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Esin

Gender
Girl
Say it
eh-SEEN
Origin
Turkish

Esin is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “inspiration”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Esin mean?

Turkish: Turkish word esin, from esmek 'to blow'

“inspiration”

From the Turkish word esin, meaning inspiration, and used as a girl's name in Turkey.

Is Esin a girl's or a boy's name?

Esin is a girls' name.

How popular is Esin in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 girls.

1998Busiest: 6 in 20142024
Esin in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20243#5,966
20230–
20220–
20210–
20201#7,326
20195#4,214
20180–
20173#5,998
20160–
20150–
20146#3,702
20130–
20123#6,108
20114#4,980
20100–
20093#5,801
20083#5,772
20070–
20063#5,259
20050–
20040–
20033#4,560
20024#3,556
20010–
20000–
19990–
19985#2,855

Names like Esin

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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, “Esin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esin, updated 20 October 2026.