Poyraz
Boy · POY-rahz · Turkish
Poyraz is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “north-east wind”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Poyraz mean?
Turkish: Turkish poyraz, a cold north-easterly wind
“north-east wind”
- Say it
- POY-rahz
Is Poyraz a girl's or a boy's name?
Poyraz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Poyraz in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Poyraz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Poyraz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Poyraz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Poyraz, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Poyraz in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Poyraz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
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