Last year, the Mediterranean island nation of Malta welcomed 4,107 babies — 2,031 girls and 2,076 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Valentina and Matteo.
Here are Malta’s top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names of 2024:
Girl names
- Valentina
- Emma
- Ella
Boy names
- Matteo
- Noah
- Liam
And what about Maltese names specifically?
For the third year in a row, the top picks were the Maltese forms of Lucia and John: Lucija (pronounced loo-chee-ah) and Ganni (pronounced jah-nee). Here’s how they names are written in Maltese orthography:
In 2023, the top names (overall) in Malta were Emma and Matteo.
Source: “Matteo and Valentina most popular names for newborns in 2024 Malta.” Times of Malta 20 Jan. 2025.
Image: Adapted from Flag of Malta (public domain)
