Guney
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gew-NAY
- Origin
- Turkish
Guney is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “south”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Guney mean?
Turkish: Turkish güney, from gün 'sun, day'
“south”
A Turkish word meaning south, formed from gün, meaning sun or day.
Is Guney a girl's or a boy's name?
Guney is a boys' name.
How popular is Guney in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Guney in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Guney in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
Names like Guney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Riley Aarav Stanley Finley Harley Harry Vihaan Arjun Gurveer Shrey Yuvraj
More Turkish names
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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, “Guney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/guney, updated 20 October 2026.