According to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the country’s most popular baby names last year were Mia and Noah.
Here are Switzerland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Mia 2. Emma 3. Lara 4. Lena 5. Sofia 6. Mila 7. Anna 8. Elena 9. Laura 10. Lina | 1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Luca 4. Gabriel 5. Leon 6. David 7. Matteo 8. Elias 9. Louis 10. Levin |
In 2014, the top names were Emma and Noah.
And here are the top names within each of the main language groups:
| Language Group | Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|---|
| German speakers (64% of Switzerland) | 1. Mia 2. Emma 3. Lena | 1. Leon 2. Noah 3. Luca |
| French speakers (23%) | 1. Emma 2. Alice 3. Eva | 1. Gabriel 2. Liam 3. Noah |
| Italian speakers (8%) | 1. Sofia 2. Emma 3. Noemi | 1. Leonardo 2. Alessandro 3. Liam |
| Romansh speakers (less than 1%) | 1. Alessia | 1. Laurin |
Sources: Vornamen der Neugeborenen – Bundesamt für Statistik, Most popular Swiss baby names in 2015 (via Clare’s Name News)
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