According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the most popular baby names in Turkey in 2015 were Zeynep and Yusuf.
Here are Turkey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
Girl Names
- Zeynep
- Elif
- Hiranur
- Miray
- Ecrin
- Zehra
- Eylül
- Azra
- Defne
- Nehir
Boy Names
- Yusuf
- Eymen
- Mustafa
- Ömer
- Berat
- Miraç
- Ayaz
- Ahmet
- Mehmet
- Muhammed
In the girls’ top 10, Defne replaced Yagmur. (Defne, up from 25th place in 2014, was popularized by the main character in the Turkish TV show Kiralik Ask according to Maybe it is Daijiro.)
In the boys’ top 10, Ayaz replaced Emir.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute
Image: Adapted from Flag of Turkey (public domain)
