The first name Zeynep
A girl’s name from Turkish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Turkish origin
From Turkish Zeynep.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 35 girls were named Zeynep, making it the 983rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 47 births (#813).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zeynep with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zeynep at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 90 girls born in the United States were named Zeynep, the 2,098th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 138 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Zeynep mean?
- From Turkish Zeynep.
- What is the origin of the name Zeynep?
- From Turkish Zeynep.
- How popular is the name Zeynep?
- In 2025, 35 girls born in England and Wales were named Zeynep, ranking 983rd. Its peak was 2016, with 47 births.
- Is Zeynep a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,454 US babies named Zeynep since 1880 were girls.
- When was Zeynep most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 138 babies were named Zeynep, its highest rank at 1,555th.