Switzerland’s (many) top baby names of 2013 were announced recently.
According to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the country’s most popular baby names last year were:
- Emma and Gabriel for French-speakers,
- Mia and Noah for German-speakers,
- Sofia and Gabriel for Italian-speakers, and
- Chiara and Jonas for Romansh-speakers.
Here are Switzerland’s top girl names and top boy names of 2013 within each language group.
French-speakers:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Emma (125 baby girls) 2. Chloé (98) 3. Léa (93) 4. Eva (90) 5. Alice (86) 6. Zoé (84) 7. Sofia (76) 8. Camille (75) | 1. Gabriel (142 baby boys) 2. Liam (120) 3. Théo (112) 4. Noah (109) 5. Luca (104) 6. Nathan (104) 7. Léo (100) 8. Thomas (97) |
The fastest risers from 2012 to 2013 were Liam (11th to 2nd) and Camille (16th to 8th).
German-speakers:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Mia (313 baby girls) 2. Alina (281) 3. Sara (248) 4. Laura (247) 5. Lea (244) 6. Sophia (241) 7. Leonie (238) 8. Emma (227) | 1. Noah (307 baby boys) 2. Leon (281) 3. Luca (271) 4. Julian (243) 5. Levin (241) 6. David (234) 7. Nico (229) 8. Gian (219) |
The fastest risers from 2012 to 2013 were Sara (13th to 3rd) and Sophia (16th to 6th).
Italian-speakers:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Sofia (33 baby girls) 2. Emma (28) 3. Emily (26) 3. Giulia (26) 5. Alice (23) 5. Melissa (23) 7. Mia (21) 8. Noemi (19) | 1. Gabriel (35 baby boys) 2. Leonardo (34) 3. Mattia (29) 4. Matteo (27) 5. Alessandro (26) 6. Nathan (24) 7. Samuele (21) 8. Federico (20) |
The fastest risers from 2012 to 2013 were Emily (32nd to 3rd) and Noemi (19th to 8th).
Romansh-speakers:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Chiara (4 baby girls) | 1. Jonas (3 baby boys) |
Last year, when I posted about the 2012 names, I mentioned Switzerland’s small Romansh-speaking population. What were their top names? Cool to see some data being released this year!
Sources: Swiss parents steadfast in baby name choices, Swiss Statistics – The most popular first names
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