Tanyel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tahn-YEL
- Origin
- Turkish
Tanyel is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “dawn wind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tanyel mean?
Turkish: Turkish tan 'dawn' + yel 'wind'
“dawn wind”
Related to the Turkish name Tanyeli, a name for the soft breeze at daybreak.
Is Tanyel a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanyel is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanyel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 girls.
Tanyel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Tanyel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte, Zoe, Eleanor, Emma, Sarah, Georgia, Hannah, Chloe, Francesca, Molly, Anna, Naomi
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, “Tanyel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanyel, updated 20 October 2026.