According to data from Moldova’s Civil Status Service, the most popular baby names in the country in 2014 were Sofia and Maxim.
Here are Moldova’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:
Girl Names
- Sofia, 846 baby girls
- Anastasia, 787
- Daria, 700
- Maria, 676
- Victoria, 656
- Alexandra, 617
- Valeria, 501
- Evelina, 461
- Andreea, 438
- Nicoleta, 415
Boy Names
- Maxim, 904 baby boys
- David, 884
- Alexandru, 731
- Artiom, 700
- Ion, 683
- Bogdan, 579
- Daniel, 563
- Nichita, 523
- Damian, 463
- Cristian, 439
In 2013, the top two names in Moldova were Maxim and Anastasia.
My source article also listed some examples of uncommon names bestowed in 2014:
Unusual Girl Names | Unusual Boy Names |
Alesta Elisa-Medeca Hadasa Jestina Nica-Maline Petronela Rut Teya-Sofia | Damaris Ertas Jimmi Singh Kirika Ramazan Ratmir Timur Han Yagmur |
These rankings are a bit out of date, but I’ve never posted rankings for Moldova before, so I figure something is better than nothing.
Source: Nonii, Victoria. “Cele mai neobisnuite prenume în Moldova, pentru 2014.” Diez.md 4 Feb. 2015.
Image: Adapted from Flag of Moldova (public domain)