The baby name Selcuk is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish IPA: /selˈtʃuk/; approx. "sel-CHOOK" (stress on the second syllable).
Selcuk is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Selcuk is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish IPA: /selˈtʃuk/; approx. "sel-CHOOK" (stress on the second syllable).
Selcuk is Turkish in Origin.
Selcuk (standard Turkish Selçuk) is a predominantly masculine Turkish given name and surname. It derives from the Old Turkic personal name of Selçuk Bey, leader of the Oghuz Kınık tribe and eponym of the medieval Seljuk dynasty. Through Persian and Arabic sources the name appears as Saljūq/Seljuq; modern Turkish regularizes it as Selçuk. Use increased in 20th‑century Turkey, especially in the Republican era, to honor pre‑Ottoman Turkic heritage, and it is also found among the Turkish diaspora.
Variants include Selçuk, Selcuk, Seljuk, Seljuq, Saljūq, and Selchuk. The etymology is uncertain and not transparently analyzable in modern Turkish, so scholars treat it as an inherited proper name. In contemporary naming, Selcuk effectively means “Seljuk; related to the Seljuks,” with connotations of strength, tradition, and statehood.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #208 | 12 | 3,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #254 | 14 | 6,912 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #291 | 35 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| TR | 0 | #313 | 5,803 | 19,440 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #352 | 91 | 2,180 |
| NL | 0 | #380 | 12 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2008 | #400 | 3 | 2,747 |
| Germany | 0 | #420 | 18 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #541 | 490 | 5,697 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #780 | 172 | 5,873 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,585 | 30 | 28,008 |
Selcuk is popular in 30 countries — most recent births per country:
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