Yavuz
Yavuz is a common masculine Turkish given name and in Turkish, Yavuz means 'inflexible', 'resolute' and 'ferocious'.
Meaning & Origin of Yavuz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yavuz is a common masculine Turkish given name and in Turkish, Yavuz means 'inflexible', 'resolute' and 'ferocious'.
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Etymology
The Story of Yavuz
Yavuz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 10 Yavuzs were born — ranking #7,500 that year. As of 2026, Yavuz ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 77 Yavuzs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yavuz
Yavuz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Yavuz's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #7,500. Use the chart and map above to compare Yavuz'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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