Baby Names
Most given baby names in 2018
The most frequently given girls' and boys' names in TÜİK's 2018 birth records, with rank and count. This is not a search-popularity list.
Girls' names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeynep | 14,183 |
| 2 | Elif | 9,893 |
| 3 | Defne | 6,609 |
| 4 | Ebrar | 6,576 |
| 5 | Eylül | 5,748 |
| 6 | Hiranur | 5,074 |
| 7 | Asel | 4,865 |
| 8 | Meryem | 4,786 |
| 9 | Zehra | 4,616 |
| 10 | Miray | 4,578 |
| 11 | Duru | 4,424 |
| 12 | Asya | 4,410 |
| 13 | Azra | 4,326 |
| 14 | Nehir | 4,140 |
| 16 | Yağmur | 4,015 |
| 17 | Zümra | 3,712 |
| 19 | Öykü | 3,001 |
| 20 | Alya | 2,991 |
| 21 | Damla | 2,966 |
| 22 | Elâ | 2,956 |
| 23 | İkra | 2,937 |
| 24 | Eslem | 2,741 |
| 25 | Derin | 2,708 |
| 26 | Nisanur | 2,688 |
| 27 | Melisa | 2,608 |
| 28 | Ayşe | 2,550 |
| 30 | Hira | 2,497 |
Boys' names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusuf | 9,583 |
| 2 | Eymen | 8,301 |
| 3 | Ömer Asaf | 7,150 |
| 4 | Miraç | 6,682 |
| 5 | Ömer | 6,441 |
| 6 | Mustafa | 5,669 |
| 7 | Ali Asaf | 4,902 |
| 8 | Ahmet | 4,821 |
| 9 | Emir | 4,726 |
| 10 | Yiğit | 4,373 |
| 11 | Mehmet | 4,357 |
| 12 | Ali | 4,321 |
| 13 | Muhammed Ali | 4,305 |
| 14 | Muhammed | 4,251 |
| 15 | Hamza | 4,222 |
| 16 | Çınar | 4,168 |
| 17 | Berat | 3,973 |
| 18 | Ayaz | 3,738 |
| 19 | Ertuğrul | 3,628 |
| 20 | Yunus Emre | 3,579 |
| 21 | Kerem | 3,525 |
| 22 | Umut | 3,491 |
| 23 | Aras | 3,391 |
| 24 | Alperen | 3,133 |
| 25 | İbrahim | 3,027 |
| 26 | Mert | 3,019 |
| 27 | Emirhan | 2,928 |
| 28 | Deniz | 2,759 |
| 29 | Poyraz | 2,664 |
| 30 | Alparslan | 2,645 |
Source: TÜİK — İstatistiklerle Çocuk, 2025