Zeynep
Zeynep is the Turkish form of the Arabic female given name Zaynab. Zeynep means "precious rock, precious gem" and may refer to:
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Zeynep
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zeynep is the Turkish form of the Arabic female given name Zaynab. Zeynep means "precious rock, precious gem" and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Zeynep
Zeynep first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 138 Zeyneps were born — ranking #1,547 that year. As of 2026, Zeynep ranks #1,700 for baby girls with 122 births, rising sharply (+75% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Zeyneps have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Zeynep
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Zeynep Ahunbay (born 1946), Turkish scholar of antiquities
- Zeynep Akata , Turkish computer scientist
- Zeynep Sibel Algan (born 1955), Turkish diplomat
- Zeynep Çelik (judoka) (born 1996), Turkish para judoka
- Zeynep Çelik (scholar) , Turkish architect and academic
- Zeynep Çelik-Butler , Turkish-American Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Zeynep Ergun (1953–2022), Turkish academic
- Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu (born 1955), Turkish architect
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Names that sound like Zeynep
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About the name Zeynep
Zeynep is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zeynep's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,547. Use the chart and map above to compare Zeynep'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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