According to Eesti Rahvusringhääling (Estonian Public Broadcasting), the most popular baby names in Estonia in 2020 were Sofia and Robin.
Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:
Girl Names
- Sofia, 82 baby girls
- Mia, 74
- Emma (tie), 63
- Marta (tie), 63
- Saara
- Alisa (tie)
- Emily (tie)
- Eva
- Lenna
- Maria
Boy Names
- Robin, 96 baby boys
- Oliver, 72
- Rasmus, 68
- Hugo
- Jakob (tie)
- Sebastian (tie)
- Oskar
- Aron
- Artur (tie)
- Robert (tie)
In the girls’ top 10, Saara and Eva replaced Hanna and Saskia.
In the boys’ top 10, Jakob, Aron, Artur and Robert replaced Mattias, Kristofer, Mark, and Martin.
Statistics Estonia said Jakob is an example of an old fashioned name – popular among those over 75 years old but almost non-existent among the middle-aged – becoming popular again.
In 2019, the top names were Mia and Sebastian.
Sources: 2020 aasta popimad nimed olid Robin ja Sofia, Most popular baby names in 2020: Robin and Sofia
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