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Popularity of the baby name Anna


Posts that mention the name Anna

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 the Balearic Islands (Spain), 2019

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Flag of the Balearic Islands

According to IBESTAT, the most popular baby names on the Balearic Islands two years ago were Julia and Marc.

(The Balearic Islands are part of Spain. We’ve already seen Spain’s rankings for 2019 and 2020, but I thought this deserved its own post because there’s an island-by-island breakdown.)

Here are the Balearic Islands’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl names

  1. Julia, 93 baby girls
  2. Emma, 89
  3. Martina, 77
  4. Sofia, 75
  5. Paula, 72
  6. Lucia, 69
  7. Maria, 60
  8. Laia, 52
  9. Lara, 50
  10. Carla, 48

Boy names

  1. Marc, 136 baby boys
  2. Hugo, 70
  3. Lucas, 65
  4. Leo, 60
  5. Pau, 58
  6. Alejandro, 54
  7. Mateo, 48
  8. Marti, 47
  9. Daniel, 45
  10. Joan, 44

Girl names within the top 100 include…

  • Aina – Catalan form of Anna
  • Ainara – a form of Enara, Basque for “swallow” (the bird)
  • Ainhoa – from the name of the town of Ainhoa in France
  • Aitana – from the name of the Aitana mountain range in Spain
  • Margalida – related to Margaret
  • Triana – from the name of the neighborhood of Triana in Seville

Boy names within the top 100 include…

  • Izan – a modern Spanish form of Ethan
  • Adria – Catalan form of Adrian
  • Jordi – Catalan form of George
  • Iker – Basque for “visitation”
  • Biel – Catalan short form of Gabriel
  • Unai – Basque for “cowherd”

Finally, here are the most popular baby names by island:

IslandTop girl nameTop boy name
Mallorca (say mai-OR-kah)
(79% of population)		Emma/Julia (tie)Marc
Menorca
(9% of population)		ClaudiaLucas
Eivissa (a.k.a. Ibiza)
(11% of population)		Mia/Sofia (tie)Mateo
Formentera
(1% of population)		Mar/Martina (tie)Leo

The last time I posted about the Balearic Islands, in 2013, the top two names were Maria and Marc.

Sources: Nombres más frecuentes – Ibestat, Balearic Islands – Wikipedia, Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of the Balearic Islands (public domain)

Popular baby names in Armenia, 2020

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Flag of Armenia

According to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the most popular baby names in the country last year were (again) Nare and Davit.

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

Girl Names

  1. Nare, 745 baby girls
  2. Maria, 613
  3. Angelina, 592
  4. Arpi, 503
  5. Mane, 437
  6. Yeva, 402
  7. Anna, 368
  8. Mari, 356
  9. Mariam, 354
  10. Ani, 345

Boy Names

  1. Davit, 1,346 baby boys
  2. Narek, 902
  3. Hayk, 610
  4. Mark, 579
  5. Monte, 570
  6. Tigran, 539
  7. Areg, 513
  8. Miqayel, 450
  9. Alex, 377 (tie)
  10. Alen, 377 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Anna and Ani replaced Anahit and Ellen, and Angelina continued to rise.

(Anahit is the Armenian form of Anahita, which means “pure” — literally, “not” + “unclean” — in Avestan. Anahita was a Persian goddess associated with water, and, thereby, with fertility, healing and wisdom.)

In the boys’ top 10, Monte and Areg replaced Artur and Gor.

Sources: Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (2020 pdf), Anahita – Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Armenia (public domain)

Popular baby names in Gibraltar, 2020

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Flag of Gibraltar

According to the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the most popular baby names in the tiny British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar last year were Anna and Thomas.

Here are Gibraltar’s top 5 girl names and top 5+ boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Anna, 5 baby girls
  2. Emilia, 3 (4-way tie)
  3. Mia, 3 (4-way tie)
  4. Sienna, 3 (4-way tie)
  5. Sophie, 3 (4-way tie)

Boy Names

  1. Thomas, 6 baby boys
  2. Leo, 5
  3. Jackson, 4 (8-way tie)
  4. Kai, 4 (8-way tie)
  5. Logan, 4 (8-way tie)
  6. Lucas, 4 (8-way tie)
  7. Michael, 4 (8-way tie)
  8. Noah, 4 (8-way tie)
  9. Rhys, 4 (8-way tie)
  10. Theo, 4 (8-way tie)

The unique names bestowed just once in 2020 include…

  • Boy names: Arkaitz, Leith, Shly, Wilfie, Zyle
  • Girl names: Dayami, Eritreya, Morwenna, Sanna, Tamira

In 2019, the top names in Gibraltar were Olivia and Ethan.

Source: Thomas and Anna; Gibraltar’s most popular baby names 2020

Image: Adapted from Flag of Gibraltar (public domain)