According to data from Statistics Sweden, the most popular baby names in Sweden in 2014 were Elsa and Lucas.
Here are Sweden’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:
| Girl names | Boy names |
|---|---|
| 1. Elsa, 850 baby girls 2. Alice, 806 3. Maja, 732 4. Agnes, 673 5. Lilly, 646 6. Olivia, 626 7. Julia, 610 8. Ebba, 603 9. Linnea, 594 10. Molly, 579 | 1. Lucas, 860 baby boys 2. William, 851 3. Oscar, 805 4. Oliver, 754 5. Liam, 728 6. Elias, 721 7. Hugo, 696 8. Vincent, 641 9. Charlie, 634 10. Alexander, 630 |
Though they didn’t make it obvious, the names above actually represent combined spellings.
So do you think Elsa, which ranked 3rd in 2013, hit #1 last year thanks to the movie Frozen? Here are the numbers for Elsa (that spelling only) over the last 5 years:
- 2014: 841 babies named Elsa in Sweden
- 2013: 762
- 2012: 750
- 2011: 716
- 2010: 719
Sweden also puts out lists of baby names that are rising the fastest…
| Rising girl names | Rising boy names |
|---|---|
| 1. Luna 2. Elisa 3. Celine 4. Elise 5. Amelia | 1. Ebbe 2. Harry 3. Loui 4. Dante 5. Otto |
…and falling the fastest.
| Falling girl names | Falling boy names |
|---|---|
| 1. Minna 2. Ronja 3. Emma 4. Svea 5. Ella | 1. Simon 2. Olle 3. Anton 4. Jonathan 5. Milo |
Could the rise of Elisa and Elise be attributable to Elsa?
Source: Name Statistics – Statistics Sweden
Image: Adapted from Flag of Sweden (public domain)
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