Name statistics
Most popular names by province
The top girl and boy name of 2025 in every province. Each province page has the full lists and how they changed over the years.
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System.
Guide
Explore name rankings across Türkiye’s provinces
This hub helps you explore the most popular names by province Turkey, with each result tied to its geographic scope. Türkiye has 81 provinces; the Turkish word il means province, an administrative area that should not be confused with its central city alone.
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Province-level comparisons
Searches for Turkish baby names by city often lead to provincial data. Check the area label before treating a result as a figure for a city centre.
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A national reference
According to TÜİK’s 2025 Türkiye-level figures, Alya led the girls’ baby-name list with 8,739 and Alparslan led the boys’ list with 7,509.
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Statistics describe names
Differences between provincial lists describe the recorded distribution of names. They do not reveal the religion, ethnicity or character of people living in those provinces.
Choose the area before comparing the result
Start with the province you want to explore, then check the year and whether the table concerns babies or people of all ages. A province-level result and a Türkiye-wide result answer different questions, even when they include the same name. Use the national baby-name ranking as a separate reference, and consult name statistics when moving between types of tables. The methodology guide offers context for interpreting the source and scope without treating unlike figures as directly interchangeable.
Keep the national benchmark clearly labelled
According to TÜİK’s 2025 Türkiye-level figures, Defne followed Alya among girls with 7,716, then Gökçe with 7,582, Zeynep with 6,228 and Asel with 5,855. Among boys, Göktuğ followed Alparslan with 6,029, then Metehan with 5,379, Yusuf with 4,616 and Kerem with 4,069. These figures provide national context; they are not counts for any individual province. Explore girls’ names or boys’ names for dictionary entries, keeping their linguistic explanations separate from the geographic statistics.
Move from geography to meaning carefully
Finding a name in a provincial table can be a starting point for learning about the name itself. Defne means “bay laurel, an aromatic evergreen tree,” while Yusuf means “may God add; may God increase.” These meanings belong to the names and do not explain why a particular family chose them. You can also browse names by origin to explore language histories. A name’s origin is not evidence of a bearer’s ancestry, and a local ranking does not change that distinction.
Compare provincial lists with care
- Use the province label rather than assuming the table covers only a city centre.
- Compare the same year and the same type of name list.
- Keep counts and ranks separate when taking notes.
- Treat a missing top-30 entry as missing from that list, not as unused.
- Retain Turkish letters when searching for a province or a name.
Frequently asked questions
Does province mean city in these tables?
Province translates the Turkish administrative term il. A province-level figure should not be relabelled as a count for only its central city.
What is the source of the national benchmark?
Source: TÜİK, address-based population register, 2025, Türkiye level, top-30 lists. TÜİK stands for Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, the national statistics institute.
Can a provincial ranking explain local identity?
No. It describes name statistics within the stated area and period, not the beliefs, ethnicity or personal qualities of residents.