According to the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, the most popular baby names in the country in 2018 were Ema and Luka.
Here are Slovenia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names
- Ema, 268 baby girls
- Zala, 241
- Eva, 220
- Mia, 216
- Sara, 182
- Lara, 170
- Nika, 168
- Maša, 154
- Julija, 151 (tie)
- Lana, 151 (tie)
Boy Names
- Luka, 288 baby boys
- Jakob, 242
- Filip, 227 (tie)
- Nik, 227 (tie)
- Mark, 211
- Žan, 182
- Jan, 168 (tie)
- Tim, 168 (tie)
- Jaka, 166
- Lovro, 156
Lovro is short for Lovrenc, which is the Slovene equivalent of the English name Laurence.
The last set of rankings I posted for Slovenia were the 2015 rankings, which were also topped by Ema and Luka.
Sources: Names – Republic of Slovenia Statistical Office, Lovro – Behind the Name
Image: Adapted from Flag of Slovenia (public domain)
