Turkish baby names
131 names of Turkish origin given to babies in the UK and the US.
Popular Turkish girls' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among girls in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayla | halo of moonlight | 45 | 77 |
| Aylin | moon halo, moonlight | 442 | 345 |
| Alara | 306 | 652 | |
| Ayda | on the moon, moonlike | 253 | 2,410 |
| Ayzel | 384 | 2,326 | |
| Kaya | rock | 776 | 1,132 |
| Ela | hazel-coloured | 741 | 1,561 |
| Aylah | halo of moonlight | 865 | 1,309 |
| Aleyna | 1,107 | 1,173 | |
| Selin | 865 | 3,902 | |
| Elma | apple | 1,051 | 4,351 |
| Esmeray | dusky moon | 4,276 | 1,388 |
| Aysel | moon + stream | 2,076 | 2,036 |
| Kayra | grace; favour | 2,344 | 4,459 |
| Mavi | blue | 2,509 | 4,459 |
| Eda | grace, elegance | 1,690 | 5,553 |
| Miray | 1,779 | 6,837 | |
| Bora | storm; gale | 3,409 | 7,489 |
| Nazly | delicate, charmingly coy | – | 1,942 |
| Ceylin | 1,961 | 10,913 | |
| Aylla | halo of moonlight | 3,409 | 3,249 |
| Nazli | coy, delicate, graceful | 5,990 | 2,691 |
| Ayla-Rae | halo of moonlight + ewe | 2,206 | – |
| Meral | doe, young deer | 2,675 | 6,837 |
| Aynur | moonlight | 2,344 | – |
| Hazal | fallen autumn leaves | 2,344 | – |
| Ilayda | 3,101 | 13,203 | |
| Kayah | rock | 4,276 | 5,553 |
| Derin | deep, profound | 4,935 | 9,454 |
| Duru | clear, pure | 3,776 | 7,883 |
Popular Turkish boys' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among boys in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orhan | 373 | 1,753 | |
| Aydin | bright, enlightened | 488 | 1,315 |
| Aslan | lion | 655 | 860 |
| Eren | saint, holy person | 731 | 882 |
| Evren | universe, cosmos | 1,192 | 857 |
| Ayaz | frost, clear cold night | 601 | 2,604 |
| Deniz | sea | 968 | 2,604 |
| Demir | iron | 916 | 1,826 |
| Emre | friend | 968 | 3,582 |
| Arda | the river Arda | 1,192 | 3,127 |
| Timur | iron | 1,337 | 2,604 |
| Ayhan | moon + khan, ruler | 1,220 | 3,847 |
| Kaan | ruler, sovereign | 1,286 | 3,313 |
| Arsalan | lion | 1,537 | 2,284 |
| Beren | 2,342 | 3,180 | |
| Ilhan | ruler of the land | 1,771 | 8,239 |
| Elhan | ruler of the land | 1,423 | 5,859 |
| Alp | hero, brave warrior | 1,686 | 3,449 |
| Ediz | high, lofty | 1,473 | – |
| Ozan | bard, folk poet | 1,771 | 5,397 |
| Mert | brave, honourable | 1,964 | 4,248 |
| Ayaaz | frost; clear cold night | 1,771 | 8,239 |
| Efe | elder brother; brave man | 1,859 | 6,442 |
| Ender | very rare | – | 1,743 |
| Kuzey | north | 2,087 | 5,207 |
| Alaz | flame | 1,771 | – |
| Taylan | tall, well proportioned | 3,021 | 4,538 |
| Teoman | 2,511 | 5,207 | |
| Arslan | lion | 2,742 | 4,395 |
| Ozil | 2,342 | 7,675 |
Every Turkish name, A to Z
- Aaylah
- Ajdin
- Alanya
- Alara
- Alaz
- Aleyna
- Aleynah
- Alihan
- Alp
- Alparslan
- Altan
- Altay
- Altin
- Arda
- Arsalaan
- Arsalan
- Arslan
- Aslan
- Ayaaz
- Ayaz
- Ayda
- Ayda-Rose
- Aydah
- Aydin
- Ayhan
- Ayla
- Ayla-Rae
- Aylah
- Aylin
- Ayline
- Aylinn
- Ayliz
- Aylla
- Aynur
- Aysel
- Aysun
- Ayzel
- Baris
- Belma
- Beren
- Berk
- Berkay
- Bora
- Boran
- Cansu
- Ceren
- Ceylin
- Damla
- Demir
- Deniz
- Derin
- Duru
- Ebru
- Ece
- Eda
- Ediz
- Efe
- Ege
- Ekin
- Ela
- Elanur
- Eldar
- Elhan
- Elma
- Emre
- Ender
- Eray
- Erdem
- Eren
- Erol
- Esmeray
- Evren
- Eylul
- Ezgi
- Firat
- Gizem
- Guney
- Hakan
- Hazal
- Idil
- Ilayda
- Ilhan
- Irmak
- Kaan
- Kagan
- Kagen
- Kaya
- Kayah
- Kayra
- Khan
- Koray
- Kuzey
- Levent
- Maral
- Mavi
- Meral
- Mert
- Mete
- Miray
- Narin
- Nazli
- Nazly
- Nehir
- Onur
- Orhaan
- Orhan
- Ozan
- Ozil
- Poyraz
- Ruzgar
- Sahan
- Sarp
- Selin
- Serkan
- Sevi
- Sinem
- Sude
- Sudenaz
- Taimoor
- Taimur
- Taner
- Taylan
- Teoman
- Timur
- Tolga
- Toprak
- Tuana
- Umut
- Yagmur
- Yaren
- Yigit
Other origins
Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Baltic, Celtic, Chinese, Cornish, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern, Native American, Old English, Old Norse, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yoruba
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Turkish baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/turkish, updated 20 October 2026.