According to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the country’s most popular baby names overall in 2014 were Emma and Noah.
But the #1 names within each language group don’t quite match up with these overall #1 names, so here are Switzerland’s top baby names of 2014 broken down by language group:
French
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Emma (163 baby girls) 2. Eva (98) 3. Léa (96) 4. Camille (85) 5. Zoé (84) 6. Alice (83) 7. Chloé (82) 8. Alicia (74) | 1. Gabriel (153 baby boys) 2. Liam (128) 3. Lucas (113) 4. Ethan (107) 5. Nathan (104) 6. Noah (102) 7. Louis (97) 8. Luca (94) |
Ethan jumped from 12th to 4th, and Camille continues to rise (8th to 4th).
German
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Mia (312 baby girls) 2. Lara (294) 3. Emma (293) 4. Laura (277) 5. Anna (271) 6. Sara (245) 7. Lea (244) 8. Leonie (234) | 1. Noah (338 baby boys) 2. Leon (313) 3. Luca (288) 4. Levin (280) 5. David (265) 6. Elias (259) – tie 6. Julian (259) – tie 8. Tim (246) |
Elias jumped from 14th to 6th, and Anna from 12th to 5th.
Italian
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Giulia (34 baby girls) 2. Sofia (33) 3. Emma (28) 4. Alice (26) 5. Emily (24) – tie 5. Mia (24) – tie 7. Aurora (23) – tie 7. Noemi (23) – tie | 1. Leonardo (40 baby boys) 1. Gabriel (37) 3. Liam (31) 4. Alessandro (24) 5. Lorenzo (23) 6. Enea (20) 7. Matteo (19) – tie 7. Noah (19) – tie |
Enea jumped from 19th to 6th, and Aurora from 12th to 7th.
Romansh
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Luana 2. Léonie | 1. Andrin 2. Nino |
According to a Behind the Name contributor, Andrin is a “Romansh form of Heinrich (Henry), originally from the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.”
Finally, here are Switzerland’s top baby names for 2013, if you’d like to compare.
Sources: The Swiss name that’s popular across all languages – 2014 baby names, Swiss Statistics – The most popular first names
Image: Adapted from Flag of Switzerland (public domain)
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