According to data from Finland’s Population Register Centre, the most popular baby names in Finland in 2014 were Sofia and Elias.
Here are Finland’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2014:
Girl names (Finnish) | Boy names (Finnish) |
1. Sofia, 380 baby girls 2. Aino 3. Aada 4. Ella 5. Emma | 1. Elias, 438 baby boys 2. Leo 3. Onni 4. Eino 5. Oliver |
Comparing 2014 to 2013, Ella replaced Venla in the girls’ top 5 and Eino replaced Eetu in the boys’ top 5.
Did you know that roughly 5% of the people in Finland are Swedish speakers? Here are the top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names among Swedish-speaking Finns:
Girl names (Swedish) | Boy names (Swedish) |
1. Amanda (38 baby girls) 2. Ellen 3. Emma 4. Ella 5. Edith | 1. Oliver (33 baby boys) 2. Anton 3. Leo 4. Benjamin 5. Hugo |
Alas, still no data on baby names among the Sami. In leiu of that, here are all the Sami Names listed at the site Nordic Names.
Sources: Sofia and Elias – Finland’s favourite baby names in 2014, Sofia och Elias var de populäraste förnamnen år 2014
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