Names rising in official birth data
Names that have climbed the official ranking over recent years.
How this list is made
Calculated from TÜİK birth registrations between 2018 and 2025: a name rises when its position improves. This is a usage trend from official records — it is not search interest or social media popularity.
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
22 names
Ceylin
No. 22Meaning: A name established in modern use; its exact origin and dictionary meaning are not confirmed in reliable sources.
Origin: Origin uncertain
2,577 babies · in 2025
Eflin
No. 16Meaning: A name established in modern use; its exact origin and dictionary meaning are not confirmed in reliable etymological sources.
Origin: Origin uncertain
2,952 babies · in 2025
İpek
No. 24Meaning: The fine, lustrous thread and cloth from the silkworm's cocoon; also graceful, delicate
Origin: Turkish
2,523 babies · in 2025
Mira
No. 27Meaning: A name of several origins; associated with “peace” in Slavic languages and with “wonderful, extraordinary” in its Latin root.
Origin: Multiple origins
2,186 babies · in 2025
Umay
No. 6Meaning: A goddess named in the Orkhon inscriptions, protector of the young
Origin: Turkish
5,644 babies · in 2025
Elisa
No. 8Meaning: From the root of Elisabeth / Elisheva; associated with the sense “God is my oath”.
Origin: Hebrew
4,548 babies · in 2025
Ada
No. 21Meaning: An island; a piece of land surrounded by water.
Origin: Turkish
2,603 babies · in 2025
Lina
No. 15Meaning: In Arabic use “soft, tender”; also a kind of palm tree.
Origin: Arabic · Multiple origins
3,334 babies · in 2025
İnci
No. 9Meaning: The lustrous gem that forms inside a shellfish; a pearl
Origin: Turkish
4,012 babies · in 2025
Boys
14 names
Atlas
No. 9Meaning: A closely woven silk cloth with a lustrous face
Origin: Arabic
3,538 babies · in 2025