ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 2003 First Year 2026 Last Year 2023 Peak Year #1635 Peak Rank 834 Total Count 21 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Aysel What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Aysel is a feminine Turkish given name popular in Turkey and Azerbaijan. In Turkish, "Aysel" comes from Ay-sili and means beautiful moon or moon beauty. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aysel) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aysel) 📖 ## The Story of Aysel Aysel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 127 Aysels were born — ranking #1,635 that year. As of 2026, Aysel ranks #1,765 for baby girls with 115 births, rising sharply (+137% over the past five years). In total, more than 834 Aysels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Aysel A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Aysel Baykal (1939–2003), Turkish jurist * ●Aysel Çelikel (born 1933), Turkish academic * ●Aysel Ekşi (1934–2015), Turkish psychiatrist * ●Aysel Gürel (1929–2008), Turkish lyricist * ●Aysel Mammadova (born 1989), Azerbaijani singer known as AISEL * ●Aysel Manafova (born 1990), Miss Azerbaijan in 2013 * ●Aysel Önder (born 2005), Turkish Paralympian athlete * ●Aysel Özakın , Turkish-British novelist Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aysel) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aysel) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Aysel Phonetically similar names — useful when Aysel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Esal * Asile * Eisel * Astle * Asle * Esl * Istle * [Asil](/asil) * Esel * [Asel](/asel) * [Isel](/isel) * Osal Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Aysel What does the name Aysel mean? Aysel is a feminine Turkish given name popular in Turkey and Azerbaijan. In Turkish, "Aysel" comes from Ay-sili and means beautiful moon or moon beauty. How popular is Aysel in 2026? In 2026, Aysel ranks #1,765 among girls' names in the U.S., with 115 babies given the name that year. When was Aysel most popular? Aysel reached its peak popularity in 2023, ranking #1,635 that year with 127 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Aysel most popular? Aysel has historically been most popular in Washington, Texas, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Aysel. Is Aysel a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Aysel is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Aysel? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Aysel include Sharalyn, Mishelle, Lisaann. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧SharalynPeak #1635](/sharalyn)[👧MishellePeak #1635](/mishelle)[👧LisaannPeak #1635](/lisaann)[👧SentaPeak #1635](/senta)[👧RhaenyraPeak #1635](/rhaenyra)[👧PankiePeak #1634](/pankie)[👧MichelaPeak #1636](/michela)[👧OonaPeak #1636](/oona) ## About the name Aysel Aysel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 834 births in the dataset. Aysel's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,635\. Use the chart and map above to compare Aysel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2023 → ](/year/2023) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "A" → ](/letter/a) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.