The European microstate of Monaco lies on the French Riviera. Though it shares a border with only France, it’s just a few miles away from France’s border with Italy.
Last year, Monaco welcomed 862 babies — 427 baby girls and 435 baby boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Leonardo.
Here are Monaco’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2022:
Girl names
- Emma
- Victoria
- Alice
- Chloé
- Stella
Boy names
- Leonardo
- Gabriel
- Raphaël
- Aaron
- Louis
(Leonardo has also been the #1 boy name in Italy lately.)
What other names have topped the rankings within the last few years? Here are Monaco’s most popular baby names of 2021, 2020, and 2019:
2021
In 2021, a total of 976 babies (478 girls and 498 boys) were born in Monaco.
| Girl names, 2021 | Boy names, 2021 |
| 1. Victoria 2. Louise 3. Léna 4. Léa 5. Anna | 1. Gabriel 2. Matteo 3. Léo 4. Louis 5. Raphaël |
2020
In 2020, Monaco welcomed a total of 911 babies (432 girls and 479 boys).
| Girl names, 2020 | Boy names, 2020 |
| 1. Victoria 2. Alice 3. Mia 4. Chloé 5. Théa | 1. Léo 2. Gabriel 3. Ethan 4. Andrea 5. Théo |
2019
In 2019, a total of 939 babies (445 girls and 494 boys) were born in Monaco.
| Girl names, 2019 | Boy names, 2019 |
| 1. Charlotte 2. Valentina 3. Jade 4. Victoria 5. Mila | 1. Léo 2. Gabriel 3. Raphaël 4. Mattéo 5. Louis |
My source for the 2019 rankings suggested that Charlotte was the #1 girl name because of Charlotte Casiraghi — the daughter of Monaco’s Princess Caroline, who is in turn the daughter of Grace Kelly. Charlotte was making headlines in mid-2019: She married film producer Dimitri Rassam civilly in Monaco in early June, then religiously in France later the same month.
Sources: Tout savoir sur les naissances à Monaco en 2022 (official source), What are the most popular baby’s names in Monaco in 2022?, Top 10 baby names in Monaco in 2021, Monaco: Top 10 baby names from 2020, Most popular baby names of 2019 in Monaco, Monaco – Wikipedia
Image: Adapted from Flag of Monaco (public domain)
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