Name statistics
Names across generations
The left list covers everyone living today; the right one covers only newborns. The gap between them shows how naming has changed.
Girl names
Most common in the population (2025)
| # | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatma | 1,152,158 |
| 2 | Ayşe | 906,873 |
| 3 | Emine | 776,708 |
| 4 | Hatice | 709,426 |
| 5 | Zeynep | 707,953 |
| 6 | Elif | 556,208 |
| 7 | Meryem | 320,576 |
| 8 | Merve | 293,380 |
| 9 | Zehra | 268,716 |
| 10 | Esra | 248,211 |
| 11 | Özlem | 233,876 |
| 12 | Büşra | 214,516 |
| 13 | Yasemin | 212,249 |
| 14 | Melek | 197,476 |
| 15 | Hülya | 196,762 |
| 16 | Kübra | 192,160 |
| 17 | Sultan | 191,066 |
| 18 | Dilek | 188,790 |
| 19 | Leyla | 185,230 |
| 20 | Rabia | 183,893 |
| 21 | Songül | 179,557 |
| 22 | Aysel | 165,117 |
| 23 | Tuğba | 161,170 |
| 24 | Sevim | 159,570 |
| 25 | Hacer | 159,558 |
| 26 | Yağmur | 158,085 |
| 27 | Fadime | 156,732 |
| 28 | Aynur | 156,377 |
| 29 | Havva | 153,922 |
| 30 | Ayşegül | 153,693 |
Most given to babies (2025)
| # | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alya | 8,739 |
| 2 | Defne | 7,716 |
| 3 | Gökçe | 7,582 |
| 4 | Zeynep | 6,228 |
| 5 | Asel | 5,855 |
| 6 | Umay | 5,644 |
| 7 | Asya | 5,071 |
| 8 | Elisa | 4,548 |
| 9 | İnci | 4,012 |
| 10 | Duru | 3,869 |
| 11 | Elif | 3,713 |
| 12 | Zümra | 3,531 |
| 13 | Mihra | 3,467 |
| 14 | Miray | 3,409 |
| 15 | Lina | 3,334 |
| 16 | Eflin | 2,952 |
| 17 | Güneş | 2,905 |
| 18 | Ela | 2,883 |
| 19 | Meryem | 2,743 |
| 20 | Eylül | 2,633 |
| 21 | Ada | 2,603 |
| 22 | Ceylin | 2,577 |
| 23 | Arya | 2,544 |
| 24 | İpek | 2,523 |
| 25 | Doğa | 2,491 |
| 26 | Nehir | 2,460 |
| 27 | Mira | 2,186 |
| 28 | İkra | 2,183 |
| 29 | Masal | 2,124 |
| 30 | Sare | 2,066 |
In both lists: Zeynep, Elif, Meryem.
Boy names
Most common in the population (2025)
| # | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehmet | 1,271,896 |
| 2 | Mustafa | 1,057,634 |
| 3 | Ahmet | 857,105 |
| 4 | Ali | 736,478 |
| 5 | Hüseyin | 571,822 |
| 6 | Hasan | 531,386 |
| 7 | Murat | 527,648 |
| 8 | Yusuf | 526,127 |
| 9 | İbrahim | 505,052 |
| 10 | İsmail | 434,992 |
| 11 | Ömer | 422,803 |
| 12 | Ramazan | 359,638 |
| 13 | Osman | 310,387 |
| 14 | Abdullah | 274,084 |
| 15 | Fatih | 257,098 |
| 16 | Emre | 246,346 |
| 17 | Halil | 227,081 |
| 18 | Hakan | 219,990 |
| 19 | Süleyman | 219,082 |
| 20 | Adem | 202,334 |
| 21 | Muhammed | 202,172 |
| 22 | Kadir | 193,025 |
| 23 | Furkan | 191,424 |
| 24 | Burak | 184,581 |
| 25 | Mahmut | 183,991 |
| 26 | Recep | 180,277 |
| 27 | Serkan | 175,750 |
| 28 | Enes | 167,523 |
| 29 | Yasin | 166,938 |
| 30 | Metin | 164,613 |
Most given to babies (2025)
| # | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alparslan | 7,509 |
| 2 | Göktuğ | 6,029 |
| 3 | Metehan | 5,379 |
| 4 | Yusuf | 4,616 |
| 5 | Kerem | 4,069 |
| 6 | Miran | 3,751 |
| 7 | Ömer Asaf | 3,733 |
| 8 | Ömer | 3,577 |
| 9 | Atlas | 3,538 |
| 10 | Aras | 3,336 |
| 11 | Miraç | 3,260 |
| 12 | Aslan | 3,186 |
| 13 | Kuzey | 3,034 |
| 14 | Poyraz | 2,983 |
| 15 | Alperen | 2,920 |
| 16 | Yiğit | 2,821 |
| 17 | Eymen | 2,799 |
| 18 | Aybars | 2,727 |
| 19 | Ali Asaf | 2,676 |
| 20 | Çınar | 2,536 |
| 21 | Mustafa | 2,407 |
| 22 | Ali | 2,341 |
| 23 | Ayaz | 2,335 |
| 24 | Ahmet | 2,280 |
| 25 | Hamza | 2,271 |
| 26 | Mert | 2,194 |
| 27 | Cihan | 2,154 |
| 28 | Yaman | 2,121 |
| 29 | Mehmet | 2,101 |
| 30 | Emir | 1,984 |
In both lists: Mehmet, Mustafa, Ahmet, Ali, Yusuf, Ömer.
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System.
Guide
Compare familiar names with today's newborn choices
The most common names in Turkey across the population differ from the names leading recent newborn lists. Comparing these groups offers a useful view of naming continuity and change, provided that population totals and annual baby-name counts remain clearly separated.
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Names across the female population
According to TÜİK, at Türkiye level in 2025, Fatma led the female population list with 1,152,158, followed by Ayşe with 906,873 and Emine with 776,708. These are population figures rather than newborn counts.
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Names across the male population
According to TÜİK, at Türkiye level in 2025, Mehmet led the male population list with 1,271,896, followed by Mustafa with 1,057,634 and Ahmet with 857,105. The ranking covers names across ages.
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A different picture among newborns
According to TÜİK, at Türkiye level in 2025, Alya led the girls' newborn list with 8,739 and Alparslan led the boys' newborn list with 7,509. Comparing these leaders with population leaders highlights the importance of the group being measured.
Why population totals and newborn counts differ
Population totals bring together people of different ages, while newborn counts describe naming within a particular year. A name can therefore be prominent across the population without leading the current baby-name list. The comparison on this page is a snapshot of those different groups, rather than a complete record of each birth generation. Use the statistics hub to keep the categories clear and the 2025 newborn list to explore annual choices. Source: TÜİK, 2025, Türkiye level, address-based population register name lists. Neither table, by itself, explains why a family chose a name.
Look for continuity as well as contrast
The overlap between lists can be as informative as their different leaders. According to TÜİK, at Türkiye level in 2025, Zeynep appeared with 707,953 in the female population and 6,228 among newborn girls. Yusuf appeared with 526,127 in the male population and 4,616 among newborn boys. These examples show that a name can feature in both contexts. They do not reveal the ages of individual bearers or establish a family's naming tradition. Explore the annual archive if you want to examine newborn choices over time while keeping the population comparison separate.
Use “old” and “new” as cautious descriptions
Searching for old vs new Turkish names can be a helpful starting point, but those labels need care. A name appearing in a current newborn list is not necessarily newly created, and a name prominent across the population is not necessarily absent from today's families. Meaning is another separate dimension: Mehmet means “much praised; worthy of praise,” while Alya means “high, exalted; an elevated place.” You can explore names by origin for linguistic context. Origin labels describe names; they do not establish a bearer's religion, ethnicity, region or character.
Make a careful generation comparison
- Label your notes “population” or “newborns” before recording a figure; the shared year does not make the groups interchangeable.
- Look for names present in both lists, rather than describing the comparison only as a replacement of older choices.
- Keep Turkish spellings such as Ayşe, Hüseyin and İbrahim intact when copying names.
- Avoid using a population rank to guess someone's age or a newborn rank to explain a family's motives.
Frequently asked questions
Which names led Türkiye's population lists in 2025?
According to TÜİK, at Türkiye level in 2025, Fatma led the female population list with 1,152,158 and Mehmet led the male population list with 1,271,896.
Does a population leader also lead the newborn list?
Not necessarily. According to TÜİK, at Türkiye level in 2025, the newborn leaders were Alya for girls and Alparslan for boys, while the population leaders were Fatma and Mehmet.
Can these tables tell me a person's generation?
No. They show aggregate patterns, not an individual's age, and the population list does not provide a birth-cohort breakdown.
What does “Turkish names” mean in this comparison?
Here it refers to given names used in Türkiye. Their linguistic origins can vary, and a name's origin does not establish the identity of its bearer.