Popular baby names in Gibraltar, 2021

Gibraltar — the small British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula — shares a border with only Spain.

In 2021, Gibraltar welcomed 417 babies: 197 baby girls and 220 baby boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sophia/Sofia and Kai.

Here are Gibraltar’s top 5+ girl names and top 5+ boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

1. Sophia, 5 baby girls (plus two more named Sofia)
2. Ava, 5 (plus one more named Ava-Winter)
3. Chloe, 5 (plus one more named Khloe)
4. Isabella, 5
5. Maya, 5
6. Olivia, 4
7. Anna, 3 (plus one more named Ana)
8. Hannah, 3 (plus one more named Hanna)

Boy Names

1. Kai, 6 baby boys (plus one more named Kai-Sean)
2. Max, 5 (plus one more named Maximilian)
3. Daniel, 4 (6-way tie)
4. Hugo, 4 (6-way tie)
5. Jack, 4 (6-way tie)
6. Lucas, 4 (6-way tie)
7. Noah, 4 (6-way tie)
8. Oliver, 4 (6-way tie)

And here are a few of the unique baby names bestowed just once in Gibraltar in 2021:

• Arlo, Haroun, Kostas, Layden, Niv (boy names)
• Bonina, Lujain, Magny, Migle, Mystra (girl names)

In 2020, the top names in Gibraltar were Ana and Thomas.

Source: Kai and Sophia most popular baby names of 2021 on the Rock

Image: Adapted from Flag of Gibraltar (public domain)