How popular is the baby name Defne in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Defne.

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Popularity of the baby name Defne


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Popular baby names in Turkey, 2019

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According to Turkey’s General Directorate of Civil Registration and Citizenship, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Zeynep and Yusuf.

Here are Turkey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names

  1. Zeynep, 13,420 baby girls
  2. Elif, 8,586
  3. Defne, 6,886
  4. Asel
  5. Azra
  6. Eylül
  7. Ebrar
  8. Asya
  9. Öykü
  10. Ecrin

Boy Names

  1. Yusuf, 8,816 baby boys
  2. Eymen, 7,713
  3. Miraç, 6,857
  4. Ömer Asaf
  5. Ömer
  6. Mustafa
  7. Kerem
  8. Miran
  9. Hamza
  10. Emir

The last set of rankings I posted for Turkey was the 2015 set of rankings, which also had Zeynep and Yusuf at the top.

Sources: Nearly 1.2 million babies born in Turkey in 2019, Zeynep and Yusuf top list of popular baby names in Turkey for 2019

Image: Adapted from Flag of Turkey (public domain)

Popular baby names in Turkey, 2015

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Flag of Turkey

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

  1. Zeynep
  2. Elif
  3. Hiranur
  4. Miray
  5. Ecrin
  6. Zehra
  7. Eylül
  8. Azra
  9. Defne
  10. Nehir

Boy Names

  1. Yusuf
  2. Eymen
  3. Mustafa
  4. Ömer
  5. Berat
  6. Miraç
  7. Ayaz
  8. Ahmet
  9. Mehmet
  10. 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)