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Popular baby names in Finland, 2016

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According to data released in March by the Population Register Centre of Finland (Väestörekisterikeskus), the most popular baby names in Finland in 2016 were Sofia and Onni.

Here are Finland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Sofia, 349 baby girls
2. Aino, 330
3. Eevi, 315
4. Venla, 311
5. Emma, 307
6. Aada, 281
7. Pihla, 279
8. Helmi and Ella, 276 each (tie)
9. Emilia, 270
10. Elli, 256

Boy Names
1. Onni, 400 baby boys
2. Elias, 390
3. Leo, 380
4. Väinö, 379
5. Oliver, 331
6. Eetu, 321
7. Eino, 301
8. Noel, 274
9. Leevi, 270
10. Niilo, 245

In the girls’ top 10, Pihla, which refers to the rowan tree (pihlaja), replaced Elsa (now 15th).

In the boys’ top 10, Noel replaced Daniel (now 24th).

Onni, which means “luck” or “fortune,” was last on top in 2013. The #1 names in 2015 were Venla and Leo.

Among the minority (approx. 6%) of Swedish speakers in Finland, the top baby names were Ellen and Adrian.

Sources: De populäraste förnamnen av finskspråkiga barn som föddes år 2016 (PDF), Onni Means ‘Happiness’ And Is the Most Popular Finnish First Name For Boys in 2016 – Sofia For Girls, Nordic Names Wiki

Image: Adapted from Flag of Finland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Finland, 2015

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According to data from the Population Register Center of Finland (Väestörekisterikeskus), the most popular baby names among Finnish speakers in 2015 were Venla and Leo.

Here are Finland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Venla, 394 baby girls
2. Sofia, 346
3. Aada, 335
4. Aino, 331
5. Elsa, 326
6. Helmi, 325
7. Emma, 323
8. Eevi, 299
9. Ella, 297
10. Emilia, 262		1. Leo, 408 baby boys
2. Elias, 379
3. Onni, 361
4. Eino, 339
5. Oliver, 330
6. Niilo, 321
7. Väinö, 316
8. Eetu, 313
9. Leevi, 293
10. Daniel, 265

Elsa and Eevi replaced Enni and Amanda in the girls’ top 10

Daniel replaced Aleksi in the boys’ top 10.

Venla, the new #1 girl name, rose from 7th place in 2014.

While about 85% of the babies accounted for were born to Finnish speakers, another 6% were born to Swedish speakers. Here are Finland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names among Swedish speakers specifically:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Ellen, 31 baby girls
2. Saga, 29
3. Amanda, 25
4. Elsa, 224
5. Ida, 21
6. Emma, 20
7. Stella, 19
8. Ebba, 17
9. Emilia, 16
10. Edith, 16		1. Emil, 43 baby boys
2. Oliver, 34
3. William, 32
4. Lucas, 28
5. Max, 26
6. Liam, 25
7. Benjamin
8. Noah, 24
9. Casper, 23
10. Axel, 22

Tied with Emilia and Edith were Olivia, Matilda and Minea; tied with Axel was Anton. Saga, the #2 girl name, ranked 4th in Sweden itself last year.

The Finnish Names Act (Nimilaki) allows babies to receive a maximum of three given names. The names must conform to Finnish orthography, reflect the correct gender, and not be “inappropriate” in any way.

Sources: Most popular children’s names – Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Trending baby names in 2015: Venla and Ellen for girls, Leo and Emil for boys, Finnish names still subject to law – how many and what kind

Image: Adapted from Flag of Finland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Finland, 2014

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According to data from Finland’s Population Register Centre, the most popular baby names in Finland in 2014 were Sofia and Elias.

Here are Finland’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2014:

Girl Names (Finnish)Boy Names (Finnish)
1. Sofia, 380 baby girls
2. Aino
3. Aada
4. Ella
5. Emma		1. Elias, 438 baby boys
2. Leo
3. Onni
4. Eino
5. Oliver

Comparing 2014 to 2013, Ella replaced Venla in the girls’ top 5 and Eino replaced Eetu in the boys’ top 5.

Did you know that roughly 5% of the people in Finland are Swedish speakers? Here are the top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names among Swedish-speaking Finns:

Girl Names (Swedish)Boy Names (Swedish)
1. Amanda (38 baby girls)
2. Ellen
3. Emma
4. Ella
5. Edith		1. Oliver (33 baby boys)
2. Anton
3. Leo
4. Benjamin
5. Hugo

Alas, still no data on baby names among the Sami. In leiu of that, here are all the Sami Names listed at the site Nordic Names.

Sources: Sofia and Elias – Finland’s favourite baby names in 2014, Sofia och Elias var de populäraste förnamnen år 2014

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Popular baby names in Finland, 2013

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Finland’s top baby names of 2013 were released last week.

According to the country’s Population Register Centre, the most popular baby names last year were Emma and Onni.

Here are Finland’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2013:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Emma (445 baby girls)
2. Aino
3. Aada
4. Venla
5. Sofia		1. Onni (431 baby boys)
2. Elias
3. Leo
4. Oliver
5. Eetu

Of the 60,000+ babies were born in Finland last year, over 51,000 were born to Finnish-speaking families and over 3,500 were born to Swedish-speaking families. Here are the top 5 girl names and boy names among Swedish-speaking Finns:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Ellen (32 baby girls)
2. Emma
3. Ida
4. Elin
5. Minea		1. Emil (57 baby boys)
2. Elias
3. Benjamin
4. Anton
5. Liam

I wish they’d included a third list — one of popular Sami names! That would’ve been cool to see.

Source: Emma and Onni most popular baby names in 2013

Image: Adapted from Flag of Finland (public domain)