According to data from the Population Register Center of Finland (Väestörekisterikeskus), the most popular baby names among Finnish speakers in 2015 were Venla and Leo.
Here are Finland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
Girl Names | Boy Names |
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1. Venla, 394 baby girls 2. Sofia, 346 3. Aada, 335 4. Aino, 331 5. Elsa, 326 6. Helmi, 325 7. Emma, 323 8. Eevi, 299 9. Ella, 297 10. Emilia, 262 | 1. Leo, 408 baby boys 2. Elias, 379 3. Onni, 361 4. Eino, 339 5. Oliver, 330 6. Niilo, 321 7. Väinö, 316 8. Eetu, 313 9. Leevi, 293 10. Daniel, 265 |
Elsa and Eevi replaced Enni and Amanda in the girls’ top 10
Daniel replaced Aleksi in the boys’ top 10.
Venla, the new #1 girl name, rose from 7th place in 2014.
While about 85% of the babies accounted for were born to Finnish speakers, another 6% were born to Swedish speakers. Here are Finland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names among Swedish speakers specifically:
Girl Names | Boy Names |
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1. Ellen, 31 baby girls 2. Saga, 29 3. Amanda, 25 4. Elsa, 224 5. Ida, 21 6. Emma, 20 7. Stella, 19 8. Ebba, 17 9. Emilia, 16 10. Edith, 16 | 1. Emil, 43 baby boys 2. Oliver, 34 3. William, 32 4. Lucas, 28 5. Max, 26 6. Liam, 25 7. Benjamin 8. Noah, 24 9. Casper, 23 10. Axel, 22 |
Tied with Emilia and Edith were Olivia, Matilda and Minea; tied with Axel was Anton. Saga, the #2 girl name, ranked 4th in Sweden itself last year.
The Finnish Names Act (Nimilaki) allows babies to receive a maximum of three given names. The names must conform to Finnish orthography, reflect the correct gender, and not be “inappropriate” in any way.
Sources: Most popular children’s names – Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Trending baby names in 2015: Venla and Ellen for girls, Leo and Emil for boys, Finnish names still subject to law – how many and what kind
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