According to the Netherlands’ Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), the most popular baby names in the country in 2018 were Julia and Lucas.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names (“Meisjesnamen”)
1. Julia, 797 baby girls
2. Emma, 704
3. Sophie, 677
4. Tess, 669
5. Zoë, 659
6. Mila, 632
7. Anna, 550
8. Sara, 541
9. Eva, 530
10. Noor & Nora, 516 each (tie)
Boy Names (“Jongensnamen”)
1. Lucas, 681 baby boys
2. Levi, 641
3. Finn, 634
4. Sem, 633
5. Noah, 624
6. Daan, 619
7. Luuk, 596
8. Bram, 571
9. Mees, 568
10. Milan, 558
In the girls’ top 10, Noor and Nora replaced Evi.
In the boys’ top 10, Mees (a diminutive form of Bartholomeus) replaced Jesse.
In 2017, the top two names were Emma and Noah.
Sources: De populairste meisjesnamen van 2018, De populairste jongensnamen van 2018
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Netherlands (public domain)
