Names that keep appearing in the official rankings
Names families have chosen consistently enough to appear in the official ranking year after year.
How this list is made
Selected from TÜİK birth registrations for 2018–2025: a name qualifies when it appears in the published ranking in at least 6 of those 8 years. This measures how often a name appears, not whether it held its position — a name can be here and still have moved up or down. It is a record of official birth registrations, not of search interest.
Source: TÜİK, İstatistiklerle Çocuk, 2025. Meanings and origins come from a reviewed corpus based on the Turkish Language Association's dictionary of given names.
Girls
20 names
Elif
No. 11Meaning: The first letter of the Arabic alphabet; slender and tall
Origin: Arabic
3,713 babies · in 2025
Ebrar
No. 21Meaning: The plural of Arabic barr; the good, the upright, the pious
Origin: Arabic
2,604 babies · in 2024
Lina
No. 15Meaning: In Arabic use “soft, tender”; also a kind of palm tree.
Origin: Arabic · Multiple origins
3,334 babies · in 2025
Eslem
No. 26Meaning: From the Arabic root of selâmet, associated with safety, soundness and submission. Sources do not agree on which derivation the name reflects.
Origin: Arabic
2,455 babies · in 2024
Ada
No. 21Meaning: An island; a piece of land surrounded by water.
Origin: Turkish
2,603 babies · in 2025
Boys
29 names
Ömer Asaf
No. 7Meaning: Ömer: long-lived, one who thrives. Asaf: one who gathers, who brings together.
Origin: Arabic
3,733 babies · in 2025
Ali Asaf
No. 19Meaning: Ali: exalted, high. Asaf: one who gathers, who brings together.
Origin: Arabic
2,676 babies · in 2025
Çınar
No. 20Meaning: The plane tree — tall, thick-branched and long-lived; someone who is a source of strength
Origin: Persian
2,536 babies · in 2025
Ayaz
No. 23Meaning: The dry cold of a still, clear night; cloudless air
Origin: Turkish
2,335 babies · in 2025
Muhammed Ali
No. 20Meaning: Muhammed: praised, worthy of praise. Ali: exalted, lofty.
Origin: Arabic
2,633 babies · in 2024