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Aysel
OriginTurkish; Azerbaijani
Meaning"moon flood"
About Aysel
A pretty Turkish name popular in the 1980s and 90s, with the wonderfully evocative meaning of "moon flood". Similar in sound to the likes of Isla, Ayla, and Aylin, it can also be written as Aisel.
Pronounced AY-sel.
As of October 2026, Aysel ranked #2038 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1635 in 2023.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,508 | 44 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | #3,559 | 43 | 25.6 |
| 2020 | #3,020 | 53 | 32.8 |
| 2021 | #3,297 | 48 | 29.3 |
| 2022 | #3,037 | 54 | 32.9 |
| 2023 | #1,635 | 127 | 79.1 |
| 2024 | #2,064 | 93 | 57.4 |
| 2025 | #2,038 | 93 | 57.9 |
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- There's a book whose main character is named Aysel
My Heart and Other Black Holes.
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