The Philippines — the 13th most populous country in the world — is an archipelago of thousands of islands located in the western Pacific Ocean.
In 2021, the Philippines welcomed 1,364,739 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Althea and Jacob.
Here are the Philippines’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2021:
Girl names
- Althea, 1,875 baby girls
- Angel, 1,301
- Samantha, 1,280
- Sophia, 989
- Sofia, 988
- Andrea, 969
- Nathalie, 964
- Princess, 959
- Angela, 929
- Chloe, 907
Boy names
- Jacob, 1,972 baby boys
- Nathaniel, 1,845
- Gabriel, 1,679
- Ezekiel, 1,455
- Nathan, 1,429
- Ethan, 1,289
- Angelo, 1,135
- James, 1,122
- Matthew, 998
- Zion, 986
In the girls’ top 10, Chloe replaced Jasmine.
In the boy’s top 10, Matthew and Zion replaced Joshua and Kyle.
Althea has been the top girl name for six years in a row now.
Jacob ranked #1 in 2020, but was third in 2018. (I haven’t found the data for 2019 yet.)
Sources: Most Common Baby Names of 2021 – Philippine Statistics Authority (PDF), Registered Live Births in the Philippines, 2021 – Philippine Statistics Authority, Philippines – Wikipedia
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Philippines (public domain)
