Girl name
Gökçe name meaning
“sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing”
Gökçe means sky-blue, beautiful, or pleasing. It is formed in Turkish by adding the suffix -çe to gök, the word associated with the sky and its colour. In Türkiye, it is used as a feminine name. A clear blue sky illustrates its colour meaning.
What does Gökçe mean?
Sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing
In Turkish: gök renginde; güzel, hoş
Gökçe combines the colour of the sky with an established sense of beauty. Turkish uses it both as a descriptive word and as a personal name. It shares its first element with Gökçen and Göksu, while its ending -çe is a suffix rather than a separate name.
How popular is Gökçe?
Official figures: TÜİK newborn name lists (2018–2025, the top 30 for Türkiye and each of the 81 provinces every year) and the most common names in the population.
- 2025 rank (girls)
- 3.
- Babies given the name in 2025
- 7,582
- Best rank
- 3.2025
- Trend (2018–2025)
- entered the list in 2021
Babies named Gökçe each year
Show as a table
| Year | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Babies | |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 28 | 2,197 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2,525 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3,345 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4,754 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7,582 |
In the missing years the name was outside the national top 30.
Where is Gökçe in the top 30?
80 provinces · the latest year each province listed it
Double names with Gökçe
Double names counted as one name in TÜİK newborn lists (all years and provinces combined).
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. The lists cover the top 30 names per year, sex and province; no official counts are published for less common names. All statistics →
Why is Gökçe popular?
Gökçe has climbed steadily since entering the top thirty, reaching the leading positions. Its compact sound and meanings connected with sky colour and beauty give it a bright, airy appeal.
Origin of the name Gökçe
Gökçe is formed from Turkish gök, “sky, blue,” with the suffix -çe. Alongside its colour sense, it also has the established meaning “beautiful, pleasing.”
Double names with Gökçe
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Gökçe Işık
Meaning of each name
- Gökçe: sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing
- Işık: illumination that makes sight possible; radiance
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Çiğdem Gökçe
Meaning of each name
- Çiğdem: crocus; a colourful flowering plant
- Gökçe: sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing
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Gökçe Candeğer
Meaning of each name
- Gökçe: sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing
- Candeğer: as precious as life, dearly beloved
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Elanur Gökçe
Meaning of each name
- Elanur: compound evoking hazel colour and light
- Gökçe: sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing
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Gökçe Hatun
Meaning of each name
- Gökçe: sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing
- Hatun: lady; a title for a high-ranking woman
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Tümay Gökçe
Meaning of each name
- Tümay: full moon, the moon seen whole
- Gökçe: sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing
Double names found in TÜİK’s newborn lists: Gökçe Umay, Elif Gökçe, Zeynep Gökçe, Umay Gökçe, Gökçe Lina, Gökçe Nur.
How to pronounce Gökçe
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /ɡœkt͡ʃe/ |
Is Gökçe a girl’s name?
Yes, Gökçe is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Gökçe appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists; among babies born in 2025 it ranked #3 (7,582 babies). See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Gokce
Names that sound like Gökçe
- Gökçen♀Beautiful, fair
- Gökçek♂♀Lovely in appearance
- Gökçel♂♀Beautiful, pleasing
- Gözde♀Favoured, highly regarded and cherished
- Göksu♀Sky-blue water
- Göksel♂♀Celestial
- Göksen♂♀You are the sky
- Gök♂♀Sky
- Gökben♀Blue-coloured mole or birthmark
- Gökçay♀Sky-colored, blue stream
- Gökçül♀Bluish
- Görke♀Beauty, splendor, magnificence
Names with related meanings
- Hilal♀The moon’s slender crescent shape
- Ayla♀The luminous ring around the moon
- Ayça♀Crescent moon
- Gökçen♀Beautiful, fair
- Göksu♀Sky-blue water
- Mavi♀The characteristic color of sky and sea
- Semanur♀Light of the sky
- Sema♀Sky, heavens
- Ayda♀On the moon
- Süreyya♂♀The Pleiades star cluster
- Zühre♀The planet Venus
- Asuman♀The sky, the vault of heaven
Famous people named Gökçe
- Gökçe Bahadır · b. 1981
- Gökçe Akyıldız · b. 1992
- Gökçe · b. 1979
- Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu · b. 1974
- Gökçe Yanardağ · b. 1975
- Gökçe Eyüboğlu · b. 1983
- Gökçe Gökçen · b. 1991
- Gökçe İrem Çavdar · b. 1988
- Gökçe Doğan · b. 1986
- Gökçe Özyol · b. 1972
- Gökçe Akgül · b. 1978
- Gökçe Akgün
FAQ about the name Gökçe
What is the meaning of Gökçe?
Gökçe means “sky-blue; beautiful, pleasing”. Gökçe is formed from Turkish gök, “sky, blue,” with the suffix -çe. Alongside its colour sense, it also has the established meaning “beautiful, pleasing.”
Is Gökçe a girl’s name?
Yes, Gökçe is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Gökçe in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Gökçe nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Gökçe?
Gökçe is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Gökçe have?
Gökçe has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Gökçe?
Gökçe appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists; among babies born in 2025 it ranked #3 (7,582 babies). See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
What are other spellings of Gökçe?
Other spellings: Gokce.
What names go well with Gökçe?
Some ideas: Gökçe Işık; Çiğdem Gökçe; Gökçe Candeğer.
Famous people named Gökçe?
Notable people named Gökçe include Gökçe Bahadır, Gökçe Akyıldız, Gökçe.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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