The most popular baby names in Armenia were announced way back in February, then updated in May. (The numbers below are from the more recent press release.)
According to the National Statistical Service, the country’s top names were Davit for boys and Nare for girls.
Here are Armenia’s top 48 girl names and top 48 boy names of 2012:
| Baby Girl Names | Baby Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Nare, 967 baby girls 2. Milena, 852 3. Mari, 772 4. Mane, 729 5. Annie, 591 6. Anahit, 575 7. Elen, 543 8. Anna, 474 9. Mariam, 442 10. Maria, 410 11. Merry, 391 12. Angelina, 377 13. Gayane, 345 14. Eva, 299 15. Lilit, 294 16. Susanna, 288 17. Sona, 275 18. Hasmik, 258 19. Viktoria, 249 20. Gohar, 237 21. Nataly, 197 22. Karine, 191 23. Yana, 181 24. Sofi, 175 25. Karina, 156 26. Ruzanna, 155 27. Lusine, 152 28. Arevik, 145 29. Liana, 140 30. Anush, 139 31. Marianna, 134 32. Syuzanna, 133 33. Tamara, 122 34. Diana, 121 35. Marina, 116 36. Syuzi, 116 37. Armine, 113 38. Elina, 112 39. Vika, 103 40. Astghik, 102 41. Nane, 100 42. Narine, 99 43. Svetlana, 98 44. Lily, 96 45. Seda, 96 46. Sofya, 95 47. Monika, 95 48. Sara, 94 | 1. Davit, 1,313 baby boys 2. Narek, 1,144 3. Gor, 808 4. Hayk, 673 5. Alex, 600 6. Erik, 599 7. Tigran, 541 8. Arman, 529 9. Samvel, 490 10. Arthur, 451 11. Alen, 440 12. Armen, 428 13. Aram, 414 14. Ashot, 401 15. Aren, 348 16. Gevorg, 343 17. Areg, 328 18. Sargise, 322 19. Vahe, 302 20. Gagik, 302 21. Arsen, 300 22. Hovhannes, 283 23. Levon, 282 24. Artyom, 270 25. Karen, 263 26. Miqayel, 231 27. Robert, 205 28. Vardan, 181 29. Mher, 177 30. Harutyun, 172 31. Suren, 171 32. Garik, 164 33. Grigor, 157 34. Mark, 153 35. Daniel, 146 36. Hakob, 145 37. Aleksandr, 142 38. Edgar, 140 39. Andranik, 135 40. Hamlet, 135 41. Raphael, 134 42. Manvel, 133 43. Ruben, 133 44. Sergey, 129 45. Vahan, 107 46. Artak, 106 47. Albert, 105 48. Eduard, 104 |
Why didn’t they just go to 50? We shall never know…
Sources: Nare, David most popular baby names in Armenia in 2012, The most frequently given names to the new-borns by sex [pdf]
Image: Adapted from Flag of Armenia (public domain)
