Baby Names
Most given baby names in 2021
The most frequently given girls' and boys' names in TÜİK's 2021 birth records, with rank and count. This is not a search-popularity list.
Girls' names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeynep | 10,035 |
| 2 | Elif | 6,433 |
| 3 | Asel | 6,421 |
| 4 | Asya | 6,294 |
| 5 | Defne | 5,783 |
| 6 | Nehir | 5,235 |
| 7 | Azra | 5,184 |
| 8 | Zümra | 4,828 |
| 9 | Eylül | 4,419 |
| 11 | Meryem | 3,635 |
| 12 | Lina | 3,490 |
| 13 | Eslem | 3,457 |
| 14 | Masal | 3,306 |
| 15 | Ebrar | 3,262 |
| 16 | Elisa | 3,248 |
| 17 | Elâ | 3,155 |
| 18 | Alya | 2,954 |
| 19 | Zehra | 2,924 |
| 20 | Miray | 2,898 |
| 21 | Duru | 2,770 |
| 22 | Hiranur | 2,608 |
| 24 | Yağmur | 2,601 |
| 25 | Ada | 2,595 |
| 26 | İkra | 2,324 |
| 27 | Öykü | 2,207 |
| 28 | Gökçe | 2,197 |
| 29 | Melek | 2,178 |
| 30 | Güneş | 2,136 |
Boys' names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusuf | 7,069 |
| 2 | Alparslan | 6,206 |
| 3 | Miraç | 5,682 |
| 4 | Ömer Asaf | 5,473 |
| 5 | Eymen | 5,136 |
| 6 | Göktuğ | 4,888 |
| 7 | Ömer | 4,764 |
| 8 | Mustafa | 4,314 |
| 9 | Aras | 4,124 |
| 10 | Ali Asaf | 3,941 |
| 11 | Ahmet | 3,645 |
| 12 | Ali | 3,611 |
| 13 | Poyraz | 3,594 |
| 14 | Kerem | 3,588 |
| 15 | Hamza | 3,579 |
| 16 | Muhammed | 3,433 |
| 17 | Çınar | 3,363 |
| 18 | Mehmet | 3,328 |
| 19 | Metehan | 3,289 |
| 20 | Muhammed Ali | 3,261 |
| 21 | Ayaz | 3,034 |
| 22 | Emir | 2,938 |
| 23 | Yiğit | 2,846 |
| 24 | Mert | 2,820 |
| 25 | Umut | 2,694 |
| 26 | Yunus Emre | 2,632 |
| 27 | İbrahim | 2,472 |
| 28 | Alperen | 2,462 |
| 29 | Kuzey | 2,435 |
| 30 | Miran | 2,360 |
Source: TÜİK — İstatistiklerle Çocuk, 2025