How popular is the baby name Elena in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Elena.
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The country of Austria, home to nearly 9 million people, is located in Central Europe and shares a border with eight other countries (including Germany, Italy, and Switzerland).
Last year, Austria welcomed 82,627 babies — 40,060 girls and 42,567 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Maximilian.
Here are Austria’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2022:
Happy Halloween! Today let’s look at the name Aleera, which first appeared in the U.S. baby name data in 2005:
2007: 7 baby girls named Aleera
2006: 8 baby girls named Aleera
2005: 12 baby girls named Aleera [debut]
2004: unlisted
2003: unlisted
What put it there?
The action/gothic horror film Van Helsing, which was released in mid-2004.
Set in Transylvania in the 1880s, the movie and depicted legendary monster-hunter Gabriel Van Helsing (played by Hugh Jackman) battling Dracula and his three brides: Verona, Marishka, and Aleera.
All three vampire-brides were slayed over the course of the film — Marishka first, Verona second, and Aleera third. Because Aleera (played by Spanish actress Elena Anaya) lasted the longest, it seems logical to assume that she had the biggest influence on movie-going audiences.
The name Verona saw a slight rise in usage in 2004, and this could have been due to the film as well. Same with the name Marishka, though the even-steeper rise of Mariska makes me suspect that both names were influenced by SVU actress Mariska Hargitay rather than by Dracula’s bride.
What are your thoughts on the name Aleera? Which of the three brides’ names do you like most?
Mountainous, landlocked Switzerland is located in the middle of Europe and surrounded by five other countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, and France.
Last year, Switzerland welcomed 82,371 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.
Here are Switzerland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma, 361 baby girls
Mia, 356
Sofia, 318
Emilia, 292
Lina, 289
Elena, 280
Mila, 267
Nora, 258
Malea, 249
Lia, 230 (tie)
Olivia, 230 (tie)
Ella, 222
Anna, 219 (tie)
Giulia, 219 (tie)
Alice, 218 (tie)
Lea, 218 (tie)
Alina, 212 (tie)
Lena, 212 (tie)
Nina, 210
Chiara, 208 (tie)
Lara, 208 (tie)
Luna, 195
Leonie, 194
Elina, 193
Sophia, 192
Yara, 186
Julia, 185
Laura, 182
Elin, 178
Valentina, 176
Sara, 175
Emily, 170
Aurora, 168
Amelia, 167
Luana, 166
Sophie, 165
Livia, 151
Elisa, 143
Eva, 141 (tie)
Juna, 141 (tie)
Zoé, 138
Mara, 133
Victoria, 131
Jana, 129
Ronja, 128
Lou, 127 (tie)
Maria, 127 (tie)
Ava, 126
Charlotte, 124
Alma, 123 (tie)
Malia, 123 (tie)
Boy Names
Noah, 540 boy names
Liam, 428
Matteo, 353
Leon, 293
Luca, 291
Gabriel, 286
Elias, 281
Leo, 256
Louis, 251
Leano, 242
Lio, 233
Leonardo, 224
Lian, 210
Nino, 208
Elio, 205
Julian, 201
Aaron, 199
Nico, 197
Elia, 196 (tie)
Levi, 196 (tie)
Samuel, 191
Finn, 184
Malik, 177
Luan, 176
David, 174 (tie)
Leandro, 174 (tie)
Mattia, 169
Diego, 168 (tie)
Milo, 168 (tie)
Adam, 157
Ben, 156
Levin, 155
Dario, 152 (tie)
Nael, 152 (tie)
Arthur, 151 (tie)
Noé, 151 (tie)
Jonas, 150 (tie)
Lenny, 150 (tie)
Mateo, 149
Livio, 148
Lucas, 145
Robin, 144
Enea, 138
Nathan, 137
Kian, 136
Nelio, 134
Mael, 128
Tim, 127
Theo, 126
Enzo, 123 (tie)
Laurin, 123 (tie)
The name Malea has risen significantly (among German-speakers almost exclusively) over the last twenty years. Malea debuted in the Swiss data in 2003, vaulted from outside the girls’ top 1,000 all the way to 261st in 2009, rose to the top 100 a few years later, and finally entered the top 10 in 2022. No doubt this rise was fueled by the trendiness of Mia, Emilia, and Mila. (Mia has ranked either #1 or #2 in Switzerland ever since 2011.)
The girls’ top 100 included Yuna (59th), Dua (66th), Melissa (84th), and Ida (97th).
The boys’ top 100 included Nevio (55th), Fabio (71st), Romeo (85th), and Timo (94th).
Switzerland, which is home to about 8.7 million people, has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Here are the top baby names among the speakers of each of these languages:
Maluna may have been inspired by a German children’s book series featuring a fairy character named Maluna Mondschein. (Her first name is an elaboration of luna, Latin for “moon,” while her last name is German for “moonshine.”) The six books, written by Andrea Schütze, were published from 2014 to 2019.
Finally, here’s a link to Switzerland’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The country of France — which was the most populous country in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, and still ranks within the top five today — shares land borders with eight other countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.
Last year, France welcomed about 723,000 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Jade (pronounced zhahd) and Gabriel.
Here are France’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Jade, 3,420 baby girls
Louise, 3,412
Ambre, 3,380
Alba, 3,280
Emma, 3,158
Rose, 2,692
Alice, 2,520
Romy, 2,409
Anna, 2,380
Lina, 2,355
Léna, 2,266
Mia, 2,173
Lou, 2,114
Julia, 2,056
Chloé, 2,004
Alma, 1,974
Agathe, 1,958
Iris, 1,904
Inaya, 1,875
Charlie, 1,834
Juliette, 1,802
Léa, 1,791
Victoire, 1,772
Luna, 1,751
Giulia, 1,745
Adèle, 1,718
Jeanne, 1,699
Nina, 1,669
Eva, 1,630
Olivia, 1,546
Zoé, 1,523
Léonie, 1,511
Romane, 1,481
Victoria, 1,452
Nour, 1,372
Inès, 1,284 (tie)
Lya, 1,284 (tie)
Lucie, 1,261
Lyana, 1,235
Lola, 1,205
Alix, 1,182
Charlotte, 1,176
Mila, 1,173
Sofia, 1,168
Louna, 1,163
Ava, 1,153 (tie)
Margaux, 1,153 (tie)
Elena, 1,149
Emy, 1,118
Mya, 1,115
Boy Names
Gabriel, 4,889 baby boys
Léo, 4,078
Raphaël, 3,798
Maël, 3,571
Louis, 3,560
Noah, 3,325
Jules, 3,308
Arthur, 3,284
Adam, 3,212
Lucas, 2,774
Liam, 2,715
Sacha, 2,613
Isaac, 2,590
Gabin, 2,561
Eden, 2,460
Hugo, 2,447
Naël, 2,325
Aaron, 2,287
Mohamed, 2,237
Léon, 2,203
Paul, 2,200
Noé, 2,154
Marceau, 1,970
Ethan, 1,963
Nathan, 1,899
Théo, 1,872
Tom, 1,843
Nino, 1,825
Marius, 1,751
Ayden, 1,717
Malo, 1,715
Mathis, 1,636
Gaspard, 1,606
Martin, 1,559
Lyam, 1,549
Victor, 1,537
Rayan, 1,484
Elio, 1,432
Timéo, 1,424
Eliott, 1,420
Milo, 1,416
Robin, 1,393
Tiago, 1,383
Valentin, 1,378
Ibrahim, 1,359
Axel, 1,350
Augustin, 1,317
Amir, 1,305
Enzo, 1,270
Imran, 1,246
The girls’ top 100 included Alya (53rd), Diane (81st), Maddy (90th), and Suzanne (97th).
The boys’ top 100 included Camille (61st), Mahé (66th), Basile (78th), and Andrea (91st).
Charlie is still rising on the girls’ side — which could explain why the parents of baby boys slightly prefer the spelling Charly (73rd) over the spelling Charlie (80th) these days.
In the capital city of Paris last year, the top boy name was also Gabriel, but the top girl name was Alma instead of Jade. (Jade was tied with Léa for 10th/11th place in Paris.)
Finally, here are France’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
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