The baby name Cengiz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /d͡ʒenˈɡiz/ (JEN-giz).
Cengiz is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Cengiz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /d͡ʒenˈɡiz/ (JEN-giz).
Cengiz is Turkish in Origin.
Cengiz is a Turkish masculine name, the Turkish form of Mongolian Chinggis, the title adopted by Temüjin, known as Genghis Khan. Its etymology is debated: many link it to Mongolic ching (true, firm) with a formative suffix, while others connect it to Turkic tengiz/deniz or Mongolic tengis (sea, ocean), yielding the sense oceanic or vast; by association it also denotes a mighty or sovereign ruler.
Through Persian and broader steppe channels the name was known in Ottoman Turkish and, in the 19th-20th centuries, became a popular given name across Turkey and the wider Turkic world. Variants and cognates include Çingiz (Azerbaijani), Chingiz (Russian), Chyngyz (Kyrgyz), Shyngys (Kazakh), Chingiz (Uzbek), and the historical English form Genghis; Turkish compounds like Cengizhan also occur. The name carries connotations of strength, leadership, and breadth, reflected in its modern usage by figures from aviator Cengiz Topel to footballer Cengiz Ünder. Informal Turkish diminutives include Cengo.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| TR | 0 | #58 | 37,617 | 19,440 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #149 | 73 | 3,850 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2009 | #177 | 2 | 1,294 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #208 | 4 | 3,402 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #237 | 31 | 6,912 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #263 | 63 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #274 | 16 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #304 | 142 | 2,180 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #320 | 1,113 | 5,697 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #334 | 7 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| NL | 0 | #376 | 16 | 2,481 | |
| Germany | 0 | #381 | 57 | 2,542 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #551 | 9 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #560 | 108 | 13,071 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #626 | 343 | 5,873 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #664 | 19 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,028 | 149 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,435 | 37 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,521 | 94 | 28,008 |
Cengiz is popular in 49 countries — most recent births per country:
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