Turkish Girl Names
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of 314 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belinay | From Turkish bel (waist) + ay (moon): 'slender‑waisted moon' (a poetic image of a slim, moonlike beauty) | Turkish | Girl | 135 #51 | |
| Hatice | Early-born; 'premature' (derived from Arabic Khadīja) | Turkish | Girl | 135 #52 | |
| Sibel | Prophetess; oracle | Greek, Turkish | Girl | 131 #53 | |
| Serra | Multiple possible origins: in Turkish/Arabic contexts it is associated with roots meaning 'joy' or 'one who brings happiness'; in Romance languages (from Latin 'serra') it refers to a 'ridge' or 'mountain range' (cf. 'Sierra'); it is also sometimes used as a variant of 'Sarah' ('princess'). | Arabic, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish | Girl | 125 #54 | |
| Damla | Drop | Turkish | Girl | 121 #55 | |
| Sevi | Derived from Turkish root 'sev' meaning 'to love' - generally, 'beloved' or 'one who is loved'. | Turkish | Girl | 120 #56 | |
| Irem | Paradise; heavenly garden | Persian, Turkish | Girl | 117 #57 | |
| Sema | Sky, heaven; also associated with Sufi 'sema' (spiritual listening/whirling ceremony) | Turkish | Girl | 111 #58 | |
| Dunia | World; the temporal life (this life as opposed to the afterlife) | Arabic, Swahili, Turkish | Girl | 103 #59 | |
| Merve | Named after Marwah - a small hill in Mecca; from Arabic meaning 'smooth/white stone' or 'pebble'. | Turkish | Girl | 103 #60 | |
| Naz | Coyness, coquetry; delicate grace or pride | Persian, Turkish, Urdu | Girl | 99 #61 | |
| Kadi | Estonian: diminutive of Kadri/Katherine, meaning 'pure'; Arabic/Turkish: from qadi, meaning 'judge'. | Arabic, Estonian, Turkish | Girl | 98 #62 | |
| Neslihan | Of noble or ruling lineage; 'generation of the khan' | Turkish | Girl | 93 #63 | |
| Ova | In Turkish, 'ova' means 'plain' or 'lowland'. As a variant of Ava/Eva, it may carry associations with 'life' (from Eve) or 'bird' (from Latin avis/Ava). | English, Turkish | Girl | 93 #64 | |
| Arzu | Wish, desire, hope | Turkish | Girl | 92 #65 | |
| Yasemin | Jasmine flower | Persian, Turkish | Girl | 87 #66 | |
| Jeyla | A modern feminine name often treated as a variant of Jayla/Jaila; meanings vary by root and usage and there is no single established origin. | Arabic, English, Turkish | Girl | 86 #67 | |
| Yeliz | From Turkish root 'yel' (wind); commonly interpreted as 'breezy, windlike, free' or metaphorically 'graceful/beautiful'. | Turkish | Girl | 82 #68 | |
| Kamile | Perfect, complete | Turkish | Girl | 74 #69 | |
| Ruya | Dream, vision | Turkish | Girl | 68 #70 | |
| Adana | From the city of Adana (Turkey); sometimes used as a form of Adena/Adina meaning "delicate, gentle". | Turkish | Girl | 65 #71 | |
| Ayliz | Moonlight; moonlike beauty | Turkish | Girl | 65 #72 | |
| Sinem | My bosom; my heart | Persian, Turkish | Girl | 62 #73 | |
| Emel | Desire; hope; aspiration | Arabic, Turkish | Girl | 58 #74 | |
| Sevda | Love; passion, infatuation, longing | Turkish | Girl | 56 #75 | |
| Melda | Gentle, pleasant; often interpreted as 'mild' or 'sweet' in Turkish usage | Turkish | Girl | 55 #76 | |
| Ayma | Varies by origin; possible meanings include 'beloved' (Basque) or a connection to Turkish 'Ay' meaning 'moon'. Exact meaning is uncertain. | Arabic, Turkish | Girl | 54 #77 | |
| Laily | Night; often understood as 'born at night' or 'beauty of the night.' | Arabic, Bosnian, Indonesian, Turkish, Urdu | Girl | 53 #78 | |
| Ayten | From Turkish 'Ay' (moon) + 'ten' (skin/complexion): 'moon-skinned' or 'having a complexion like the moon' | Turkish | Girl | 48 #79 | |
| Ayela | Likely derived from Hebrew 'Ayala' meaning 'doe, gazelle'; may also be used as a variant of Turkish 'Ayla' meaning 'halo' or 'moonlight'. | English, Hebrew, Turkish | Girl | 46 #80 | |
| Canan | Beloved; sweetheart | Turkish | Girl | 46 #81 | |
| Oya | Turkish: "lace, decorative needlework"; Yoruba: name of the Orisha Ọya, a goddess of winds, storms, change, and rebirth. | Turkish, Yoruba | Girl | 45 #82 | |
| Ayli | Likely 'moonlike' or 'moonlit' (from Turkish 'ay' = moon + suffix '-li'); also used as a modern/Anglicized form related to Aili/Ailee. | English, Turkish | Girl | 43 #83 | |
| Dilay | From Turkish 'dil' (heart/tongue) + 'ay' (moon) - essentially 'moon of the heart' or 'heart-moon'. | Turkish | Girl | 42 #84 | |
| Ece | Queen | Turkish | Girl | 41 #85 | |
| Ezgi | Melody | Turkish | Girl | 40 #86 | |
| Seri | Varies by origin: in Korean meanings depend on chosen hanja; from Sanskrit (śrī) via Malay/Thai it means 'fortune', 'prosperity' or 'glory'; in Japanese it's the name of a water herb (seri); in Turkish it can mean 'rapid'. | Japanese, Korean, Malay, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Thai, Turkish | Girl | 40 #87 | |
| Gizem | Mystery; enigma | Turkish | Girl | 37 #88 | |
| Pelin | Wormwood | Slavic, Turkish | Girl | 36 #89 | |
| Zilan | {'Kurdish/Turkish': 'life; the living, lively', 'Chinese': "varies by characters; commonly 紫兰 (Zǐlán) meaning 'purple orchid'"} | Chinese, Turkish | Girl | 35 #90 | |
| Hazar | Caspian (as in the Caspian Sea) | Turkish | Girl | 33 #91 | |
| Ceyda | Beautiful, graceful | Turkish | Girl | 31 #92 | |
| Ceylan | Gazelle - connotes grace and beauty | Turkish | Girl | 31 #93 | |
| Seda | Voice; sound | Turkish | Girl | 31 #94 | |
| Zuhal | The planet Saturn | Arabic, Persian, Turkish | Girl | 31 #95 | |
| Rukiya | Ascending, rise; derived from Arabic root meaning 'to ascend' (often interpreted as 'one who rises' or 'exalted'). | Arabic, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu | Girl | 28 #96 | |
| Cemre | Ember; the warming of spring - in Turkish folklore, 'cemre' are three warmings that signal spring. | Turkish | Girl | 25 #97 | |
| Sevde | Love; passion; infatuation; longing | Turkish | Girl | 24 #98 | |
| Basha | Feminine: diminutive of Batsheva/Bathsheba - 'daughter of an oath' (or 'daughter of seven' in some interpretations). Masculine/Title: variant of Pasha meaning 'lord, governor, chief.' | Hebrew, Persian, Turkish | Girl | 23 #99 | |
| Ceren | Gazelle, young gazelle | Turkish | Girl | 23 #100 |
Turkish Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Turkish-origin name in our dataset.
314
Names in this origin
20
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
44,059
Peak year 0