According to Statistics Iceland, the most popular baby names in the country in 2016 were Emilía and Alexander.
Here are Iceland’s top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names of 2016:
Girl Names
1. Emilía
2. Emma
3. Elísabet
Boy Names
1. Alexander
2. Aron
3. Mikael
In 2014, the top two names were Margret and Aron.
“The most popular 200 names in Iceland are given names of around 80% of the population.”
In terms of middle names, the most common choice for girls is María and the top choice for boys is Þór (a form of Thor).
Source: Alexander and Emilia the most popular names for newborns
Image: Adapted from Flag of Iceland (public domain)
