{"id":25,"date":"2026-11-10T15:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkicnames.com\/blog\/defne-name-meaning-and-rank-turkey\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T15:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:29:10","slug":"defne-name-meaning-and-rank-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkicnames.com\/blog\/defne-name-meaning-and-rank-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Defne: what the name means and how its rank moved, 2018\u20132025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defne was in the top five of T\u00dc\u0130K’s national top-30 list for girls in every year from 2018 to 2025, and in the top three in seven of those years. It was first in 2024. This guide sets out what our database records about its meaning, where we list the name, and how its rank changed.<\/p>\n

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What the name means<\/h2>\n

Our stored meaning for Defne is bay laurel<\/em>, with the confidence level documented<\/em>. Our literal entry gives Greek d\u00e1phn\u0113<\/em>, meaning laurel. Our entry holds one meaning and no alternatives.<\/p>\n

Our summary says the name shares its etymology with the Turkish noun defne<\/em>, meaning bay laurel. That noun came into Turkish through Ottoman Turkish from the Greek word. The summary also notes that Defne is the name of a district in Hatay.<\/p>\n

Where the name is used<\/h2>\n

Our language table has one entry for Defne: Turkish. The usage status there is recorded as unknown, so the table does not list the name for any other language. The table holds no other language rows for Defne, so the list above is the full set we record.<\/p>\n

How often it was given in Turkey, 2018\u20132025<\/h2>\n

In T\u00dc\u0130K’s girls’ top-30 lists, Defne ranked as follows:<\/p>\n