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Popular baby names in Spain, 2023

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Two years ago, the country of Spain welcomed 320,656 babies — 156,039 (49%) girls and 164,617 (51%) boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Lucia and Hugo.

Here are Spain’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Lucia, 3,076 baby girls
  2. Sofia, 2,990
  3. Martina, 2,507
  4. Maria, 2,242
  5. Julia, 2,162
  6. Valeria, 2,047
  7. Olivia, 1,838
  8. Emma, 1,770
  9. Paula, 1,720
  10. Vega, 1,719
  11. Mia, 1,660
  12. Alma, 1,615 (tie)
  13. Carmen, 1,615 (tie)
  14. Daniela, 1,543
  15. Carla, 1,507
  16. Lara, 1,418
  17. Sara, 1,389
  18. Jimena, 1,362
  19. Lola, 1,355
  20. Gala, 1,339
  21. Noa, 1,298
  22. Alba, 1,283
  23. Claudia, 1,269
  24. Chloe, 1,221
  25. Valentina, 1,197
  26. Aitana, 1,037
  27. Alejandra, 1,005
  28. Manuela, 986
  29. Triana, 980
  30. Laia, 936
  31. Candela, 917
  32. Abril, 898
  33. Ana, 897 (tie)
  34. Zoe, 897 (tie)
  35. Ines, 880
  36. Victoria, 866
  37. Vera, 864
  38. Elena, 857
  39. Adriana, 828
  40. Blanca, 813
  41. Carlota, 746
  42. Nora, 727
  43. Marina, 723
  44. Rocio, 702
  45. Clara, 693
  46. Lia, 679
  47. Luna, 666
  48. Amira, 608
  49. Marta, 606
  50. Alicia, 583

Boy names

  1. Hugo, 3,126 baby boys
  2. Mateo, 3,100
  3. Martin, 2,917
  4. Leo, 2,542
  5. Lucas, 2,394
  6. Manuel, 2,339
  7. Pablo, 2,224
  8. Alejandro, 2,102
  9. Enzo, 2,062
  10. Daniel, 1,957
  11. Alvaro, 1,919
  12. Thiago, 1,560
  13. Adrian, 1,506
  14. Mario, 1,505
  15. Liam, 1,493
  16. Diego, 1,422
  17. Luca, 1,394
  18. Bruno, 1,367
  19. Oliver, 1,331
  20. Gonzalo, 1,278
  21. David, 1,243
  22. Alex, 1,223
  23. Marcos, 1,201
  24. Gael, 1,199
  25. Nicolas, 1,171
  26. Miguel, 1,162
  27. Izan, 1,158
  28. Marco, 1,148
  29. Antonio, 1,118
  30. Javier, 1,105
  31. Juan, 1,056
  32. Gabriel, 980
  33. Angel, 924
  34. Dylan, 911
  35. Carlos, 905
  36. Marc, 899
  37. Rodrigo, 868
  38. Jose, 866
  39. Dario, 860
  40. Adam, 818
  41. Samuel, 718
  42. Noah, 713
  43. Jaime, 703 (tie)
  44. Jorge, 703 (tie)
  45. Francisco, 657
  46. Santiago, 654
  47. Sergio, 647
  48. Guillermo, 630 (tie)
  49. Pau, 630 (tie)
    • Pau, the Catalan and Occitan form of Paul, is also a homophone of pau, the Catalan word for “peace.” This makes it similar to the Spanish name Paz, which comes from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Paz (transl. “Our Lady of Peace”).
  50. Eric, 616

In the girls’ top 10, Vega replaced Daniela.

In the boys’ top 10, Enzo replaced Alvaro.

A year earlier, in 2022, the top names in Spain were Lucia and Martin.

Sources: Apellidos y nombres más frecuentes – INEbase, Estadística de nacimientos – INEbase, Pau – Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Spain (public domain)

Popular baby names in Belgium, 2024

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Last year, the European country of Belgium welcomed 108,150 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah, yet again.

Here are Belgium’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 531 baby girls
  2. Emma, 455
  3. Louise, 432
  4. Lina, 354
  5. Sofia, 345
  6. Eva, 335
  7. Mila, 327
  8. Alice, 323
  9. Juliette, 305
  10. Mia, 298
  11. Anna, 289
  12. Nora, 284
  13. Inaya, 266
  14. Lucie, 258
  15. Elena, 257
  16. Jade, 251
  17. Julia, 243
  18. Alba, 242
  19. Ella, 239
  20. Nina, 228
  21. Luna, 225
  22. Noor, 221
  23. Victoria, 220
  24. Ellie, 219 (tie)
  25. Marie, 219 (tie)
  26. Giulia, 218
  27. Mona, 198
  28. Léa, 195
  29. Renée, 183
  30. Liv, 182
  31. Lou, 181
  32. Chloé, 179
  33. Billie, 174
  34. Livia, 173
  35. Nour, 172
  36. Jeanne, 170
  37. Amélie, 163
  38. Lily, 162
  39. Amira, 161
  40. Lena, 158
  41. Emilia, 157
  42. Rose, 156 (tie)
  43. Zoé, 156 (tie)
  44. Camille, 153
  45. Maryam, 149 (tie)
  46. Romy, 149 (tie)
  47. Alix, 148
  48. Aya, 145
  49. Ambre, 142 (tie)
  50. Lara, 142 (tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 582 baby boys
  2. Arthur, 559
  3. Jules, 478
  4. Louis, 476
  5. Liam, 461
  6. Adam, 439
  7. Gabriel, 413
  8. Victor, 340
  9. Lucas, 322
  10. Leon, 295
  11. Oscar, 287
  12. Mohamed, 263
  13. Matteo, 259
  14. Luca, 253
  15. Léon, 248
  16. Lewis, 244
  17. Finn, 227
  18. Rayan, 210
  19. Théo, 209
  20. Mathis, 207
  21. Raphaël, 203
  22. Elias, 201
  23. Hugo, 200
  24. Amir, 199 (tie)
  25. Otis, 199 (tie)
  26. Achille, 197
  27. Léo, 192
  28. Sacha, 187
  29. Marcel, 185
  30. Felix, 174 (tie)
  31. Theo, 174 (tie)
  32. Leo, 168
  33. Emile, 166
  34. Henri, 160 (3-way tie)
  35. Ibrahim, 160 (3-way tie)
  36. Lou, 160 (3-way tie)
  37. Eden, 159
  38. Emiel, 158
  39. Naël, 155
  40. Basile, 152
  41. Maël, 151
  42. César, 150 (3-way tie)
  43. Lio, 150 (3-way tie)
  44. Oliver, 150 (3-way tie)
  45. Charles, 149 (tie)
  46. Isaac, 149 (tie)
  47. David, 148 (4-way tie)
  48. Milo, 148 (4-way tie)
  49. Mohammed, 148 (4-way tie)
  50. Nathan, 148 (4-way tie)

And here’s a selection of names from the other end of the spectrum — names that were given to just 5 babies each in Belgium last year:

Rare girl namesRare boy names
Afia, Bitania, Cézan, Dima, Ecaterina, Femke, Gioïa, Hatice, Inês, Jinthe, Kiki, Lies, Maëlyne, Nine, Ombeline, Rho, Suus, Tenzin, Vanina, Yumi, ZelihaAkim, Brieuc, Camil, Deen, Edzio, Foss, Giacomo, Hektor, Ibe, Jimmy, Kenji, Lowenn, Mélyo, Nawfel, Orso, Roger, Stefano, Taïm, Vasile, Yoel, Zeger

Lies (pronounced LEES) is a Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, Nine (pronounced NEE-nah) is a Frisian short form of Katherine, and Suus is a palindromic Dutch short form of Susanna.

Brieuc may be a reference to the French city of Saint-Brieuc, which was named after a 5th-century Welsh monk called Brioc.

Finally, here are Belgium’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: First names for boys and girls – STATBEL, Births 5.0% lower in 2024 than the average for 2020-2023 – Statbel, Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Belgium (public domain)

Popular baby names in Puerto Rico, 2024

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The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico welcomes about 19,000 babies per year.

Last year, the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico were Valentina and Noah.

Here are Puerto Rico’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Valentina, 190 baby girls
  2. Aurora, 161
  3. Emma, 110
  4. Amira, 100 (3-way tie)
  5. Mia, 100 (3-way tie)
  6. Victoria, 100 (3-way tie)
  7. Luna, 89
  8. Camila, 84
  9. Isabella, 80
  10. Gianna, 78
  11. Catalina, 75
  12. Ainara, 74
  13. Antonella, 73 (tie)
  14. Milena, 73 (tie)
  15. Sofia, 71
  16. Alaia, 70
  17. Mikaela, 63
  18. Amaia, 59
  19. Elena, 58
  20. Amirah, 57
  21. Amelia, 55
  22. Amalia, 53 (tie)
  23. Leah, 53 (tie)
  24. Alana, 51
  25. Adhara, 48
  26. Mila, 45 (3-way tie)
  27. Paula, 45 (3-way tie)
  28. Sophia, 45 (3-way tie)
  29. Gia, 44
  30. Ainhoa, 39
  31. Stella, 38
  32. Amanda, 37
  33. Nahiara, 34
  34. Brianna, 32
  35. Kamila, 31
  36. Nahia, 30 (tie)
  37. Paulina, 30 (tie)
  38. Lia, 29
  39. Paulette, 28
  40. Olivia, 27
  41. Alanna, 26 (5-way tie)
  42. Daniela, 26 (5-way tie)
  43. Gabriela, 26 (5-way tie)
  44. Lorena, 26 (5-way tie)
  45. Valeria, 26 (5-way tie)
  46. Amaya, 25 (tie)
  47. Mariana, 25 (tie)
  48. Aitana, 24 (4-way tie)
  49. Amara, 24 (4-way tie)
  50. Andrea, 24 (4-way tie)
  51. Eliana, 24 (4-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 302 baby boys
  2. Liam, 264
  3. Thiago, 236
  4. Mateo, 145 (tie)
  5. Sebastian, 145 (tie)
  6. Lucas, 140
  7. Dylan, 126
  8. Ian, 96
  9. Matias, 87
  10. Milan, 85
  11. Elian, 80
  12. Eithan, 78
  13. Ethan, 75
  14. Aaron, 73
  15. Elias, 70
  16. Enzo, 68
  17. Nicolas, 66
  18. Mauro, 65
  19. Eliam, 63 (tie)
  20. Jayden, 63 (tie)
  21. Adrian, 59
  22. Angel, 57 (tie)
  23. Gael, 57 (tie)
  24. Gian, 55
  25. Alvaro, 46
  26. Dario, 44 (4-way tie)
  27. Evan, 44 (4-way tie)
  28. Isaac, 44 (4-way tie)
  29. Luis, 44 (4-way tie)
  30. Julian, 43
  31. Carlos, 42
  32. Aiden, 41
  33. Fabian, 40 (tie)
  34. Jacob, 40 (tie)
  35. Alan, 37 (3-way tie)
  36. Jose, 37 (3-way tie)
  37. Matteo, 37 (3-way tie)
  38. Leonardo, 36
  39. Caleb, 35 (3-way tie)
  40. Diego, 35 (3-way tie)
  41. Gabriel, 35 (3-way tie)
  42. Damian, 34 (tie)
  43. Isaias, 34 (tie)
  44. Keyden, 33
  45. Daniel, 32 (tie)
  46. Kenai, 32 (tie)
  47. Andres, 31 (tie)
  48. Leandro, 31 (tie)
  49. Kaleb, 30 (tie)
  50. Paulo, 30 (tie)

In 2023, the top names in Puerto Rico were Valentina and Thiago.

Sources: Popular Names by Territory – SSA, State and Territorial Data – National Center for Health Statistics – CDC

Image: Adapted from Flag of Puerto Rico (public domain)

Popular baby names in Switzerland, 2023

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Last year, the European country of Switzerland welcomed 80,024 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Mia and Noah.

Here are Switzerland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Mia, 380 baby girls
  2. Emma, 376
  3. Sofia, 358
  4. Emilia, 313
  5. Elena, 286
  6. Lia, 260 (tie)
  7. Olivia, 260 (tie)
  8. Lina, 259
  9. Nora, 240
  10. Mila, 239
  11. Ella, 208
  12. Lara, 207
  13. Lena, 202
  14. Luna, 200
  15. Lea, 196
  16. Malea, 194
  17. Anna, 192
  18. Alice, 191 (3-way tie)
  19. Sophia, 191 (3-way tie)
  20. Valentina, 191 (3-way tie)
  21. Yara, 188
  22. Elina, 183
  23. Nina, 182
  24. Alina, 181
  25. Leonie, 178
  26. Aurora, 176
  27. Giulia, 172
  28. Chiara, 170
  29. Eva, 164
  30. Elin, 162 (3-way tie)
  31. Julia, 162 (3-way tie)
  32. Laura, 162 (3-way tie)
  33. Amelia, 156 (tie)
  34. Emily, 156 (tie)
  35. Livia, 155
  36. Luana, 154
  37. Sophie, 147
  38. Alma, 145
  39. Maria, 133
  40. Elisa, 131
  41. Juna, 130
  42. Sara, 126
  43. Yuna, 125
  44. Zoé, 124
  45. Dua, 120
  46. Ayla, 118 (tie)
  47. Clara, 118 (tie)
  48. Malia, 117 (tie)
  49. Mara, 117 (tie)
  50. Inaya, 114 (4-way tie)
  51. Jana, 114 (4-way tie)
  52. Lou, 114 (4-way tie)
  53. Victoria, 114 (4-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 495 baby boys
  2. Liam, 442
  3. Matteo, 362
  4. Gabriel, 284
  5. Leano, 282
  6. Leo, 273
  7. Luca, 271
  8. Leon, 255
  9. Elias, 246
  10. Lio, 245
  11. Louis, 241
  12. Nino, 201
  13. Leonardo, 196
  14. Aaron, 193
  15. Ben, 189
  16. Elio, 187
  17. Elia, 186
  18. Theo, 182
  19. Luan, 180 (tie)
  20. Samuel, 180 (tie)
  21. David, 173 (tie)
  22. Levi, 173 (tie)
  23. Livio, 172
  24. Malik, 168
  25. Mateo, 166
  26. Nico, 161
  27. Arthur, 160
  28. Adam, 158 (tie)
  29. Lian, 158 (tie)
  30. Leandro, 157
  31. Diego, 155
  32. Julian, 151
  33. Finn, 150 (tie)
  34. Mattia, 150 (tie)
  35. Noé, 146
  36. Emil, 143 (tie)
  37. Enea, 143 (tie)
  38. Nael, 141
  39. Mael, 140
  40. Levin, 138
  41. Oliver, 137
  42. Milo, 133
  43. Kian, 132
  44. Rayan, 131
  45. Enzo, 130
  46. Daniel, 129 (tie)
  47. Robin, 129 (tie)
  48. Emilio, 126 (tie)
  49. Lino, 126 (tie)
  50. Lucas, 124

The girls’ top 100 included Lynn (65th), Amira (76th), Kiara (89th), and Aurelia (94th).

The boys’ top 100 included Laurin (58th), Nevio (72nd), Andrin (88th), and Nils (93rd).

Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Here are the top baby names among the speakers of each of these languages:

Girl namesBoy names
German speakers
(62.3% of the population)		1. Mia, 289
2. Emilia, 287
3. Sofia, 249		1. Noah, 323
2. Matteo, 282
3. Liam, 279
French speakers
(22.8% of pop.)		1. Emma, 125
2. Olivia, 103
3. Alice, 94		1. Noah, 143
2. Gabriel, 140
3. Liam, 139
Italian speakers
(8.0% of pop.)		1. Emma, 25
2. Aurora, 24
3. Ginevra/Sofia, 21 each		1. Leonardo, 38
2. Noah, 28
3. Enea, 26
Romansh speakers
(0.5% of pop.)		1. Amalia/Gianna/Hannah, 2 each1. Mauro, 4
2. Luca/Nino, 3 each

And here’s a selection of uncommon names that were given to just two babies each in Switzerland in 2023:

Rare girl names Rare boy names
Aulona, Binja, Colombe, Dorela, Elsi, Flutra, Geraldine, Helbest, Ikonija, Joanna, Katia, Lorenza, Monika, Nephele, Orlane, Palmyre, Rivka, Sira, Théodora, Ursina, Vinia, Winnie, Yma, ZerinAlerio, Brusk, Clovis, Décio, Elimelech, Fiete, Glen, Hanno, Ishan, Jigdel, Kenneth, Lulzim, Matty, Nordhen, Ousmane, Pieter, Rolf, Sherwin, Tristán, Urs, Vinzent, Waylon, Yonah, Zayon

Helbest is a Kurdish word meaning “poem,” while Lulzim is based on an Albanian verb meaning “to bloom,” “to flourish.”

Finally, here are Switzerland’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: First names of newborns – Federal Statistical Office, Languages of Switzerland – Wikipedia, Wiktionary

Image: Adapted from Flag of Switzerland (public domain)