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Popularity of the baby name Alexandru


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Popular baby names in Moldova, 2021 & 2022

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According to data from Moldova’s Public Services Agency, the most popular baby names in the country in both 2021 and 2022 were Sofia and David.

In 2022, Moldova welcomed 23,200 babies (11,255 girls and 11,945 boys). Here are the top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names:

Girl Names, 2022

  1. Sofia, 836 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 703
  3. Eva, 453

Boy Names, 2022

  1. David, 939 baby boys
  2. Matei, 598
  3. Maxim, 484

And in 2021, Moldova welcomed 24,402 babies (11,845 girls and 12,557 boys). Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:

Girl Names, 2021

  1. Sofia
  2. Amelia
  3. Victoria
  4. Daria
  5. Anastasia
  6. Maria
  7. Eva
  8. Alexandra
  9. Evelina
  10. Emma

Boy Names, 2021

  1. David
  2. Matei
  3. Maxim
  4. Daniel
  5. Bogdan
  6. Alexandru
  7. Damian
  8. Mark
  9. Artiom
  10. Ion

The top two names in 2020 were also Sofia and David.

Sources: Topul celor mai populare nume date copiilor nascuti în Republica Moldova în anul 2021, Clasamentul celor mai populare prenume în R. Moldova în anul 2022

Image: Adapted from Flag of Moldova (public domain)

Popular baby names in Moldova, 2020

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The Romanian-speaking country of Moldova — which is sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine — welcomed more than 27,000 babies in 2020. According to Moldova’s Public Services Agency, the most popular baby names in the country that year were Sofia and David.

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

Girl Names

  1. Sofia
  2. Amelia
  3. Anastasia
  4. Maria
  5. Daria
  6. Victoria
  7. Eva
  8. Alexandra
  9. Evelina
  10. Andreea

Boy Names

  1. David
  2. Matei
  3. Bogdan
  4. Maxim
  5. Alexandru
  6. Damian
  7. Daniel
  8. Artiom
  9. Ion
  10. Gabriel

The top names in 2016 were also Sofia and David.

Source: Topul celor mai populare nume de baieti si fete pe care le-au ales parintii din Moldova in anul 2020

Image: Adapted from Flag of Moldova (public domain)

Popular baby names in Moldova, 2016

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According to an article published in late January by Moldovan news site Publika TV, the most popular baby names in Moldova in 2016 were Sofia and David.

The article was hard to interpret, but here’s my guess at Moldova’s top girl names and top boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Sofia
2. Anastasia
3. Daria
4. Victoria
5. Alexandra
6. Evelina
7. Amelia
8. Andrea
9. Valeria
10. Gabriela

Boy Names
1. David
2. Maxim
3. Alexandru
4. Artiom (…which is based on the name of Greek goddess Artemis)
5. Ion (…looks molecular, but it’s actually a form of John)
6. Bogdan
7. Daniel
8. Matthew
9. Nikita
10. Michael

The top names in 2014 were Sofia and Maxim.

Source: Most popular baby names chosen by Moldovans in 2016

Image: Adapted from Flag of Moldova (public domain)

Popular baby names in Romania, 2016

According to data from the government of Romania, the popular baby names in the country in 2016 were Maria and Andrei.

Here are Romania’s top girl names and top boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Maria
2. Elena
3. Ioana
4. Andreea

Boy Names
1. Andrei
2. David
3. Alexandru
4. Stefan

One of my sources quoted Romanian sociologist Alfred Bulai as saying that the Russian baby name Nadia — otherwise rare in Romania — saw a big spike in usage in the ’70s thanks to Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci.

A Civil Code enacted in 2009 prohibits Romanian parents from bestowing baby names that are defamatory, ridiculous, or that refer to objects or places.

Sources: Numele de sfinti ramân preferatele românilor, Which are the most popular baby names in Romania?