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Turkish Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Ata Turkish: "father" or "ancestor"; Arabic (عطاء): "gift" or "giving". Arabic, Turkish Boy 145 #51
Sadi Fortunate, lucky Arabic, Turkish Boy 140 #52
Onur Honor; pride Turkish Boy 138 #53
Masud Fortunate; lucky; blessed; happy Arabic, Bengali, Turkish, Urdu Boy 128 #54
Aidin Either 'little fire' (Irish) or 'enlightened/bright' (Turkish/Persian). Irish, Persian, Turkish Boy 127 #55
Akin Yoruba: 'brave, valiant, warrior'; Turkish: 'raid, onslaught' Turkish, Yoruba Boy 123 #56
Alperen Heroic saint Turkish Boy 120 #57
Matin Strong; firm; resolute; steadfast Arabic, Persian, Turkish Boy 117 #58
Bash Chief/head; a short form or nickname (e.g., for Sebastian or Bashir) Arabic, English, Turkish Boy 111 #59
Mete Associated with Modu Chanyu; commonly interpreted as 'brave' or 'heroic'. Turkish Boy 108 #60
Arkin Varies by origin - in Turkish (Arkın) associated with steadiness/firmness or bravery; as a surname-derived given name it indicates family descent. English, Turkish Boy 105 #61
Kader Measure; destiny Arabic, Turkish Boy 102 #62
Kagan Khan; ruler, sovereign Turkish Boy 95 #63
Duran Enduring; lasting; steadfast; standing French, Latin, Spanish, Turkish Boy 91 #64
Saban Eighth lunar month Arabic, Bosnian, Turkish Boy 83 #65
Naylan Attainer, achiever; one who attains or succeeds Arabic, Turkish Boy 74 #66
Halid Everlasting Arabic, Bosnian, Turkish Boy 71 #67
Destan Epic, saga, legend; a heroic tale Turkish Boy 70 #68
Ekin Sown crop Turkish Boy 69 #69
Sahan Sinhala/Sanskrit: 'patience, endurance, forbearance'. (Unrelated Turkish meaning: 'pan, tray'.) Turkish Boy 69 #70
Alem World, universe (also can mean ornament/celebration in some Turkic usages) Amharic, Arabic, Turkish Boy 68 #71
Alija High, exalted Arabic, Bosnian, Turkish Boy 63 #72
Enver Luminous, bright Albanian, Turkish Boy 63 #73
Baris Peace Turkish Boy 60 #74
Metin Strong, firm, solid Turkish Boy 56 #75
Doruk Summit, peak, pinnacle Turkish Boy 53 #76
Sefa Pleasure, joy, delight; purity/serenity Turkish Boy 53 #77
Tamer Arabic: 'date seller' or 'one who harvests dates' (from tamr, 'dates'); Turkish: 'complete man' (tam 'complete' + er 'man'). Arabic, Turkish Boy 52 #78
Levent Brave, gallant; historically 'sailor' or young seaman Turkish Boy 51 #79
Boran Storm, blizzard, tempest; strong wind Turkish Boy 46 #80
Samet From Arabic As‑Samad meaning 'the Eternal' or 'the Self‑Sufficient' (often rendered 'eternal/everlasting'). Turkish Boy 46 #81
Shahir Famous, renowned (in some contexts associated with song/singing) Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Urdu Boy 44 #82
Ismet Purity, innocence, faultlessness; protection Turkish Boy 42 #83
Cem Name of a legendary Persian king (Jam/Jamshid); associated with rulership and nobility. Turkish Boy 41 #84
Emrah Beloved; friend; affectionate Turkish Boy 41 #85
Seymen Traditional Turkish armed guard or cavalryman; sentinel/protector Turkish Boy 41 #86
Ferhat Joy; relief Arabic, Persian, Turkish Boy 40 #87
Okan Perceptive, discerning; wise or quick-minded. Turkish Boy 39 #88
Serkan From 'ser' (head/chief) + 'kan' (blood); often interpreted as 'noble blood' or 'leader/chief'. Turkish Boy 39 #89
Adim May derive from Turkish 'Adım' ('my name' or 'my step'), from Sanskrit 'Ādim' meaning 'first' or 'original', or be used as a variant of Adam/Adem meaning 'man' or 'earth'. Hindi, Sanskrit, Semitic, Turkish Boy 35 #90
Berk Strong; solid; firm Turkish Boy 33 #91
Erkan Pillars, supports Arabic, Turkish Boy 33 #92
Fetih Conquest; opening Arabic, Turkish Boy 33 #93
Taner 'man of the dawn' - from Turkish tan 'dawn' + er 'man', often interpreted as 'born at dawn' Turkish Boy 31 #94
Erol Brave man; manly or courageous (literally 'be a man') Turkish Boy 29 #95
Iskender Defender or protector of men Turkish Boy 27 #96
Sahin Falcon (often rendered 'royal falcon') Turkish Boy 26 #97
Sadan Sanskrit: 'dwelling, abode'; Persian/Arabic/Turkish: related to 'sada' meaning 'voice' or 'sound'. Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Turkish Boy 25 #98
Rasim One who draws Arabic, Azerbaijani, Turkish Boy 24 #99
Erman Army man; soldier; brave man Germanic, Turkish Boy 23 #100

Turkish Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Turkish-origin name in our dataset.

380
Names in this origin
18
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
83,562
Peak year 0