Popular baby names in Switzerland, 2019

According to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the most popular baby names in Switzerland in 2019 were Mia and Liam.

Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names

1. Mia, 434 baby girls
2. Emma, 401
3. Sofia, 341
4. Lara, 312
5. Emilia, 310
6. Mila, 298
7. Lina, 294
8. Lia, 292
9. Lena, 280
10. Anna, 276

Boy Names

1. Liam, 443 baby boys
2. Noah, 437
3. Matteo, 360
4. Gabriel, 340
5. Luca, 336
6. Leon, 318
7. Elias, 314
8. Louis, 312
9. David, 264
10. Samuel, 252

In the girls’ top 10, Lara, Lina and Lia replaced Lea, Elena and Laura.

In the boys’ top 10, Samuel replaced Ben.

Here are the top baby names within each of Switzerland’s main language groups:

• German speakers (63% of the population): Mia and Noah
• French speakers (23%): Emma and Liam
• Italian speakers (8%): Sofia and Leonardo
• Romansh speakers (under 1%): Lina and Elia/Finn/Luca (3-way tie)

In 2018, the top names in the country overall were Emma and Liam.

Sources: Vornamen der Neugeborenen, Revealed: Switzerland’s most popular baby names, Mia, Emma, Liam, Noah: the most popular baby names of 2019

Image: Adapted from Flag of Switzerland (public domain)