According to data from the government of Romania, the most popular baby names in the country last year were Maria and Andrei.
Here are Romania’s top girl names and top boy names of 2016:
Girl names
- Maria
- Elena
- Ioana
- Andreea
Boy names
- Andrei
- David
- Alexandru
- Stefan
One of my sources quoted Romanian sociologist Alfred Bulai as saying that the Russian baby name Nadia — otherwise rare in Romania — saw a big spike in usage in the ’70s thanks to Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
A law enacted in 2009 prohibits Romanian parents from bestowing baby names that are defamatory, “ridiculous,” or that refer to objects or places.
Sources: Numele de sfinti ramân preferatele românilor – Digi24, Which are the most popular baby names in Romania? – Romania-Insider.com
Image: Adapted from Flag of Romania (public domain)
