How popular is the baby name Anna in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Anna.
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Some simplified definitions for a few of the above…
Döggvi, “dew”
Dreki, “dragon”
Dýrleif, “deer” + “heir”
Fanndis, “snowdrift” + “woman”
Feykir, “fire”
Gigja, “fiddle”
Himri, short for himbrimi, “common loon” in Icelandic
Jökla, feminine version of Jökull, the #2 boy name
Myrkvi, “darkness (caused by fog or a storm)” or “eclipse“
Sumarliði, “summer-farer”
Svanhvit, “swan” + “white”
There was also a single non-binary name, Blær (“light breeze”), registered in Iceland last year.
Interestingly, about a decade ago, a teenager named Blær forced Iceland to legally recognize her name — which, at that time, was considered solely masculine — by taking the government to court. Perhaps that court battle paved the way for Blær to become a dual-gender name in Iceland? Hm…
The last time I posted rankings for Iceland, in 2018, the top two names (Embla and Aron) were the same.
The Southern European country of Italy — that boot-shaped peninsula that juts out into the Mediterranean Sea — shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
Last year, Italy welcomed 400,249 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Leonardo.
Here are Italy’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Sofia, 5,578 baby girls (2.86%)
Aurora, 4,991
Giulia, 4,616
Ginevra, 3,803
Beatrice, 3,647
Alice, 3,392
Vittoria, 3,202
Emma, 2,876
Ludovica, 2,813
Matilde, 2,633
Giorgia, 2,359
Camilla, 2,343
Chiara, 2,320
Anna, 2,291
Bianca, 2,201
Nicole, 2,169
Gaia, 2,088
Martina, 2,069
Greta, 2,052
Azzurra, 1,673
Sara, 1,651
Arianna, 1,647
Noemi, 1,639
Rebecca, 1,533
Mia, 1,494
Isabel, 1,422
Adele, 1,349
Chloe, 1,317
Elena, 1,298
Francesca, 1,260
Gioia, 1,202
Ambra, 1,171
Viola, 1,152
Carlotta, 1,149
Cecilia, 1,144
Diana, 1,117
Alessia, 1,101
Elisa, 1,086
Emily, 1,070
Marta, 1,066
Maria, 989
Margherita, 988
Anita, 978
Giada, 972
Eleonora, 926
Nina, 856
Miriam, 842
Asia, 823
Amelia, 805
Diletta, 804 – means “beloved” in Italian.
Boy Names
Leonardo, 8,448 baby boys (4.12%)
Alessandro, 4,975
Tommaso, 4,973
Francesco, 4,924
Lorenzo, 4,642
Edoardo, 4,369
Mattia, 4,215
Riccardo, 3,992
Gabriele, 3,944
Andrea, 3,860
Diego, 2,946
Matteo, 2,867
Nicolò, 2,847
Giuseppe, 2,740
Antonio, 2,598
Federico, 2,546
Pietro, 2,247
Samuele, 2,225
Giovanni, 2,211
Filippo, 2,113
Enea, 1,963 – form of Aeneas.
According to Greek mythology, the Trojan hero Aeneas was an ancestor of twins Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. One ancient source associates Aeneas’ name with the Greek adjective ainos, meaning “unspeakable, causing nervousness, fear, terror.”
Davide, 1,925
Christian, 1,738
Gioele, 1,722
Giulio, 1,713
Michele, 1,685
Marco, 1,541
Gabriel, 1,439
Elia, 1,403
Luca, 1,400
Salvatore, 1,374
Vincenzo, 1,333
Emanuele, 1,326
Thomas, 1,322
Alessio, 1,251
Giacomo, 1,197
Nathan, 1,192
Liam, 1,174
Simone, 1,166
Samuel, 1,133
Jacopo, 1,129
Noah, 1,097
Daniele, 1,050
Giorgio, 1,025
Ettore, 1,002 – form of Hector.
Luigi, 996
Daniel, 946
Manuel, 936
Nicola, 859
Damiano, 830
Leonardo is still the clear favorite for baby boys, while Azzurra — no doubt inspired by Italy’s national soccer team gli Azzurri, “the Blues” — continues its rise among baby girls:
Popularity of Azzurra in Italy, 1999-2021
Here are Italy’s 2020 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
Landlocked Hungary, located in Central Europe, shares borders with seven other countries (including Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria).
Last year, Hungary welcomed over 93,000 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Hanna and Levente (pronounced leh-vehn-teh).
Here are Hungary’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Hanna, 1,355 baby girls
Zoé, 1,138
Anna, 1,133
Léna, 1,019
Luca, 940
Emma, 783
Boglárka, 682 – means “buttercup” in Hungarian.
Lili, 646
Lilien, 601
Lara, 594
Zsófia, 588
Laura, 577
Mira, 553
Sára, 523
Olívia, 518
Nóra, 506
Lilla, 505
Maja, 501
Gréta, 496
Izabella, 484
Flóra, 476
Jázmin, 475
Alíz, 462
Fanni, 430
Adél, 426
Janka, 425
Dorka, 409 – a diminutive of Dorottya (Dorothea).
Szofia, 406
Zselyke, 396
Liza, 393
Csenge, 373
Bella, 363
Panna, 362 – a diminutive of Anna.
Liliána, 361
Kamilla, 352
Linett, 351
Dóra, 340
Natasa, 333
Viktória, 328
Bianka, 321
Szófia, 311
Rebeka, 309
Réka, 305
Blanka, 304
Szofi, 297
Petra, 296
Dorina, 295
Nara, 286
Emília, 285
Noémi, 280
Boy Names
Levente, 1,332 baby boys
Máté, 1,314
Dominik, 1,289
Bence, 1,276
Olivér, 1,199
Noel, 1,122
Marcell, 1,083
Dániel, 1,057
Zalán, 1,026 – popularized (and perhaps invented?) by Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty, who published the epic poem “Zalán Futása” (transl. “The Flight of Zalan”) in 1825.
Ádám, 1,024
Milán, 954
Botond, 934
Benett, 880
Dávid, 870
Zsombor, 813
Áron, 808
Balázs, 681
Benedek, 639
Márk, 620
Nimród, 607
Péter, 590
László, 583
Tamás, 580
Gergo, 530
Zente, 517 – based on the Hungarian word szent, meaning “holy.”
Bálint, 508 – a form of Valentine.
Barnabás, 508
Kristóf, 507
Zétény, 484
András, 453
Kornél, 446
Nolen, 444
Márton, 433
István, 426
Hunor, 420 – a name from Hungarian mythology. Legendary brothers Hunor and Magor were the ancestors of the Huns and the Hungarians (also known as the Magyars), respectively.
Attila, 402
Ákos, 399
Zoltán, 393
Martin, 391
Alex, 388
Vince, 370
Gábor, 365
János, 358 (tie)
Patrik, 358 (tie)
Ábel, 357
Bendegúz, 337
Erik, 328
Zsolt, 323
Krisztián, 315
József, 283
Notably, the girls’ top 50 included three different versions of the name Sophia: Zsófia, Szofia, and Szófia. If the spellings had been combined, the Sophia-group would have ranked 2nd overall.
The girls’ top 100 included Zorka (70th), Fruzsina (72nd), Kinga (86th), and Kincso (96th).
The boys’ top 100 included Csaba (55th), Kende (75th), Imre (76th), and Gellért (92nd).
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