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Popularity of the baby name Ella


Posts that mention the name Ella

Popular baby names in Western Australia, 2020

According to Western Australia’s Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Western Australia last year were Isla and Oliver.

Here are WA’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Isla, 176 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 165
  3. Mia, 160
  4. Charlotte, 149
  5. Ava, 138
  6. Amelia, 135
  7. Grace, 133
  8. Ella, 125
  9. Matilda, 123
  10. Isabella, 121

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 221 baby boys
  2. Noah, 213
  3. Jack, 169
  4. Leo, 164
  5. Charlie, 150
  6. William, 146
  7. Lucas, 141
  8. James, 138
  9. Thomas, 136 (tie)
  10. Elijah, 136 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Matilda and Isabella replaced Harper and Lucy.

In the boys’ top 10, Elijah replaced Mason.

In 2019, the top two names were Olivia and Jack.

Sources: Popular Baby Names – Government of Western Australia, Isla and Oliver top choices for baby names in 2020

Popular baby names in Northern Ireland (UK), 2020

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Flag of the United Kingdom

According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland last year were Grace and James.

Here are the Northern Ireland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Grace, 176 baby girls
  2. Emily, 146
  3. Isla, 144
  4. Fiadh, 138
  5. Olivia, 133
  6. Sophia, 125
  7. Sophie, 123
  8. Amelia, 115
  9. Lucy, 112
  10. Freya and Ella, 101 each (tie)

Boy Names

  1. James, 190 baby boys
  2. Jack, 175
  3. Noah, 174
  4. Charlie, 169
  5. Oliver, 134
  6. Thomas, 119
  7. Finn, 112 (tie)
  8. Theo, 112 (tie)
  9. Harry, 111 (tie)
  10. Cillian, 111 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Fiadh, Lucy and Freya replaced Anna and Evie.

In the boys’ top 10, Finn, Theo, and Cillian replaced Jacob, Daniel, and Alfie.

And here’s a selection of names from the other end of the spectrum — names that were given to just 3 babies each in Northern Ireland last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Alaia, Bronagh, Charley, Darla, Eriu, Florrie, Gabriella, Harmony, Izzy, Jill, Keeva, Liadan, Marnie, Nessa, Ottilie, Paisley, Realta, Sinead, TeaganArijus, Beauden, Connaire, Dubhaltach, Ephraim, Fiontan, Ger, Iarla, Jarlath, Kodi, Loughlin, Maxwell, Neil, Omar, Pauric, Quinton, Rogan, Seosamh, Terence

NISRA didn’t release the 2019 data during 2020, so I never wrote a post with the 2019 rankings. But I did write about the 2018 rankings, which were topped by Grace and James/Noah.

Next door in the Republic of Ireland, the top names of 2020 were Grace and Jack.

Source: Baby Names – NISRA

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)

Popular baby names in Sweden, 2020

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Flag of Sweden

According to Statistics Sweden, the most popular baby names in the country last year were Alice and Noah.

Here are Sweden’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Alice, 794 baby girls
  2. Maja, 670
  3. Elsa, 643
  4. Astrid, 607 (tie)
  5. Wilma, 607 (tie)
  6. Freja, 596
  7. Olivia, 587
  8. Selma, 578
  9. Alma, 577
  10. Ella, 575

Boy Names

  1. Noah, 758 baby boys
  2. William, 742
  3. Hugo, 712
  4. Lucas, 709
  5. Liam, 698
  6. Oscar, 671
  7. Oliver, 649
  8. Matteo, 646
  9. Elias, 642
  10. Adam, 602

In the girls’ top 10, Elsa, Freja and Selma replaced Lilly, Vera and Ebba.

The boys’ top 10 includes the same 10 names, but in a different order.

The names in Sweden’s top 100 that rose the fastest from 2019 to 2020 were Bonnie and Björn. The names that fell the fastest were Bianca and Wilmer.

In 2019, the top names were Alice and Lucas.

Source: Name Statistics – SCB

Image: Adapted from Flag of Sweden (public domain)

Popular baby names in New South Wales (Australia), 2020

According to the government of New South Wales, the most popular baby names in the Australian state in 2020 were Amelia and Oliver.

Here are NSW’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Amelia, 514 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 476
  3. Charlotte, 460
  4. Isla, 420 (tie)
  5. Mia, 420 (tie)
  6. Ava, 391
  7. Chloe, 375
  8. Grace, 323
  9. Sophia, 302
  10. Zoe, 301

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 637 baby boys
  2. Noah, 593
  3. William, 478
  4. Leo, 420
  5. Lucas, 409
  6. Liam, 383
  7. Jack, 376
  8. Henry, 374
  9. Elijah, 371
  10. Thomas, 351

In the girls’ top 10, Zoe replaced Ella.

In the boys’ top 10, Elijah replaced James.

And in 2019, the top two names were Charlotte and Oliver.

Sources: Charlotte dethroned in 2020 as top baby name, Popular Baby Names | NSW Government