How popular is the baby name Nina in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Nina.
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Last year, the Mediterranean island nation of Malta welcomed 4,204 babies — 2,042 girls and 2,162 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Matteo.
Here are Malta’s top 4 girl names and top 4 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Emma
Valentina
Julia
Nina
Boy names
Matteo
Noah
Luca
Jack
And what about Maltese names specifically?
For the second year in a row, the top picks were Lucija (pronounced loo-chee-ah) and Ganni (pronounced jah-nee) — the Maltese forms of Lucia and John. Here’s how they’re written in Maltese orthography:
(That diacritic mark is called an “overdot.”)
In 2022, the top names (overall) in Malta were Mia and Luca.
Last year, from January to November, the Netherlands welcomed 164,269 babies — 80,074 girls and 84,195 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Julia and Noah.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Julia, 681 baby girls
Olivia, 605
Mila, 603
Emma, 596
Sophie, 578
Nora, 543
Yara, 493
Saar, 491
Noor, 488
Tess, 478
Sara, 469
Milou, 449
Evi, 446
Zoë, 441
Luna, 428
Liv, 425
Elin, 423
Anna, 421
Nina, 405
Maeve, 403
Lina, 392
Lauren, 391
Lotte, 380
Eva, 372
Mia, 368
Maud, 360
Sofia, 357
Sarah, 353
Emily, 344
Lynn, 333
Sofie, 328
Ella, 325
Loïs, 324
Livia, 318
Hailey, 310
Fleur, 309
Lieke, 306
Julie, 301
Isa, 300
Nova, 299
Fenna, 296
Noa, 291
Roos, 275
Noé, 266
Sophia, 259
Lily, 253
Romée, 251
Hannah, 246
Fien, 242
Bo, 238
Boy names
Noah, 888 baby boys
Luca, 674
Lucas, 648
Liam, 643
Levi, 601
Sem, 587
Daan, 573
Mees, 571
Noud, 567
James, 561
Milan, 534
Adam, 532
Finn, 527
Sam, 521
Zayn, 495
Luuk, 489
Mason, 432
Bram, 420
Mats, 397
Guus, 372
Siem, 366
Boaz, 360
Benjamin, 356 (tie)
Gijs, 356 (tie)
Jesse, 353
Thomas, 333
Olivier, 331
Otis, 324
Teun, 320
Owen, 310
Oliver, 305 (tie)
Thijs, 305 (tie)
Morris, 304
Moos, 303
Jens, 299
Floris, 298
Joep, 294
Jan, 289
Ties, 286
Mick, 282
Max, 279
Abel, 276
Jake, 275
David, 273 (tie)
Tobias, 273 (tie)
Julian, 270
Jip, 266
Lars, 264
Hugo, 260
Mohammed, 255
The girls’ top 100 included Juna (tied for 59th), Lizzy (tied for 71st), Loua (76th), and Novi (tied for 88th).
The boys’ top 100 included Jurre (tied for 52nd), Fedde (59th), Aiden (74th), and Cas (96th).
Home to nearly 18 million people, the Netherlands is divided into 12 provinces. The most popular baby names within each of the 12 provinces last year were…
Top girl name
Top boy name
South Holland (21.4% of the population)
Olivia
Noah
North Holland (16.6% of pop.)
Olivia
Noah
North Brabant (14.7% of pop.)
Saar
Noud
Gelderland (12.0% of pop.)
Julia
Noah
Utrecht (7.8% of pop.)
Nora
Lucas
Overijssel (6.6% of pop.)
Julia
Luca
Limburg (6.3% of pop.)
Emma
Noah
Friesland (3.7% of pop.)
Lieke
Hidde
Groningen (3.3% of pop.)
Elin
Noah
Drenthe (2.8% of pop.)
Lotte
Daan
Flevoland (2.5% of pop.)
Hailey
Jan
Zeeland (2.2% of pop.)
Olivia
Lucas
Finally, here are the Netherlands’ 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The country of Italy — which includes not only the boot-shaped Italian peninsula, but also various Mediterranean islands (including the two largest, Sicily and Sardinia) — shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
In 2022, Italy welcomed 393,333 babies — 190,493 girls and 202,840 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Leonardo, for the fifth year in a row.
Here are Italy’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Sofia, 5,465 baby girls
Aurora, 4,900
Giulia, 4,198
Ginevra, 3,846
Vittoria, 3,814
Beatrice, 3,333 – pronounced beh-a-TREE-cheh
Alice, 3,154 – pronounced a-LEE-cheh
Ludovica, 3,103
Emma, 2,800
Matilde, 2,621
Anna, 2,284
Camilla, 2,253
Chiara, 2,120 – pronounced KYAH-rah
Giorgia, 2,089
Bianca, 2,042
Nicole, 2,001
Greta, 1,929
Gaia, 1,736
Martina, 1,729
Azzurra, 1,717
Arianna, 1,560
Sara, 1,542
Noemi, 1,528
Isabel, 1,420
Rebecca, 1,394
Chloe, 1,359
Adele, 1,356
Mia, 1,329
Elena, 1,277
Diana, 1,207
Francesca, 1,145
Ambra, 1,130
Gioia, 1,123
Cecilia, 1,119
Viola, 1,100
Elisa, 1,030
Marta, 1,023
Emily, 1,022
Carlotta, 954
Margherita, 918
Sole, 916 – pronounced SOH-leh
Anita, 879
Maria, 876
Eleonora, 866
Amelia, 861
Alessia, 851
Nina, 831
Luna, 828
Giada, 818
Sophie, 789
Boy Names
Leonardo, 7,888 baby boys
Francesco, 4,823
Tommaso, 4,795
Edoardo, 4,748
Alessandro, 4,729
Lorenzo, 4,493
Mattia, 4,374
Gabriele, 4,062
Riccardo, 3,753
Andrea, 3,604
Diego, 2,824
Nicolò, 2,747
Matteo, 2,744
Giuseppe, 2,735
Federico, 2,563
Antonio, 2,562
Enea, 2,314
Samuele, 2,230
Giovanni, 2,173
Pietro, 2,130
Filippo, 2,018
Davide, 1,830
Giulio, 1,711
Gioele, 1,695
Christian, 1,653
Michele, 1,612
Gabriel, 1,533
Luca, 1,464
Marco, 1,433
Elia, 1,418
Salvatore, 1,417
Vincenzo, 1,353
Liam, 1,269
Thomas, 1,259
Emanuele, 1,220
Noah, 1,200
Alessio, 1,164
Samuel, 1,140
Nathan, 1,112
Giacomo, 1,101
Jacopo, 1,033
Giorgio, 1,025
Simone, 1,014
Ettore, 1,008
Luigi, 999
Manuel, 996
Damiano, 982
Daniele, 930
Domenico, 872
Daniel, 869
I’d like to thank reader Daniele, who not only alerted me that Italy’s rankings came out early this year, but also generously offered explanations for a few of the fastest-rising names: Sole, Soleil, and Sophie.
Sole (Italian for “sun”), which was rarely used in the early 2000s, started picking up steam in the mid-2010s. Last year, it jumped into the top 50 for the first time. Daniele said that Sole’s rise “has been fueled by a few celebrity baby names.”
Sophie and Soleil (French for “sun”) are linked to influencers/TV personalities Sophie Codegoni and Soleil Sorge. Both women participated in the 6th season (2021-2022) of Grande Fratello VIP, which is the celebrity version of Grande Fratello (Italy’s Big Brother).
Soleil Sorge had become famous a few years earlier when she appeared on the 21st season (2016-2017) of the dating reality TV show Uomini e Donne (translation: Men and Women). Her name debuted in the Italian data in 2017:
2022: 474 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2021: 144 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2020: 98 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2019: 104 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2018: 78 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2017: 74 baby girls named Soleil in Italy [debut]
2016: unlisted
2015: unlisted
(Italy’s baby name data — just like the U.S. data — includes only names given to five or more babies per year.)
Thank you so much, Daniele! :)
Other names currently on the rise in Italy include:
Mountainous, landlocked Switzerland is located in the middle of Europe and surrounded by five other countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, and France.
Last year, Switzerland welcomed 82,371 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.
Here are Switzerland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma, 361 baby girls
Mia, 356
Sofia, 318
Emilia, 292
Lina, 289
Elena, 280
Mila, 267
Nora, 258
Malea, 249
Lia, 230 (tie)
Olivia, 230 (tie)
Ella, 222
Anna, 219 (tie)
Giulia, 219 (tie)
Alice, 218 (tie)
Lea, 218 (tie)
Alina, 212 (tie)
Lena, 212 (tie)
Nina, 210
Chiara, 208 (tie)
Lara, 208 (tie)
Luna, 195
Leonie, 194
Elina, 193
Sophia, 192
Yara, 186
Julia, 185
Laura, 182
Elin, 178
Valentina, 176
Sara, 175
Emily, 170
Aurora, 168
Amelia, 167
Luana, 166
Sophie, 165
Livia, 151
Elisa, 143
Eva, 141 (tie)
Juna, 141 (tie)
Zoé, 138
Mara, 133
Victoria, 131
Jana, 129
Ronja, 128
Lou, 127 (tie)
Maria, 127 (tie)
Ava, 126
Charlotte, 124
Alma, 123 (tie)
Malia, 123 (tie)
Boy Names
Noah, 540 boy names
Liam, 428
Matteo, 353
Leon, 293
Luca, 291
Gabriel, 286
Elias, 281
Leo, 256
Louis, 251
Leano, 242
Lio, 233
Leonardo, 224
Lian, 210
Nino, 208
Elio, 205
Julian, 201
Aaron, 199
Nico, 197
Elia, 196 (tie)
Levi, 196 (tie)
Samuel, 191
Finn, 184
Malik, 177
Luan, 176
David, 174 (tie)
Leandro, 174 (tie)
Mattia, 169
Diego, 168 (tie)
Milo, 168 (tie)
Adam, 157
Ben, 156
Levin, 155
Dario, 152 (tie)
Nael, 152 (tie)
Arthur, 151 (tie)
Noé, 151 (tie)
Jonas, 150 (tie)
Lenny, 150 (tie)
Mateo, 149
Livio, 148
Lucas, 145
Robin, 144
Enea, 138
Nathan, 137
Kian, 136
Nelio, 134
Mael, 128
Tim, 127
Theo, 126
Enzo, 123 (tie)
Laurin, 123 (tie)
The name Malea has risen significantly (among German-speakers almost exclusively) over the last twenty years. Malea debuted in the Swiss data in 2003, vaulted from outside the girls’ top 1,000 all the way to 261st in 2009, rose to the top 100 a few years later, and finally entered the top 10 in 2022. No doubt this rise was fueled by the trendiness of Mia, Emilia, and Mila. (Mia has ranked either #1 or #2 in Switzerland ever since 2011.)
The girls’ top 100 included Yuna (59th), Dua (66th), Melissa (84th), and Ida (97th).
The boys’ top 100 included Nevio (55th), Fabio (71st), Romeo (85th), and Timo (94th).
Switzerland, which is home to about 8.7 million people, has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Here are the top baby names among the speakers of each of these languages:
Maluna may have been inspired by a German children’s book series featuring a fairy character named Maluna Mondschein. (Her first name is an elaboration of luna, Latin for “moon,” while her last name is German for “moonshine.”) The six books, written by Andrea Schütze, were published from 2014 to 2019.
Finally, here’s a link to Switzerland’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
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