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Ekin

♂ Boy

Pronounced eh-KEEN /eˈkin/Low

Meaning: Ekin is a Turkish name meaning 'harvest,' 'crop,' or 'cultivated field,' from the Turkish word for growing grain. Common in Turkey across genders, it appears here as a boy's name. The meaning is the everyday Turkish word for a sown field ready to reap.Medium

In 30 seconds: Ekin is a Turkish name meaning 'harvest' or 'cultivated field.' It reached U.S. records with Turkish families and peaked in the two-thousands (said eh-KEEN).
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Origin MediumTurkish
MeaningEkin is a Turkish name meaning 'harvest,' 'crop,' or 'cultivated field,' from the Turkish word for growing grain. Common in Turkey across genders, it appears here as a boy's name. The meaning is the everyday Turkish word for a sown field ready to reap.
U.S. rank (2023)#10023 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2004
Total births (all-time)≈ 186

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200420002023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ekin is a Turkish name meaning 'harvest' or 'cultivated field,' from the ordinary Turkish word for sown grain. It appears in American records mostly from around the turn of the millennium, following Turkish immigration, and keeps its plain, positive meaning.

It was always rare as a given name for boys in the United States, reaching only about sixteen a year at its peak in the two-thousands. A boy named Ekin then is still young today, in his teens or twenties.

Did you know? In Turkey Ekin is a familiar unisex name drawn straight from the word for a field of grain, carrying warm associations of harvest, growth and abundance.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Ekin — Turkish name 'harvest, cultivated field'; unisex in Turkey

Variations

EkimEkincanEkinsu

Nicknames

EkiKin

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ekin mean?

In Turkish it means 'harvest,' 'crop,' or 'cultivated field.'

How do you pronounce Ekin?

It is said eh-KEEN /eˈkin/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Ekin a boy or girl name?

Here Ekin is used as a boy's name, though in Turkey it is unisex.

How popular is Ekin?

It was always rare as a given name in the United States, reaching only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the two-thousands.

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