The baby name Ilker is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈil.keɾ/ (approx. "EEL-ker").
Ilker is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Ilker is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈil.keɾ/ (approx. "EEL-ker").
Ilker is Turkish in Origin.
İlker is a Turkish masculine given name formed from ilk (first) + er (man, soldier), conveying senses like first man, pioneer, and trailblazer. It carries associations of new beginnings and leadership, and in Turkey is sometimes chosen for a firstborn son or a child born at the start of a new year or a new chapter for the family. Pronounced roughly EEL-kehr.
Its widespread use dates to the 20th century, when Republican-era naming trends favored transparent, native Turkish compounds. The name has been well represented in public life, for example General İlker Başbuğ, actor İlker Kaleli, and executive İlker Aycı, cementing its modern familiarity. Standard form is İlker in Turkish orthography; Ilker appears in international contexts that omit the dotted İ. Related names built on the same root include İlkay (unisex) and İlkin; the element er also appears in many masculine names such as Erdem and Erhan.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #184 | 36 | 3,850 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2017 | #189 | 2 | 1,544 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| TR | 0 | #234 | 9,705 | 19,440 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #266 | 8 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #391 | 4 | 2,886 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #399 | 44 | 2,180 |
| Germany | 0 | #403 | 35 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #643 | 329 | 5,697 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #655 | 13 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #832 | 120 | 5,873 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,138 | 39 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,576 | 39 | 28,008 |
Ilker is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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