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The baby name Ceylan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAY-lahn (IPA: /ˈdʒeɪlɑn/).

Ceylan is Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: JAY-lahn (IPA: /ˈdʒeɪlɑn/)

What is the meaning of the name Ceylan ?

The baby name Ceylan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAY-lahn (IPA: /ˈdʒeɪlɑn/).

Ceylan is Turkish in Origin.

Ceylan is a Turkish given name and surname meaning gazelle, ultimately from Persian jeyrān (جیران). In Turkish it is pronounced JEY-lahn. The gazelle motif in Persian and Ottoman poetry evokes grace, beauty, and swift movement, associations carried by the name. Parallel forms appear across the region: Azerbaijani Ceyran and Persian/Kurdish Jeyran or Jeiran are transliterations of the same root. It is related in meaning to Arabic Ghazal, though Ceylan entered Turkish via Persian.

As a given name, Ceylan is used chiefly for girls in Turkey and the Turkish-speaking diaspora, though it can be unisex in some communities. It rose in the 20th century alongside nature-inspired choices and also persists as a common Turkish surname (for example, filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan). Recognized variants and spellings include Ceyran, Jeyran, and Jeiran, all retaining the core sense of graceful, gazelle-like beauty.

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Ceylan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
BG 0 #78 5 1,799
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
BG Girls 0 #169 56 3,559
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Girls 2021 #182 2 1,666
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
BG Boys 0 #204 16 3,850
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
GR Girls 0 #223 20 6,293
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
TR 0 #272 7,317 19,440
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
DK Girls 0 #297 20 7,429
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
France Boys 2021 #383 5 2,865
Austria Girls 0 #392 29 1,885
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
France Girls 2019 #409 3 3,279
Germany 0 #419 19 2,542
IQ Girls 0 #474 31 11,303
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
Germany Girls 0 #607 241 4,949
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
SY 0 #713 16 11,684
Finland Girls 2026 #732 7 3,895
NL Girls 0 #834 122 5,933
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
NL Boys 0 #898 54 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #907 46 5,697
SA Girls 0 #923 13 25,931
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
DZ 0 #1,141 36 20,130
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,433 14 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,685 7 28,008

Ceylan is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:

France
AE
AF
Austria
AZ

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People also ask about Ceylan

Ceylan is predominantly a girl's name.
Ceylan is a 2 syllable name, pronounced JAY-lahn (IPA: /ˈdʒeɪlɑn/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jeylan, Jaylan, Celan and Cilan.
Across languages, Ceylan has these equivalents: Jeyran (Persian, 'gazelle'), Ghazal/Ghazaleh (Arabic/Persian, 'gazelle'), Gazelle (English equivalent).
Yes — Ceylan ranked #182 in Sweden in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Ceylan ranks highest in Sweden (#182 in 2021).
Ceylan's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #421 in 2010 to #409 in 2019 in France.