Last year, the Nordic country of Finland welcomed 44,960 babies. Not all of these babies had government-registered names by the time Finland released its baby name data in April of 2024, though, so only 44,710 of them are accounted for below.
Finnish speakers
About 84.9% of the people in Finland primarily speak Finnish.
Of the 35,481 (named) babies born to Finnish speakers last year, 17,251 were girls and 18,230 were boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Aino and Eino.
Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names:
Girl names (Finnish speakers)
- Aino, 264 baby girls
- Olivia, 245
- Aada, 233
- Lilja, 225
- Sofia, 224
- Eevi, 220
- Ellen, 206
- Linnea, 203
- Helmi, 197
- Aava, 196 (tie)
- Isla, 196 (tie)
- Viola, 183
- Kerttu, 177
- Emma, 173
- Pihla, 171
- Venla, 167
- Hilla, 165 (tie)
- Seela, 165 (tie)
- Emilia, 152
- Ella, 148
- Elli, 145
- Livia, 143
- Alma, 138
- Selma, 128
- Elsi, 127
- Elsa, 124
- Enni, 123
- Matilda, 122
- Ilona, 120
- Oona, 116
- Frida, 113
- Vivian, 111
- Minea, 108
- Vilma, 106
- Aurora, 105
- Hilda, 105
- Hilma, 101 (tie)
- Stella, 101 (tie)
- Lumi, 99
- Amanda, 98
- Alina, 94 (tie)
- Alisa, 94 (tie)
- Mila, 93
- Mette, 92
- Nella, 90
- Viivi, 87 (tie)
- Bea, 87 (tie)
- Siiri, 83 (3-way tie)
- Nelli, 83 (3-way tie)
- Saimi, 83 (3-way tie)
Boy names (Finnish speakers)
- Eino, 376 baby boys
- Oliver, 343
- Väinö, 320
- Elias, 305
- Onni, 283
- Leo, 278
- Emil, 229
- Vilho, 217
- Eeli, 207
- Aatos, 200
- Noel, 194
- Alvar, 193
- Oiva, 192
- Toivo, 189
- Eemil, 186
- Leevi, 184
- Nooa, 181
- Hugo, 168
- Joel, 166
- Otso, 150
- Viljami, 147
- Kasper, 137 (tie)
- Eemi, 137 (tie)
- Eelis, 136 (tie)
- Anton, 136 (tie)
- Aarni, 134
- Niilo, 131
- Lenni, 130
- Aapo, 129
- Daniel, 126
- Julius, 125
- Milo, 122
- Leon, 121
- Edvin, 120
- Aaron, 119 (3-way tie)
- Viljo, 119 (3-way tie)
- Luka, 119 (3-way tie)
- Samuel, 116
- Veikko, 115
- Mikael, 111 (tie)
- Eetu, 111 (tie)
- Eliel, 109
- Lukas, 107 (tie)
- Jooa, 107 (tie)
- Lucas, 105
- Rasmus, 104
- Sulo, 102 (tie)
- Eemeli, 102 (tie)
- Iivo, 100
- Jasper, 92
How are those similar-looking #1 names pronounced? The girl name Aino is pronounced IE-no (first syllable rhymes with pie and lie), while the boy name Eino is pronounced AY-no (first syllable rhymes with pay and lay)
Swedish speakers
About 5.1% of the people in Finland primarily speak Swedish.
Of the 3,009 (named) babies born to Swedish speakers in Finland last year, 1,451 were girls and 1,558 were boys.
Here are the top 5+ girl names and top 5 boy names:
| Girl names (Swedish speakers) | Boy names (Swedish speakers) |
| 1. Ellen, 29 baby girls 2. Astrid, 21 3. Ebba, 20 (tie) 4. Saga, 20 (tie) 5. Olivia, 18 (tie) 6. Stella, 18 (tie) | 1. Liam, 33 baby boys 2. Theo, 27 (tie) 3. Alvar, 27 (tie) 4. Leon, 25 5. Hugo, 23 |
Other languages
Other languages spoken in Finland include Russian, Estonian, Arabic, English, and Sami.
Of the 6,220 (named) babies born in Finland last year to parents who primarily speak something other than Finnish or Swedish, 3,085 were girls and 3,135 were boys.
Here are the top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names:
| Girl names (other languages) | Boy names (other languages) |
| 1. Sofia, 56 baby girls 2. Emilia, 29 3. Olivia, 28 4. Sara, 25 5. Anna, 24 | 1. Adam, 52 baby boys 2. Mark, 38 3. Daniel, 34 4. Elias, 32 5. Muhammad, 31 |
Finally, here are Finland’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
Sources:
- Most popular children’s names – Digital and Population Data Services Agency
- Helsinki Times. “Aino and Eino top the list of Finland’s favorite baby names in 2023.” Helsinki Times 16 Apr. 2024.
- Population and Society – Statistics Finland
Image: Adapted from Flag of Finland (public domain)
