Humeyra
Fatma Hümeyra Akbay is a Turkish actress, singer, composer, and lyricist. In the 1970s she was a noted singer and actress. Her popularity with the new generation rose in the 2000s with the hit sitcom Avrupa Yakası, Yalan Dünya by Gülse Birsel. She played in popular youth series "Melekler Korusun" and "Şahsiyet" which won International Emmy Awards.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Humeyra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fatma Hümeyra Akbay is a Turkish actress, singer, composer, and lyricist. In the 1970s she was a noted singer and actress. Her popularity with the new generation rose in the 2000s with the hit sitcom Avrupa Yakası, Yalan Dünya by Gülse Birsel. She played in popular youth series "Melekler Korusun" and "Şahsiyet" which won International Emmy Awards.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Humeyra
The earliest SSA record of Humeyra as a baby girl name dates back to 2015, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Humeyra — #16,416 in the national rankings. Humeyra last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Humeyra
Phonetically similar names — useful when Humeyra is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Humor
- Humour
- Humorous
- Humerous
- Humerus
- Humourous
- Humer
- Humors
- Humoral
- Humored
- Humours
- Humoured
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About the name Humeyra
Humeyra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Humeyra's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #16,416. Use the chart and map above to compare Humeyra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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