Last year, over 92,000 baby boys and nearly 88,000 baby girls were born in the Netherlands. The top baby names were…
Girl Names
- Emma
- Julia
- Sophie (2010’s #1)
- Lotte
- Isa
- Lisa
- Sara
- Lieke
- Eva
- Anna
Boy Names
- Daan
- Sem* (2010’s #1)
- Milan
- Levi
- Luuk
- Lucas
- Jayden
- Thomas
- Stijn
- Jesse
*Sem is a form of Shem, a biblical name meaning “name,” “fame,” or “renown” in Hebrew. Shem, Noah’s eldest son, was the ancestor of the Semitic peoples — hence the words “semite” and “semitic.”
Sources: Top 10 populairste kindernamen – De Telegraaf, Daan and Emma most popular Dutch baby names in 2011
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Netherlands (public domain)
Jayden?! I really wish someone would explain to me the apparent international appeal of that name.