Gül Forename

16,995th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 55,166 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gül Forename User-submission:

Gül is a Turkish female given name, which means 'rose'.

Gül Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey
 
99%
54,0181:1,440329
Azerbaijan
80%
 
4031:23,9282,083
Northern Cyprus
100%
2791:1,140255
Germany
 
98%
1891:511,5235,349
Netherlands
74%
 
961:176,0637,025
Sweden
100%
531:185,9986,619
Denmark-301:188,3174,268
Belgium
80%
 
201:574,5028,765
Switzerland
 
71%
201:410,6757,094
Austria
88%
 
171:500,8354,712
United States-91:40,281,886265,873
Norway
100%
71:733,19011,461
England-41:13,900,73089,263
Turkmenistan-41:1,368,2182,487
France
100%
21:33,235,17058,100
Kosovo-21:930,72016,593
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
South Africa-11:54,532,649471,300
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299

The alternate forms: Gul (1,985,542) & Gûl (1) are calculated separately.

Gül (182,369) may also be a surname.

Gül Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gül is a Turkish female given name, which means 'rose'.

- gorkemcesur

Gül Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gul891,985,542/
Gûl891/
Güll865/
Hgül862/
Ngül861/
Cgül861/
Gl80695/
Gil67205,922/
Gol67162,043/
Gel675,976/
Gyl67250/
Ngl67102/
Gll6732/
Ghl6723/
Glh6722/
Gld6720/
Kgl6718/
Cgl6715/
Glt6710/
Glp679/
Ggl679/
Hgl675/
Göl673/
Gdžl671/
Qgl671/
Gél671/
Gål671/
Gäl671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gül