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Turkish names, by how often Americans give them

109 names in U.S. records come from Turkish, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Ayla (3,149 babies), then Aylin and Evren.

Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.

Turkish names given in the U.S., most given first

The dot marks the sex of most U.S. babies given the name.
NameBirths 2025Since 1880Wiktionary says
Ayla3,14938,040A female given name. Wiktionary
Aylin88516,935A female given name. Wiktionary
Evren3041,490A unisex given name. Wiktionary
Aslan2801,810A male given name. Wiktionary
Eren2772,440A male given name. Wiktionary
Seven2514,633A male given name. Wiktionary
Kaya22110,976A male given name which means “rock” Wiktionary
Arman1684,635A male given name. Wiktionary
Aydin1476,696A male given name from Turkish. Wiktionary
Taha1072,424A male given name. Wiktionary
Yaman97420A male given name. Wiktionary
Aysel93705A female given name. Wiktionary
Orhan92477A male given name meaning “administrator of a city” Wiktionary
Zeynep901,454A female given name from Turkish. Wiktionary
Leya861,705A female given name from Turkish or Arabic. Wiktionary
Aydan856,582A female given name. Wiktionary
Ayda741,535A female given name. Wiktionary
Deniz692,122A unisex given name. Wiktionary
Musab67919A male given name. Wiktionary
Ayaz50358A male given name. Wiktionary
Arda38892A male given name. Wiktionary
Selin371,042A female given name. Wiktionary
Kayra37871A male given name. Wiktionary
Beren37401A male given name. Wiktionary
Adalet36225A female given name. Wiktionary
Kaan35894A male given name. Wiktionary
Evin343,709A female given name. Wiktionary
Atom341,057A male given name. Wiktionary
Kam331,353A male given name. Wiktionary
Defne33659A female given name. Wiktionary
Alp33467A male given name. Wiktionary
Sevin32644A male given name. Wiktionary
Emre31974A male given name which means “Lover”, “Friend”, “Poet/Bard” Wiktionary
Taylan301,258A male given name. Wiktionary
Bahar30605A female given name. Wiktionary
Bora29636A male given name. Wiktionary
Ayhan28109A unisex given name. Wiktionary
Han271,414A male given name. Wiktionary
Derin271,151A male given name. Wiktionary
Esma24915A female given name. Wiktionary

Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.

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