According to Statistics Faroe Islands, the most popular baby names in the Faroe Islands (part of Denmark) were Anna/Olivia and Benjamin/Elias/Lukas last year.
Here are the Faroe Islands’ top 10+ girl names and top 10+ boy names of 2020:
Girl Names
- Anna, 6 baby girls (two-way tie)
- Olivia, 6 (two-way tie)
- Emma, 5 (six-way tie)
- Hanna, 5 (six-way tie)
- Lilja, 5 (six-way tie)
- Ronja, 5 (six-way tie)
- Tóra, 5 (six-way tie)
- Vár, 5 (six-way tie)
- Aria, 4 (seven-way tie)
- Bára, 4 (seven-way tie)
- Eir, 4 (seven-way tie)
- Eva, 4 (seven-way tie)
- Lív, 4 (seven-way tie)
- Lóa, 4 (seven-way tie)
- Rebekka, 4 (seven-way tie)
Boy Names
- Benjamin, 8 baby boys (three-way tie)
- Elias, 8 (three-way tie)
- Lukas, 8 (three-way tie)
- Jóhan, 7
- Levi, 6 (two-way tie)
- Øssur, 6 (two-way tie)
- Brandur, 5 (five-way tie)
- Hákun, 5 (five-way tie)
- Mattias, 5 (five-way tie)
- Poul, 5 (five-way tie)
- Teitur, 5 (five-way tie)
- Based on an Old Norse word meaning “cheerful, merry.”
Some of the other baby names bestowed in the Faroe Islands in 2020 include…
- Aðallín (1 girl), made up of two Old Norse elements: adal, “noble,” and lín, “flax, linen.”
- Børka (1 girl), from the Faroese word børkuvísa, which refers to the tormentil flower.
- Eik (1 girl), from the Old Norse word eik, meaning “oak.”
- Eindri (1 boy), made up of two Old Norse elements: einn, meaning “one, alone,” and either ríða, meaning “to ride,” or reiða, meaning “to swing (a sword).”
- Grímur (1 boy), from an Old Norse word meaning “mask, helmet.”
- Munin (1 boy), from the Old Norse word munr, meaning “thought, mind, will.” (Also a raven name!)
- Ørvar (2 boys), from the Old Norse word orvar, meaning “arrow.”
- Rúnar (3 boys) could be a modern creation based on the Old Norse words rún meaning “secret, secret lore” and herr, meaning “army.”
- Sigurrós (1 girl), made up of two Old Norse elements: sigr, meaning “victory,” and rós meaning “rose.” (The Icelandic band Sigur Rós was named after the lead singer’s little sister.)
- Vilja (1 girl) has several potential origins, including the Finnish word vilja, meaning “grain, cereal.”
In 2019, the top two names in the Faroe Islands were Anna and Jónas.
Sources: Statistical Database – Statbank, Nordic Names Wiki
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Faroe Islands (public domain)
