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Zeynep

Girl

Meaning of Zeynep: Turkish: 'precious gem'

Zeynep is a girl's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2037th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1007th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2037

90 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1007

35 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,454

First recorded 1981 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 43 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 59 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 113 babies20202021: 84 babies2022: 138 babies2023: 130 babies2024: 108 babies2025: 90 babies
US babies named Zeynep per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 138.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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