Given name
Aysel
“resembling the moonlight”
Aysel is used as a given name. One Turkish interpretation is “resembling the moonlight.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “resembling the moonlight.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aysel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 705
- 0 boys · 705 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 127 babies
- 2025
- 93
- #2,038 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +134%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 93 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,038 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 133.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 444 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aysel’s family of names
Aysel has a related form in Aysela. Aysel has a related form in Aysele. Aysel has a related form in Aysell.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Aysel
- Aysel TeymurzadehAzerbaijani singerborn 1989
- AiselAzerbaijani singerborn 1989
- Aysel TuğlukTurkish attorney and statesperson (born 1965)
- Aysel GürelTurkish poet (1929–2008)
- Aysel ÖzkanTurkish weightlifter (born 2002)
- Aysel ÖnderTurkish para athlete (born 2005)
- Aysel ÖzganTurkish sport shooter (born 1978)
- Aysel ÖzakınTurkish-British writer (born 1942)
- Aysel ÇelikelTurkish statesperson (born 1933)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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