The baby name Ulvi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈul.vi/ (OOL-vee).
The baby name Ulvi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈul.vi/ (OOL-vee).
Ulvi is Albanian, Turkish in Origin.
Ulvi is a masculine given name in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Ottoman Turkish ulvî, ultimately from Arabic ʿuluww “height, loftiness.” As an adjective in Turkish, ülvi/ulvî means “sublime, exalted, noble,” and the name carries the sense of elevated character or high rank. In Azerbaijani the standard form is Ülvi; spellings without diacritics, Ulvi, are common in Latin-script contexts.
Documented since late Ottoman times as both an epithet and given name, it gained modern visibility through figures such as Turkish composer Ulvi Cemal Erkin and Azerbaijani stage actor Ulvi Rajab. Variants and related forms include Ülvi (Turkish/Azerbaijani), the Ottoman spelling Ulvî, and feminine counterparts Ulviye/Ülviye (Azerbaijani Ülviyyə). Usage today is steady but modest in Turkey and Azerbaijan, and rare elsewhere. In Estonia Ulvi also occurs as a feminine name and place-name, likely unrelated etymologically.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #30 | 14 | 706 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 164 | 1,400 |
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #74 | 2 | 1,051 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #114 | 25 | 1,888 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #282 | 17 | 5,122 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #441 | 65 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| TR | 0 | #701 | 764 | 19,440 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #931 | 22 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 5,873 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,450 | 22 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Ulvi is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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