimhe, Keira, Aoibheann, Megan, Rhiannon, Morgan
Names related to Ceylan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ceylan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ceylan, updated 20 October 2026.