According to The Malta Independent, the most popular names in the country in 2017 were Emma and Luca.
Here are Malta’s top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names of 2017:
Girl names
- Emma, 57 baby girls
- Ella, 45
- Amy, 41
Boy names
- Luca, 54 baby boys
- Ben, 42
- Liam, 40
In the girls’ top three, Amy replaced Leah.
In the boys’ top three, Ben replaced Jake.
The rise of Ben can be attributed to Maltese actor/model Ben Camille, who has a reality TV show called Benjamin, “the first of its kind in Malta’s broadcasting history.”
The top two names were the same in both 2016 and 2015.
Sources: Emma and Luca most common baby names of 2017, for third year in a row, The Ultimate Proof That Ben Camille Is Actually The Most Influential Person In Malta Right Now
Images: Adapted from Flag of Malta (public domain); screenshot of Benjamin
