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