Boy Names
Common Turkish boy names
120 names
Criteria: names in TÜİK’s lists of the most common names in the population (Türkiye or at least one province). Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. Includes names given to both boys and girls. See all most common names in türkiye.
Common Turkish boy names: list with meanings
- Yusuf♂May God add
- Mustafa♂Chosen
- Mehmet♂Much praised
- Ömer♂Life
- Ahmet♂More praised
- Kerem♂Generosity, magnanimity, kindness
- Ali♂High
- Miraç♂Means of ascent
- Hamza♂Lion
- Mert♂Brave, honourable, true to one’s word
- İbrahim♂Traditionally, father of many peoples
- Muhammed♂Much praised
- Hüseyin♂Little beautiful one
- Hasan♂Beautiful
- Murat♂Desired thing
- İsmail♂God has heard
- Berat♂Absolution, deliverance
- Deniz♂♀Sea, an extensive body of salt water
- Umut♂Hope, positive expectation for the future
- Ramazan♂The ninth lunar month, observed through fasting
- Osman♂Traditionally, a young bustard
- Emirhan♂A name combining emir and khan
- Abdullah♂Servant of God
- Emre♂Friend
- Fatih♂Opener
- Halil♂Close friend
- Burak♂Mount of the Night Journey
- Süleyman♂A name associated with peace and well-being
- Hakan♂Khagan
- Furkan♂Criterion distinguishing truth from falsehood
- Adem♂Human being
- Enes♂Companionship, friendliness, familiarity
- Kadir♂Capable
- Yasin♂The letters Ya and Sin
- Mahmut♂Praised
- Recep♂The honored seventh month of the lunar calendar
- Serkan♂Chief, leader
- Metin♂Firm
- Arda♂Marker rod
- Barış♂Peace, reconciliation, and harmony
- Baran♂Rain, rainfall
- Onur♂Honour, self-respect, dignity
- Salih♂Good, virtuous, righteous
- Kemal♂Maturity, excellence, completeness
- Yakup♂Associated with the heel
- Bilal♂Moisture
- Muhammet♂Much praised
- Özgür♂Free
- Fırat♂The Euphrates
- Yunus♂Dove
- Musa♂The name of the prophet Moses
- Uğur♂Good fortune
- Abdulkadir♂Servant of the All-Powerful
- Harun♂The name of Aaron
- Orhan♂Possibly khan of a fortress or city
- Bünyamin♂Son of the right hand
- Gökhan♂Khan of the sky
- Abdurrahman♂Servant of the Most Merciful
- Serhat♂Border, frontier region
- Yılmaz♂Undaunted
- İsa♂The name of Jesus
- Samet♂Self-sufficient
- Yaşar♂Lives on
- Kenan♂Canaan
- Sinan♂The pointed metal head of a spear
- Bekir♂Young camel
- Bülent♂High
- Ferhat♂Hero of the Ferhat and Şirin story
- Arif♂Knowing, perceptive, possessing insight
- Doğukan♂Ruler of the east, eastern khan
- Ayhan♂Moon khan
- Cemal♂Beauty, especially beauty of the face
- İlyas♂My God is Yahweh
- Erkan♂Of valiant lineage
- Zeki♂Quick to understand
- Mesut♂Happy, fortunate
- Veysel♂A form developed from the name Uways
- Selahattin♂Righteousness of the faith
- Bayram♂Festival, feast day, celebration
- Ercan♂Valiant soul
- Şükrü♂Relating to thanks, expressing gratitude
- Celal♂Majesty
- Erdal♂Valiant branch
- Emrah♂Hero of the Emrah and Selvihan story
- Aziz♂Precious, beloved
- Muzaffer♂Victorious
- Mevlüt♂One who is born
- Turan♂The land of Tur in Iranian tradition
- Yüksel♂Rise
- İsmet♂Protection
- Veli♂Guardian, friend
- Cemil♂Beautiful
- Haydar♂Lion
- Muharrem♂Sacred
- Rıdvan♂Pleasure
- Cahit♂Striving
- Sadık♂Truthful
- Şeref♂Honor, dignity
- Dursun♂May the child remain and survive
- Cumali♂Associated with Friday
- Şaban♂The eighth month of the Islamic calendar
- Cuma♂Friday
- Cafer♂A stream or small river
- Eyyüp♂The name of the prophet Job
- Ökkeş♂Turkish adaptation of the name Ukkasha
- Durmuş♂Remained
- Duran♂Remaining, staying
- Memet♂Praised, worthy of praise
- Şeyhmus♂Sheikh Moses
- Vahap♂Generous giver
- Maşallah♂What God has willed
- Müslüm♂One who submits
- Abuzer♂Turkish form of the name Abu Dharr
- Veysi♂Connected with Veys or Uways
- Hıdır♂Green
- Hızır♂Green
- Durdu♂Remained
- Düzgün♂Orderly, proper
- Şehmus♂Sheikh Moses
- Satılmış♂Sold