According to the Netherlands’ Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Emma and Noah.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:
Girl Names
1. Emma, 755 baby girls
2. Tess, 734
3. Sophie, 709
4. Julia, 696
5. Anna, 595
6. Mila, 580
7. Sara, 547
8. Eva, 533
9. Zoë, 522
10. Evi, 510
Boy Names
1. Noah, 635 baby boys
2. Sem, 631
3. Lucas, 629
4. Finn, 615
5. Daan, 614
6. Levi, 609
7. Milan, 583
8. Bram, 573
9. Luuk, 572
10. Jesse, 532
In the boys’ top 10, Bram replaced Max (now 18th).
In 2016, the top two names were Anna and Daan (both of which now rank 5th).
Source: Noah and Emma top the list of most popular Dutch baby names
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Netherlands (public domain)
