Mustafa Kemal name meaning

What does Mustafa Kemal mean?

• Name

  Mustafa

  Chosen

• Name

  Kemal

  Maturity, excellence, completeness

Both names are Arabic in origin, with three syllables followed by two. The full name is closely associated with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Türkiye.

How popular is Mustafa Kemal?

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.

Province lists

37provinces

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 →

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