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Popularity of the baby name Leah


Posts that mention the name Leah

Popular baby names in Norway, 2018

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According to Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in Norway in 2018 were Emma and Lucas/Lukas.

Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names (“Jentenavn”)
1. Emma, 420 baby girls
2. Nora/Norah, 361
3. Olivia, 324
4. Sara/Sahra/Sarah/Zara, 313
5. Emilie, 303
6. Leah/Lea, 299
7. Sofie/Sophie, 296
8. Ella, 291
9. Amalie, 286
10. Maja/Maia/Maya, 284

Boy Names (“Guttenavn”)
1. Lucas/Lukas, 419 baby boys
2. Filip/Fillip/Philip/Phillip, 414
3. Oliver, 403
4. Oskar/Oscar, 382
5. Emil, 378
6. Jakob/Jacob, 375
7. Noah/Noa, 351
8. Aksel/Axel, 332
9. Henrik, 328
10. Elias, 307

In the girls’ top 10, Leah/Lea and Amalie replaced Sofia/Sophia and Ingrid/Ingerid/Ingri.

In the boys’ top 10, Aksel/Axel and Henrik replaced William and Isak/Isaac/Isac.

In the capital city of Oslo, the top names were Mohammad and Alma.

In the county of Oppland, literature name Tiril is back on top.

And finally, in 2017, the top names in the country were Sofie/Sophie and Jakob/Jacob.

Sources: Navn – SSB, These were the most popular names in 2018

Image: Adapted from Flag of Norway (public domain)

Popular baby names in New Jersey, 2018

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According to the Government of New Jersey, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New Jersey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Emma
  2. Isabella
  3. Olivia
  4. Mia
  5. Ava
  6. Sophia
  7. Charlotte
  8. Emily
  9. Amelia
  10. Leah

Boy Names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Jacob
  4. Matthew
  5. Michael
  6. Joseph
  7. Lucas
  8. Dylan
  9. Logan
  10. Benjamin

Source: Top New Jersey baby names of 2018! (Twitter)

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Jersey (public domain)

Popular baby names in New York City, 2017

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According to New York City’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the city in 2017 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Ava
7. Leah
8. Emily
9. Sarah
10. Abigail

Boy Names
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Jacob
4. Ethan
5. David
6. Lucas
7. Matthew
8. Jayden
9. Aiden
10. Daniel

In the girls’ top ten, Abigail replaced Madison.

In the boys’ top ten, David and Jayden replaced Dylan and Michael.

Within each of the five boroughs, the top baby names were…

  • Manhattan: Olivia and James
  • Bronx: Isabella and Liam
  • Brooklyn: Esther and David
  • Queens: Emma and Liam
  • Staten Island: Olivia and Michael

And finally, some of the baby names bestowed just 10 times each in NYC last year:

  • Artemis, Tzippy, Reizy (girl names)
  • Azriel, Zeus, Thaddeus (boy names)

NYC also used to break down top names by ethnic/racial group (see the 2015 rankings, for example) but this time around the news release didn’t include that information.

Source: Health Department Announces Emma and Liam Are Most Popular Baby Names For 2017

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)

Popular baby names in Germany, 2017

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According to the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (Association for German Language), the most popular baby names in Germany in 2017 were Emma and Ben.

Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Sophia/Sofia
3. Hanna/Hannah
4. Emilia
5. Mia
6. Anna
7. Lina
8. Mila
9. Klara/Clara
10. Marie

Boy Names
1. Ben
2. Paul
3. Noah/Noa
4. Leon
5. Jonas
6. Felix
7. Elias
8. Louis/Luis
9. Luke/Lucas
10. Maximilian

In the girls’ top ten, Klara/Clara and Lina replaced Lea/Leah and Lena.

In the boys’ top ten, Felix replaced Finn.

According to name researcher Knud Bielefeld, fast-rising names in Germany include boy names Theo, Matteo and Henry and girl names Leni, Ella and Juna.

In 2016, the top baby names in Germany were Sophia/Sofia and Jonas.

Sources: Ausführliche Auswertung: Vornamen 2017, Ben and Emma most popular baby names in 2017

Image: Adapted from Flag of Germany (public domain)