Özlem is a girl's name of Turkish origin meaning “longing.” In 2024 it was given to 9 girls in the United States.
Özlem belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “longing” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Özlem first appears in Social Security records in 1968. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4761 in 2022, and in 2024 9 babies received the name — 78 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Özlem means “longing” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Özlem is a girl name. In 2024, 9 babies received the name in the US.
Özlem comes from the Turkish tradition.
Özlem first appears in US records in 1968. Its best-ever ranking was #4761 in 2022, and 9 babies were given the name in 2024.
Özlem is pronounced /œz.lɛm/ (IPA).
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 [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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