Yesim
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- yeh-SHEEM
- Origin
- Turkish
Yesim is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “jade”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yesim mean?
Turkish: Turkish yeşim 'jade'
“jade”
Usually written Yeşim, the Turkish word for jade, the green gemstone.
Is Yesim a girl's or a boy's name?
Yesim is a girls' name.
How popular is Yesim in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 7 girls.
Yesim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Yesim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tasnim, Chisom, Yasmin, Demi, Eriifeoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Chisimdi, Temiloluwa, Ireoluwa, Morireoluwa, Araoluwa, Imisioluwa
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, “Yesim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yesim, updated 20 October 2026.