A bilingual name dictionary
Turkish names & their meanings
A bilingual dictionary of names used in Türkiye: meanings in Turkish and English, origins, pronunciation and official TÜİK popularity by year and province.
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- 11,136names
- with meanings
- 10,256with meanings
- provinces of TÜİK data
- 81provinces of TÜİK data
- audio pronunciations
- 0audio pronunciations
Most popular baby names of 2025Top 30 and provinces →
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System, names given to babies born in 2025. All name statistics →
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- Zeynep♀A fragrant flowering tree
- Alya♀High, exalted
- Defne♀Bay laurel, an aromatic evergreen tree
- Gökçe♀Sky-blue
- Asel♀Honey, the sweet substance made by bees
- Elif♀Name of the Arabic alphabet's first letter
- Umay♀Protective female figure in ancient Turkic belief
- Asya♀The name of the continent Asia
- Elisa♀God is my oath
- Zümra♀Group, community, company
- İnci♀Pearl
- Duru♀Clear, pure
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By origin
The language a name comes from
History & tradition
Names from Islamic and Turkic history and mythology
Statistics
Years, provinces and surnames from TÜİK data
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Name generators & toolsAll tools →
- Name finderPopular Filter by gender, meaning, first letter, syllables, origin and rarity. Open tool →
- Double name generatorNew Pair names whose meanings fit together into a double name. Open tool →
- Parents’ name combinerPopular Baby names that blend the father’s and mother’s names: real names first, then creative blends. Open tool →
- Sibling & twin names Names that pair with an older child’s name, and twin pairs by letter, rhyme or meaning. Open tool →
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- Names like this one Love a name? Find others with the same meaning, a similar sound or the same ending. Open tool →
Guides for parentsAll guides →
- How to choose a baby name in Türkiye
Choose a baby name in Türkiye with practical checks for meaning, surname rhythm, Turkish spelling, everyday use, popularity, initials and double names.
- Rules for naming a child in Türkiye
Understand Türkiye’s birth notification deadline, three-name limit, Turkish alphabet rules and name changes, with questions for the civil registry office.
- Choosing and using double given names in Türkiye
Learn how double given names work in Türkiye, how TÜİK counts them, and how to compare meaning, rhythm, everyday use and the three-name registration limit.
- The 1934 Surname Law and how surnames were chosen
Explore Türkiye’s 1934 Surname Law, earlier naming practices, the separate abolition of titles, and the most common surnames in TÜİK’s 2025 national data.
- Öz Türkçe names: understanding Turkish linguistic origins
What makes a name Turkish in origin? Explore everyday words, Old Turkic names, naming trends and practical ways to check a name's linguistic roots.
- Turkic mythology names: understanding the evidence
Explore Umay, Ülgen, Kayra and Asena with clear distinctions between early inscriptions, later Altai traditions and modern retellings of older myths.
Guide
Explore names used in Türkiye through language, sound and context
TurkiyeNames brings together 11,176 given names used in Türkiye, with meanings available for 8,252. Explore Turkish names with meanings in Turkish and English, then compare their origins, pronunciation, cultural connections and official usage figures.
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Names used in Türkiye have varied origins
“Turkish names” can mean names used in the country, rather than names derived from the Turkish language. Each entry’s origin helps clarify that distinction.
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Hear the name as well as reading it
IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet, and audio pronunciation help readers unfamiliar with Turkish spelling. Arabic and Ottoman spellings offer additional written context.
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Keep evidence types separate
Official TÜİK figures describe recorded usage. Famous namesakes provide examples of people with a name; they are not a measure of national popularity.
Start with meaning, then explore the language behind it
Looking for Turkish baby names becomes more manageable when you separate meaning from origin. Defne means “bay laurel, an aromatic evergreen tree” and has Greek origins; Zeynep means “a fragrant flowering tree” and has Arabic origins. Both belong in a dictionary of names used in Türkiye. Their origins describe the names, not the ethnicity or religion of people who bear them. Browse names by origin when language history matters to your search. If an explanation is uncertain, read that qualification as part of the entry; when sources disagree, the etymology section says so.
Read popular Turkish names with the year and coverage attached
According to TÜİK, Türkiye’s statistical institute, Alya led the girls’ baby-name list for Türkiye in 2025 with 8,739, while Alparslan led the boys’ list with 7,509. Source: TÜİK, 2025, Türkiye level, address-based population register, top-30 lists. These figures belong to that year and coverage; they do not describe every generation or every province. Use the 2025 baby-name rankings for that comparison, name statistics for usage context, and province pages for local rankings. A yearly chart and province map answer different questions, so keep their labels attached when sharing a figure.
Compare sound, tradition and name combinations
Browse Turkish boy names or Turkish girl names to explore the relevant collection, then listen to individual names before deciding how they work in your household’s languages. The pronunciation guide helps explain Turkish spelling for readers outside Türkiye. Double-name ideas and name tools offer other ways to narrow a search. If you are researching Muslim Turkish names, distinguish a name’s Islamic connections from its linguistic origin and literal meaning. Tradition labels describe names and their contexts; they never establish a bearer’s beliefs. Likewise, a name’s appealing meaning does not predict the personality of its bearer.
Make your search more useful
- Save the Turkish spelling alongside the English meaning so you can return to the same entry.
- Use audio and IPA together when a written pronunciation feels unclear.
- Compare meaning, origin and tradition as separate pieces of information.
- Keep the year and Türkiye or province coverage beside any popularity figure you quote.
- Use famous namesakes for biographical context, not as evidence that a name is nationally common.
Frequently asked questions
Are all names here Turkish in origin?
No. This dictionary covers given names used in Türkiye, including names with origins in other languages.
Does every entry have a confirmed meaning?
Meanings are available for 8,252 entries. Uncertain explanations are identified, and when sources disagree, the etymology section says so.
What does an Islamic name label tell me?
It describes the name’s connection with Islamic tradition. It does not identify the faith, sect or background of someone who bears it.
Can a famous namesake show how popular a name is?
No. Namesakes are illustrative examples; national usage comparisons should use the cited TÜİK figures with their year and coverage.
A careful reference, not a random list
We keep a name’s meaning, its linguistic origin and its popularity apart, cite official counts with their source, label uncertain meanings clearly, and never assume anything about a person from their name.