Ece
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EH-jeh
- Origin
- Turkish
Ece is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “queen”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ece mean?
Turkish: Turkish word ece
“queen”
From the Turkish word ece, meaning queen, used as a girl's name in Turkey.
Is Ece a girl's or a boy's name?
Ece is a girls' name.
How popular is Ece in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ece in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ece in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Ece
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Ellie Erin Elise Ella Eve Grace Sophie Charlotte Chloe Lucy Emily
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, “Ece: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ece, updated 20 October 2026.