According to the Netherlands’ Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Emma and Noah.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names (“Meisjesnamen”)
- Emma, 731 baby girls
- Mila, 671
- Sophie, 645
- Zoë, 644
- Julia, 630
- Tess, 596
- Sara, 593
- Anna, 586
- Evi, 530
- Saar, 516
Boy Names (“Jongensnamen”)
- Noah, 785 baby boys
- Daan, 717
- Lucas, 672
- Levi, 654
- Sem, 624
- Finn, 596
- Liam, 583
- James, 576
- Milan, 541
- Luuk, 533
In the girls’ top 10, Evi and Saar (a short form of Sarah) replaced Eva and Noor/Nora.
In the boys’ top 10, Liam and James replaced Bram and Mees.
In 2018, the top two names were Julia and Lucas.
Sources: De populairste meisjesnamen van 2019, De populairste jongensnamen van 2019
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Netherlands (public domain)
