Switzerland recently released not one but three lists of popular baby names.
Impressive.
According to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the top baby names in Switzerland last year were:
- Gabriel and Emma among the French-speakers,
- Noah and Mia among the German-speakers, and
- Gabriel and Sofia among the Italian-speakers.
Here are more of the most popular baby names of 2012 within each language group:
French
| Top Girl Names | Top Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Emma (126 baby girls) 2. Léa (102) 3. Chloé (97) 4. Zoé (94) 5. Lara (89) 6. Eva (81) 7. Charlotte (75) 7. Clara (75) | 1. Gabriel (129 baby boys) 2. Luca (113) 3. Thomas (113) 4. Noah (104) 5. Nathan (100) 6. Lucas (99) 7. Samuel (98) 8. Théo (94) |
German
| Top Girl Names | Top Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Mia (307 baby girls) 2. Alina (301) 3. Laura (269) 4. Julia (259) 5. Anna (258) 6. Emma (252) 7. Leonie (250) 8. Lena (248) | 1. Noah (338 baby boys) 2. Luca (333) 3. David (283) 4. Leon (277) 5. Leandro (254) 6. Nico (252) 7. Levin (247) 8. Julian (231) |
Italian
| Top Girl Names | Top Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Sofia (34 baby girls) 2. Alice (32) 3. Emma (24) 4. Elisa (23) 4. Giulia (23) 4. Martina (23) 7. Giada (19) 7. Giorgia (19) | 1. Gabriel (36 baby boys) 2. Alessandro (34) 3. Leonardo (32) 4. Matteo (31) 5. Nathan (30) 6. Samuele (25) 7. Elia (24) 8. Samuel (19) |
I haven’t yet seen any 2012 data for the Romansh-speakers, but I hope to, so I’ll be on the lookout.
Here are Switzerland’s most popular baby names of 2007 if you’d like to compare.
Sources: Swiss Statistics – The most popular first names, Most popular baby names listed
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Hi Nancy, just found your site! I’ve gotta say that I like all of the above names more than the list we have in the US! Haha! But I think the French list is my favorite. :) Cheers!