Speaking of Malta…according to The Malta Independent, the most popular baby names in the country in 2018 were Emma and Noah.
Here are Malta’s top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names of 2018:
Girls Names
- Emma
- Mia
- Valentina
Boy Names
- Noah
- Luca
- Liam
In the girls’ top three, Mia and Valentina replaced Ella and Amy, but Emma remained on top.
In the the boys’ top three, Noah didn’t just replace Ben, but supplanted Luca, the #1 boy name of 2017.
(I wish I could publish full top 10 lists, but Malta’s National Statistics Office stopped updating its Naming Babies page after releasing the 2014 rankings.)
Source: Top three baby names in 2018
Image: Adapted from Flag of Malta (public domain)
