The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely-used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current onomastic trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most within the total population.
Contents[hide]
1 Popularity by region
1.1 Africa
1.1.1 Male names
1.1.2 Female names
1.2 Asia & Pacific
1.2.1 Male names
1.2.2 Female names
1.3 Europe
1.3.1 Male names
1.3.2 Female names
1.4 North & South America
1.4.1 Male names
1.4.2 Female names
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
4.1 Links to government statistics on popularity of names
4.1.1 Australia
4.1.2 United States
4.2 Links to private websites that give statistics on names
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[edit] Popularity by region
The names listed in the following tables, unless otherwise noted, represent the most current top 10 breakdowns of what newborn children are commonly being named in the various regions of the world.
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.
Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
[edit] Africa
[edit] Male names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Tunisia (2005)[1]
Mehdi
Youssef
Aziz
Karim
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
[edit] Female names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Tunisia (2005)[2]
Mariam
Shayma
Khawla
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
[edit] Asia & Pacific
[edit] Male names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Northern Territory, Australia(2005)[3]
Jack
James
Lachlan
Benjamin
Joshua
Ryan
John
Patrick
Samuel
William
New South Wales, Australia(2007)[4]
Matthew
William
Joshua
Lachlan
Thomas
Riley
Cooper
James
Noah
Ethan
India(names rising in popularity for infants)[5]
Arpit
Hriday
Jowar
Karan
Narayan
Navneet
Parthasarathy
Ramaranjan
Yayati
Israel (2005)[6]
Uri
Ro'i
Amit
Yosef
Moshe
Yehonatan
NA
NA
NA
NA
Japan(2005)[7]
Yuuki
Haruto
Souta
Yuuto
Haruki
Kouki
Kaito
Takumi
Hayato
Shouta
New Zealand(2007)[8]
Jack
James
Joshua
Daniel
William
Oliver
Samuel
Benjamin
Ethan
Ryan
Pakistan
Mohammad
Ali
Hussain
Omar
Bilal
Usman
Zahid
Shahid
Saqib
Nomaan
Philippines[9]
Michael
Ronald
Ryan
Joseph
Joel
Miguel
Marlon
Richard
Noel
Jonathan
[edit] Female names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
New South Wales, Australia(2007)[4]
Isabella
Ella
Emily
Chloe
Mia
Olivia
Charlotte
Sophie
Sienna
Jessica
India(names rising in popularity for infants)[10]
Arpita
Ekta
Kanyakumari
Kavita
Laxmi
Mandakranta
Mrignayani
Parvati
Priyamvada
Seema
Israel(2005)[11]
Noa
Roni
Yael
Adi
Sarah
Yovel
Hila
Michal
NA
NA
Japan(2005)[12]
Hina
Yui
Miyu
Haruka
Sakura
Nanami
Ayaka
Honoka
Momoka
Aoi
New Zealand(2007)[8]
Ella
Sophie
Olivia
Emma
Charlotte
Emily
Lily
Grace
Hannah
Isabella
Pakistan
Fatima
Fozia
Sadia
Sobia
Nadia
Maryam
Farzana
Ayesha
Sakeena
Zainab
Philippines[9]
Jessa
Michelle
Joan
May
Mary Grace
Jocelyn
Catherine
Mary Anne
Rowena
Grace
[edit] Europe
[edit] Male names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Armenia(2007)[13]
Narek
Davit
Haik
Erik
Gor
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Austria(2006)[14]
Lukas
Tobias
David
Florian
Simon
Maximilian
Fabian
Alexander
Sebastian
Julian
Belarus(2005, Minsk region)[15]
Artem
Vladislav
Nikita
Aleksej
Ivan
Ilja
NA
NA
NA
NA
Belgium(2006)[16]
Noah
Thomas
Nathan
Lucas
Louis
Arthur
Milan
Hugo
Maxime
Mohamed
Bulgaria(2005)[17]
Georgi
Aleksandur
Ivan
Martin
Dimitar
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Croatia(2006)[18]
Luka
Karlo
Filip
Antonio
Matej
Dominik
David
Lovro
Mateo
Leon
Czech Republic (2005, among Czech-speakers)[19]
Jan
Jakub
Tomáš
Adam
Ondřej
Martin
Filip
Lukáš
Vojtěch
Matěj
Denmark(babies born, first half of 2007)[20]
Mikkel
Lucas
Mathias
Noah
William
Oliver
Mads
Magnus
Christian
Emil
Denmark(total population, 2008)[20]
Jens
Peter
Lars
Michael
Henrik
Søren
Niels
Thomas
Hans
Jørgen
England and Wales(2007, b.)[21]
Jack
Thomas
Oliver
Joshua
Harry
Charlie
Daniel
William
James
Alfie
Estonia(2006, among Estonian-speakers)[citation needed]
Markus
Rasmus
Kevin
Kaspar
Daniel
NA
NA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Finland(2007, among Finnish-speakers)[22]
Eetu
Veeti
Aleksi
Elias
Joona
Onni
Arttu
Leevi
Juho
Lauri
Finland(2007, among Swedish speakers)[22]
Emil
William
Axel
Anton
Robin
Oliver
Linus
Benjamin
Alexander
Rasmus
France(2006)[23]
Enzo
Mathis
Lucas
Hugo
Mathéo
Nathan
Théo
Noah
Mattéo
Thomas
Georgia (entire population)[24]
Giorgi
David
Nikoloz
Peter
Ivane, Ioann, Vano
Ilia
NA
NA
NA
NA
Germany(2007)[25]
Leon
Lukas, Lucas
Luca, Luka
Fynn, Finn
Tim, Timm
Felix
Jonas
Luis, Louis
Maximilian
Julian
Greece[26]
Georgios
Ioannis (Yiannis)
Konstantinos (Kostas)
Dimitris
Nikolaos (Nikos)
Panagiotis
Vasilis
Christos
Athanasios (Thanasis)
Michail (Michalis)
Hungary(2005)[27]
Bence
Máté
Balázs
Dávid
Dániel
Levente
Tamás
Ádám
Péter
Gergő
Iceland(2001)[28]
Sigurður
Guðmundur
Jón
Gunnar
Ólafur
Magnús
Einar
Kristján
Björn
Bjarni
Ireland(2006)[29]
Seán
Jack
Conor
Adam
James
Daniel
Luke
Cian
Michael
Jamie
Isle of Man(2007)[30]
Jack
Thomas
Charles/Charlie
Daniel
Matthew
Benjamin/Ben/Benedict
Harry/Harold
Alex/Alexander
William
Joseph
Italy(2006)[31]
Andrea
Lorenzo
Simone
Paolo
Marco
Francesco
Luca
Tommaso
Christian
Alessandro
Lithuania(2004, total population)[32]
Jonas
Antanas
Vytautas
Juozas
Petras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithuania(2005, babies born)[32]
Lukas
Matas
Nojus
Mantas
Rokas
Dovydas
Dominykas
Martynas
Nedas
Arnas
Macedonia(2006, babies born)[33]
Aleksandar
Zoran
Nikola
Goran
Dragan
Dejan
Ilija
Igor
Petar
Ljupco
Malta(2006)[34]
Luke/Luca
Matthew/Matteo/Matthias
Jake
Andre, Isaac, Michael/Michele
Nicholas
Aidan
Kieran
Daniel
Kyle
Nathan/Nathaniel
Netherlands(2007)[35]
Sem
Tim
Daan
Ruben
Thomas
Jesse
Milan
Thijs
Lucas
Stijn
Northern Ireland(2007)[36]
Jack
James
Matthew
Daniel
Ryan
Thomas
Adam
Joshua
Dylan
Ben
Norway(2007)[37]
Mathias
Jonas
Markus
Alexander
Lukas
Kristian
Magnus
Elias
Emil
Henrik
Poland(2004, total population)[38]
Jan
Andrzej
Piotr
Krzysztof
Stanisław
Tomasz
Paweł
Józef
Marcin
Marek
Poland(2005, Warsaw, babies born)[39]
Jakub
Mateusz
Bartek
Kacper
Jan
Michal
Maciej
Szymon
Piotr
Mikolaj
Portugal(2003)[citation needed]
João
Tiago
André
Pedro
Ricardo
José
Manuel
Diogo
Fábio
Miguel
Romania(2006)
Alexandru
Radu
Vlad
Ion
Marin
Cristian
Daniel
Gabriel
Andrei
Nicolae
Russia(general population)[40]
Aleksandr
Sergey
Vladimir
Andrey
Aleksey
Dmitriy
Mikhail
Igor
Yuri
Nikolai
Russia(St. Petersburg, 2003)[41]
Alexander
Alexei
Anatoly
Andrei
Dmitry
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Russia(Moscow, 2007)[42]
Alexander
Maxim
Ivan
Artyom
Nikita
Dmitry
NA
NA
NA
NA
Scotland(2007)[43]
Lewis
Jack
Ryan
James
Callum
Cameron
Daniel
Liam
Jamie
Kyle
Slovakia(2004)[44]
Ján
Jozef
Peter
Štefan
Milan
Martin
Michal
Miroslav
Ladislav
František
Slovenia(2005, babies born)[45]
Luka
Jan
Nejc
Žiga
Žan
Nik
Matic
Aljaž
David
Jaka
Spain(2006, excluding Basque Country & Catalonia)[46][47]
Alejandro
Daniel
Pablo
David
Adrián
Álvaro
Javier
Sergio
Hugo
Diego
Basque Country, Spain(2005)[46]
Iker
Unai
Jon
Mikel
Ander
Asier
Aitor
Eneko
Julen
Aimar
Catalonia, Spain(2005)[46]
Marc
Alex
Pau
David
Pol
Daniel
Arnau
Joel
Gerard
Jordi
Sweden(2007)[48]
William
Lucas
Elias
Oscar
Hugo
Viktor
Filip
Erik
Emil
Isak
Switzerland(2005, among German-speakers)[49]
David
Noah
Joël
Tim
Luca
Simon
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland(2005, among French-speakers)
Théo
Luca
Noah
Maxime
Nathan
Nicolas
NA
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland(2005, among Italian speakers)
Mattia
Matteo
Alessandro
Luca
Andrea
Samuele
NA
NA
NA
NA
Turkey(2006)[50]
Arda
Yusuf
Mehmet
Mustafa
Emirhan
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n.a
Ukraine[51]
Olexandr
Vadim
Gleb
Taras
Maksim
Daniil
Denis
Andrey
Vladislav
NA
Wales(2007) [52]
Jack
Dylan
Thomas
Joshua
Rhys
Daniel
Ethan
Oliver
William
James
[edit] Female names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No.10
Armenia(2007)[13]
Milena
Ani
Elen
Anahit
Mariam
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Austria(2006)[14]
Lena
Leonie
Sarah
Anna
Julia
Katharina
Hannah
Sophie
Laura
Lisa
Azerbaijan(2007)[53]
Fatima
Fidan
Nermin
Nazrin
Zahra
Nuray
Aytaj
Aysel
Leyla
NA
Belarus(2005, Minsk)[15]
Darja
Anastasija
Maria
Polina
Anna
Ksenija
Elizaveta
NA
NA
NA
Belgium(2006)[16]
Emma
Marie
Laura
Julie
Louise
Clara
Manon
Léa
Sarah
Luna
Bulgaria(2005)[17]
Victoria
Maria
Aleksandra
Gabriela
Nikol
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Croatia(2006)[18]
Petra
Sara
Lucija
Dora
Laura
Marta
Karla
Ema
Paula
Klara
Czech Republic(2005, among Czech-speakers)[19]
Tereza
Eliška
Adéla
Natálie
Anna
Karolína
Kristýna
Aneta
Nikola
Kateřina
Denmark(babies born, first half of 2007)[20]
Mathilde
Emma
Laura
Freja
Sofie
Anna
Caroline
Ida
Sarah
Maja
Denmark(total population, 2008)[20]
Anne
Kirsten
Hanne
Mette
Anna
Helle
Susanne
Lene
Karen
Inge
England and Wales(2007)[21]
Grace
Ruby
Olivia
Emily
Jessica
Sophie
Chloe
Lily
Ella
Amelia
Estonia(2006, among Estonian-speakers)[citation needed]
Laura
Maria
Anna
Sandra
Lisette
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Finland(2007, among Finnish-speakers)[22]
Aino
Emma
Sara
Venla
Ella
Anni
Aada
Iida
Emilia
Helmi
Finland(2007, among Swedish speakers)[22]
Emma
Emilia
Julia
Elin
Ida
Wilma
Ellen
Ella
Sofia
Sara
France(2006)[23]
Emma
Léa
Manon
Clara
Chloé
Inès
Camille
Sarah
Océane
Jade
Georgia(entire population)[54]
Nino
Tamar
Mariam
Nana
Natia
Marine
Ketevan
Ana/Anna
NA
NA
Germany(2007)[25]
Hannah, Hanna
Leonie, Leoni
Lena
Anna
Lea, Leah
Lara
Mia
Laura
Lilly, Lilli
Emily, Emilie
Hungary(2005)[27]
Mónika
Viktória
Réka
Vivien
Zsófia
Petra
Dorina
Fanni
Boglárka
Eszter
Iceland(2000-2004)[28]
Anna
Sara
Katrín
Guðrún
María
Telma
Kristín
Birta
Eva
Helga
Ireland(2006)[29]
Sarah
Emma
Katie
Aoife
Sophie
Ava
Grace
Ella
Leah
Ciara
Isle of Man(2007)[55]
Sophie/Sofie/Sophia
Jessica
Lily/Lillie
Emily
Katie/Kate
Ruby
Ellie/Ellen
Grace
Hannah/Hanna
Abigail
Italy(2006)[31]
Giulia
Alessia
Alice
Chiara
Gaia
Ginevra
Emma
Ilaria
Viola
Ludovica
Lithuania(2004, total population)[32]
Ona
Janina
Irena
Elena
Danutė
Regina
Aldona
Marija
Mologrot
Gradpulk
Lithuania(2005, babies born)[32]
Gabija
Kamilė
Emilija
Gabrielė
Ugnė
Austėja
Viktorija
Evelina
Augustė
Rugilė
Macedonia(2006, babies born)[56]
Marija
Biljana
Elena
Vesna
Snezana
Violeta
Aleksandra
Suzana
Ljubica
Katerina
Malta(2006)[34]
Maria
Maya
Amy
Martina, Emma
Shania
Ylenia, Michela/Michaela, Sarah
Elisa/Eliza
Julia
Jasmin
Hailey
Netherlands(2007)[35]
Sanne
Lotte
Julia
Sophie
Lieke
Emma
Anna
Eva
Lisa
Fleur
Northern Ireland(2007)[36]
Katie
Grace
Sophie
Lucy
Emma
Ellie
Sarah
Erin
Hannah
Anna
Norway(2007)[37]
Sara
Thea
Emma
Julie
Nora
Ida
Emilie
Ingrid
Anna
Sofie
Poland(2004, total population)[38]
Anna
Maria
Katarzyna
Małgorzata
Agnieszka
Krystyna
Barbara
Ewa
Elżbieta
Zofia
Poland(2005, Warsaw, babies born)[57]
Julia
Aleksandra
Zuzanna
Wiktoria
Natalia
Maja
Oliwia
Zofia
Maria
Karolina
Portugal(2003)[citation needed]
Maria
Joana
Ana
Catarina
Inês
Teresa
Isabel
Margarida
Carolina
Filipa
Romania(2006)
Maria
Ioana
Ana-Maria
Cristina
Andreea
Irina
Angela
Daniela
Mihaela
Florentina
Russia(St. Petersburg, 2003)[58]
Yekaterina
Yelena
Anastasiya
Natalya
Darya
Maria
NA
NA
NA
NA
Russia(Moscow, 2007)[59]
Anastasiya
Mariya
Dariya
Anna
Elizaveta
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Russia(general population)[60]
Elena
Olga
Tatiana
Irina
Natalia
Anna
Svetlana
Maria
Marina
Ludmilla
Scotland(2007)[43]
Sophie
Emma
Lucy
Katie
Erin
Ellie
Amy
Emily
Chloe
Olivia
Slovakia(2004)[44]
Mária
Anna
Zuzana
Katarína
Eva
Jana
Helena
Alžbeta
Marta
Monika
Slovenia(2005, babies born)[45]
Nika
Eva
Sara
Lara
Ana
Lana
Maja
Maša
Ema
Nina
Spain(2006, excluding Basque Country & Catalonia)[46]
Lucía
María
Paula
Laura
Claudia
Irene
Marta
Alba
Sara
Carla
Basque Country, Spain(2005)[46]
Ana
Irati
Leire
Izaro
Naroa
Maria
Nerea
June
Paula
Nahia
Catalonia, Spain(2005)[46]
Paula
Maria
Carla
Laura
Laia
Julia
Alba
Marta
Claudia
Andrea
Sweden(2007 )[48]
Wilma
Maja
Ella
Emma
Julia
Alice
Alva
Linnea
Ida
Ebba
Switzerland(2005, among German-speakers)[49]
Leonie
Anna
Lara
Laura
Julia
Nina
NA
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland(2005, among French-speakers)
Emma
Léa
Sarah
Camille
Chloé
Julie
NA
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland(2005, among Italian-speakers)
Sarah
Giada
Giulia
Alice
Sofia
Emma
Giorgia
NA
NA
NA
Turkey(2005)[50]
Elif
Zeynep
Irem
Busra
Merve
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ukraine[61]
Valeriya
Sofiya
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