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Most popular names in Bingöl
The names given most often to babies born in Bingöl, and the most common names in the province. Source: TÜİK, ADNKS.
Bingöl at a glance
- In 2025 the province’s No. 1 girl name was Alya (43 babies). Nationally it ranked #1.
- The province’s top 30 ranks hold 116 girl names (with ties); 29 of them are also in the national top 30.
- The girl name that climbed most since 2018 is Mihra, from #28 to #3. 34 names in today’s top 30 were not in the 2018 list.
- In 2025 the province’s No. 1 boy name was Miran (41 babies), first for 2 years running. Nationally it ranked #6.
- The province’s top 30 ranks hold 143 boy names (with ties); 29 of them are also in the national top 30.
- The boy name that climbed most since 2018 is Devran, from #30 to #8. 56 names in today’s top 30 were not in the 2018 list.
- The most common names in the province’s population are Fatma (3,792 people) and Mehmet (4,461 people); the most common surname is Kaya.
Top girl names in Bingöl, 2025
| # | Name | Count | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alya | 43 | ▲ 13 |
| 2 | Zümra | 32 | – |
| 3 | Mihra | 31 | ▼ 2 |
| 4 | Eflin | 27 | ▲ 7 |
| 5 | Asel | 26 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Defne | 26 | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Elisa | 26 | ▲ 5 |
| 6 | Asya | 23 | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Ahsen | 22 | ▲ 8 |
| 7 | Zeynep | 22 | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Meryem | 21 | ▼ 4 |
| 9 | İkra | 18 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | İnci | 18 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Arya | 15 | ▲ 3 |
| 10 | Ceylin | 15 | ▲ 8 |
| 10 | Efnan | 15 | ▼ 5 |
| 10 | Elif | 15 | ▼ 7 |
| 10 | Gökçe | 15 | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | Ela | 14 | ▲ 9 |
| 11 | Lina | 14 | ▼ 2 |
| 12 | Amine | 12 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Duru | 12 | – |
| 12 | Ronya | 12 | ▲ 3 |
| 13 | Azra | 11 | ▲ 4 |
| 13 | Miray | 11 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Sare | 11 | ▲ 2 |
| 14 | Erva | 9 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Eslem | 9 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 | Hüma | 9 | ▲ 6 |
| 14 | Umay | 9 | ▲ 5 |
Top boy names in Bingöl, 2025
| # | Name | Count | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miran | 41 | – |
| 2 | Ömer | 27 | ▲ 5 |
| 3 | Hamza | 26 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Aras | 20 | – |
| 4 | Kerem | 20 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Yusuf | 19 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Ayaz | 18 | ▲ 2 |
| 6 | Miraç | 18 | ▼ 2 |
| 7 | Talha | 16 | ▲ 8 |
| 8 | Devran | 14 | ▲ 13 |
| 8 | Muhammed | 14 | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | Muhammed Ali | 14 | – |
| 8 | Ömer Asaf | 14 | ▼ 5 |
| 8 | Yiğit | 14 | ▲ 3 |
| 9 | Ali Asaf | 13 | ▼ 6 |
| 9 | Alparslan | 13 | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | Çınar | 13 | new |
| 10 | Ali | 12 | ▼ 5 |
| 10 | Burak | 12 | ▲ 4 |
| 10 | Eymen | 12 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Mahir | 12 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Yiğit Ali | 12 | – |
| 11 | Cihan | 11 | ▲ 11 |
| 11 | Civan | 11 | ▲ 8 |
| 11 | Poyraz | 11 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Yiğit Efe | 11 | ▲ 8 |
| 12 | Asaf | 10 | – |
| 12 | Baran | 10 | ▲ 6 |
| 12 | Deniz | 10 | ▲ 4 |
| 12 | Eren | 10 | ▲ 6 |
Names that stand out in Bingöl
In Bingöl’s 2025 top 30 but not in the national top 30.
The No. 1 names, year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alya | Miran |
| 2024 | Mihra | Miran |
| 2023 | Zümra | Ömer Asaf |
| 2022 | Zümra | Ömer |
| 2021 | Zeynep | Miran |
| 2020 | Zeynep | Ali Asaf |
| 2019 | Zeynep | Miran |
| 2018 | Meryem | Ali Asaf |
Most common female names in Bingöl
| # | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatma | 3,792 |
| 2 | Zeynep | 3,090 |
| 3 | Elif | 1,874 |
| 4 | Ayşe | 1,872 |
| 5 | Emine | 1,799 |
| 6 | Hatice | 1,586 |
| 7 | Meryem | 1,488 |
| 8 | Remziye | 1,198 |
| 9 | Zehra | 1,057 |
| 10 | Merve | 989 |
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. Population and surname lists are for 2025. All provinces →
Guide
Reading Bingöl’s current name choices alongside longer-term patterns
Popular baby names in Bingöl can be explored through current rankings and the changing leaders of earlier years. The resident-population lists offer a separate view of familiar given names, helping readers distinguish recent naming choices from overall frequency.
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Alya and Miran head the baby lists
According to TÜİK’s 2025 Bingöl province figures, Alya leads girls’ baby names with 43 and Miran leads boys’ baby names with 41.
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Several names have equal counts
In the province’s 2025 TÜİK baby-name figures, Defne, Asel and Elisa share fifth place with 26 each. Kerem and Aras share fourth place among boys with 20 each.
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Resident frequency has its own leaders
According to TÜİK’s 2025 Bingöl province population figures, Fatma leads female given names with 3,792 and Mehmet leads male given names with 4,461.
Look beyond the leading baby names
According to TÜİK’s 2025 Bingöl province figures, Zümra follows Alya among girls with 32, followed by Mihra with 31 and Eflin with 27. Among boys, Ömer records 27, Hamza 26 and Yusuf 19. These figures describe newborn naming in the province for that year; they do not explain why families chose each name. Open Alya to explore its meaning, or browse girl names and boy names to move from a statistical shortlist to individual entries.
Notice returning leaders across the years
TÜİK’s Bingöl province annual baby-name leaders show several returns to the top. Zeynep led the girls’ list in 2019, 2020 and 2021; Zümra led in 2022 and 2023, followed by Mihra in 2024 and Alya in 2025. Miran headed the boys’ list in 2019, 2021, 2024 and 2025, while Yusuf led in 2020 and 2023. Returning to the lead does not establish an uninterrupted rise between those years. Consult name statistics and the methodology to distinguish annual leaders from a complete ranking history.
Understand what the population lists measure
For the most common names in Bingöl, Turkey, consult the resident-population figures rather than the baby list. According to TÜİK’s 2025 Bingöl province data, Zeynep records 3,090 and Elif 1,874 among female names; Ahmet records 3,420 and Yusuf 3,077 among male names. Kaya leads the separate surname list with 3,873. Source: TÜİK, address-based population register, top-30 lists; Bingöl province, 2025. For a different kind of comparison, Elif is the name of the Arabic alphabet’s first letter, while Asel means “honey, the sweet substance made by bees.”
Practical ways to explore Bingöl’s lists
- Keep shared ranks together when copying Defne, Asel and Elisa into a shortlist.
- Preserve the Turkish letters in Bingöl, Ömer, Zümra and Miraç.
- Compare Miran’s annual leadership separately from its count in any individual year.
- Use the surname table for family-name frequency and the given-name tables for personal names.
Frequently asked questions
Was Miran also the previous year’s leader?
Yes. According to TÜİK’s Bingöl province baby-name figures, Miran led boys’ names with 26 in 2024 and 41 in 2025.
Does a shared rank mean the names are related?
No. It means their recorded counts are equal in that table. It makes no claim about meaning, origin or the families choosing them.
What does Yusuf mean?
Yusuf means “may God add; may God increase” and has Hebrew and Arabic origins. This describes the name’s linguistic background, not a bearer’s religion.
What is the geographical scope of these figures?
The figures cited here are for Bingöl province. TÜİK is the Turkish Statistical Institute, and these provincial results should not be presented as Türkiye-wide rankings.