According to data from Statistics Belgium, the country’s most popular baby names in 2017 were Emma and Liam.
Here are Belgium’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:
Girl Names
1. Emma, 634 baby girls
2. Olivia, 613
3. Louise, 595
4. Mila, 522
5. Alice, 423
6. Elise, 386
7. Lina, 375
8. Juliette, 364 (tie)
9. Sofia, 364 (tie)
10. Lucie, 350
Boy Names
1. Liam, 570 baby boys
2. Adam, 559
3. Arthur, 546
4. Noah, 545
5. Louis, 536
6. Lucas, 497
7. Jules, 462
8. Gabriel, 427
9. Victor, 422
10. Mohamed, 392
The #1 names within each of Belgium’s three regions were:
- Brussels: Lina and Adam
- Flanders: Louise and Liam
- Wallonia: Emma and Gabriel
I forgot to post Belgium’s 2016 rankings, but in 2015 the top names overall were Emma and Louis.
Source: Prénoms filles et garçons
Image: Adapted from Flag of Belgium (public domain)
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