According to the Netherlands’ Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), the most popular baby names in the country last year were Julia and Noah.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
- Julia, 753 baby girls
- Mila, 696
- Emma, 648
- Nora, 625
- Olivia, 623
- Sophie, 621
- Tess, 583
- Milou, 579
- Zoë, 569
- Yara, 568
Boy Names
- Noah, 945 baby boys
- Lucas, 734
- Sem, 653
- Daan, 647
- Levi, 643
- Liam, 640
- James, 634
- Finn, 632
- Luca, 616
- Milan, 610
In the girls’ top 10, Olivia and Milou (a short form of Marie-Louise) replaced Sara and Eva.
In the boys’ top 10, James, Luca and Milan replaced Sam, Luuk, and Mees.
In 2020, the top names were Emma and Noah.
Sources: Kindernamen home – SVB, Behind the Name
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Netherlands (public domain)
