Zeynep
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Turkish. From Turkish Zeynep.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Zeynep (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Zeynep has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 230 |
| 2000 | 238 |
| 2001 | 245 |
| 2002 | 254 |
| 2003 | 270 |
| 2004 | 285 |
| 2005 | 298 |
| 2006 | 312 |
| 2007 | 329 |
| 2008 | 340 |
| 2009 | 362 |
| 2010 | 377 |
| 2011 | 397 |
| 2012 | 407 |
| 2013 | 418 |
| 2014 | 424 |
| 2015 | 435 |
| 2016 | 456 |
| 2017 | 476 |
| 2018 | 500 |
| 2019 | 526 |
| 2020 | 545 |
Zeynep in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Zeynep.Hi! My name is Zeynep.
- Zeynep har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Zeynep has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Zeynep kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Zeynep is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Zeyneps mamma är lärare.Zeynep's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Zeyneps mamma is Zeynep's mum.
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Questions about Zeynep
How do you pronounce Zeynep in Swedish?
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What does the name Zeynep mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Turkish. From Turkish Zeynep.
How popular is Zeynep in Sweden?
6 babies were named Zeynep in 2022. In 2020, 545 people in Sweden had Zeynep as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.