Güneş is a unisex name of Turkish origin meaning “the Sun.” In England & Wales it was given to 4 babies in 2025.
Güneş belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “the Sun” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
Güneş does not appear in US Social Security records, which publish every name given to at least five babies in a year. That says nothing about its standing at home — many of the world's best-loved names are simply rare in America.
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Güneş means “the Sun” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Güneş is a unisex name. In England & Wales, 4 babies received the name in 2025.
Güneş comes from the Turkish tradition.
In England & Wales, Güneş was given to 4 babies in 2025 and 41 times in total since 1996, in Office for National Statistics records. It does not appear in US Social Security records.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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