How popular is the baby name Ilona 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 Ilona.
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The Paris Olympics gave us dozens of interesting Olympian names (e.g., Hezly, Mijaín, Arisa, Mondo) to talk about, but the one I’m most interested in right now is Ilona.
Ilona Maher (pronounced ih-LOH-nahMAHR) was part of the U.S. Women’s Olympic Rugby Sevens team that won bronze in dramatic fashion on July 30.
Perhaps more importantly, Ilona Maher is very popular on social media. She has over 3 million followers on Instagram and over 2 million on TikTok.
She’s also been spotlighted by a number mainstream media outlets, such as Time, People, and CNN. She even appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers a week ago.
What really caught my eye, though, were the name-related comments on one of Ilona’s recent IG posts — the one in which she posed with swimmer Katie Ledecky.
Here’s one of the comments:
And another:
Currently, the name Ilona is being given to about 20 baby girls per year in the U.S.:
2023: 17 baby girls named Ilona
2022: 22 baby girls named Ilona
2021: 19 baby girls named Ilona
2020: 24 baby girls named Ilona
Do you think we’ll see a noticeable increase in usage in 2024, thanks to Ilona Maher?
P.S. Maher mentioned in this TikTok video that her mother Mieneke, who is Dutch, pronounces her first name ee-LOH-nah.
Update, Sept. 8, 2024: Ilona Maher will be one of the celebrity contestants on the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars.
The sauna-loving country of Finland is located in Northern Europe and shares a border with three other countries: Sweden, Norway, and Russia.
Most of the people in Finland speak Finnish (85.9%), but the rest of the population speaks Swedish (5.2%), Sami (0.04%), or some other language (8.9%) such as Russian, Estonian, or Arabic.
Last year, Finland welcomed 46,809 babies. At the time the country released its baby name data (in mid-April), 46,486 of these babies — 22,742 girls and 23,744 boys — had been named.
What were the most popular names overall? Olivia and Leo.
Finland’s baby name data is broken down by language group, so let’s kick things off with the Finnish speakers…
Finnish speakers
Of the 37,365 (named) babies born to Finnish speakers in Finland last year, 18,261 were girls and 19,104 were boys. Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Olivia, 276 baby girls
Aino, 256
Aada, 248
Lilja, 238
Eevi, 235
Isla, 232
Helmi, 227
Venla, 219
Sofia, 212
Ellen, 210
Aava, 209
Hilla, 200
Emma, 199
Linnea, 194
Pihla, 193
Viola, 191 (tie)
Kerttu, 191 (tie)
Ella, 188
Emilia, 156 (tie)
Elli, 156 (tie)
Enni, 148
Seela, 136
Hilma, 134 (tie)
Hilda, 134 (tie)
Elsa, 133
Livia, 132
Alisa, 131
Alma, 128
Oona, 124
Ilona, 121
Mila, 119
Alina, 118
Frida, 115
Elsi, 114
Matilda, 113
Minea, 111
Vilma, 108
Mette, 105
Aurora, 102
Hertta, 101 (tie)
Lumi, 101 (tie)
Amanda, 100 (tie)
Selma, 100 (tie)
Viivi, 98
Nella, 95
Bea, 93
Saimi, 89 (tie)
Vivian, 89 (tie)
Siiri, 87
Stella, 86
Boy Names
Leo, 376 baby boys
Väinö, 364
Eino, 349
Oliver, 342
Elias, 316
Onni, 313
Emil, 239
Eeli, 225
Toivo, 216
Leevi, 210
Noel, 199
Hugo, 186
Joel, 185
Aatos, 184 (tie)
Vilho, 184 (tie)
Alvar, 181
Eemil, 172
Oiva, 169
Otso, 159
Nooa, 156
Mikael, 154
Aarni, 153 (tie)
Viljami, 153 (tie)
Niilo, 149
Lenni, 148
Luka, 144
Daniel, 139
Benjamin, 137
Anton, 135
Kasper, 132
Edvin, 129
Aaron, 128
Viljo, 126
Jooa, 121
Julius, 120 (tie)
Eetu, 120 (tie)
Olavi, 119
Aapo, 118
Milo, 115
Eelis, 114
Lukas, 113
Eemi, 112
Leon, 111
Matias, 105
Urho, 104
Rasmus, 101 (tie)
Max, 101 (tie)
Samuel, 99 (tie)
Luukas, 99 (tie)
Iivo, 97
Swedish speakers
Of the 3,157 (named) babies born to Swedish speakers in Finland last year, 1,552 were girls and 1,605 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:
Of the 5,964 (named) babies born in Finland last year to parents who speak something other than Finnish or Swedish, 2,929 were girls and 3,035 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:
The Eastern European country of Ukraine is the second-largest country on the continent, after Russia.
Several years ago, Ukraine had a population of roughly 42 million, making it Europe’s eighth most populous country. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February of 2022, however, more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries (such as Poland).
Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice recently revealed the top baby names of 2022 in the capital city of Kyiv and in five nearby regions (called “oblasts”). All six of these places are located in the central/western part of the country:
Map of Ukraine
Rankings weren’t included, so, in the tables below, I’ve written the names in the order in which they appeared in the news release.
Kyiv (city)
Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, has a population of over 2.9 million — making it the seventh most populous city in Europe. Here are Kyiv’s top baby names of 2022:
Javelina and its male equivalent, Javelin, are two of the weapon-inspired names that have emerged in the wake of the Russian invasion. They come from the FGM-148 Javelin — an American-made, hand-held, anti-tank missile system. The weapon is featured in the pro-Ukrainian “St. Javelin” internet meme (above). Incidentally, a baby born in Sonoma County in 2022 was named Javelin — perhaps his family is Ukrainian?
Another weapon-inspired name being given to baby boys is Bayraktar. This one comes from the Bayraktar TB2 — a Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicle that carries laser-guided bombs. The word bayraktar means “flag-bearer” in Turkish.
Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast has a population of over 1.7 million. Here are the region’s top baby names of 2022:
Girl Names
Boy Names
Kyiv Oblast
Anna Anastasiya Veronika Viktoriya Eva Mariya Polina Solomiya Sofiya
Andriy Artem Bohdan Vladyslav Danylo David Dmytro Matviy Mark Maksym Nazar Oleksandr Timofey Yaroslav
The name Stefaniya is on the rise thanks to the song “Stefania” by Ukrainian folk/rap group Kalush Orchestra. It won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest by a landslide. The lyrics refer to the lead singer’s mother, but the song “has since taken on a new, more patriotic meaning.” Here’s the music video:
I suspect that Viktoriya (Victoria) — which means “victory” in Latin, and appears on all six of the lists above — bears extra significance among Ukrainians these days as well.
The country of Finland is located in Northern Europe and shares land borders with Russia, Sweden, and Norway.
Most of the people in Finland speak Finnish (86.5%), but the rest of the population speaks either Swedish (5.2%), Sami (0.04%), or some other language (8.3%) such as Russian, Estonian, or Arabic.
Last year, Finland welcomed over 51,000 babies. At the time the country released its baby name data, 50,547 of these babies — 24,764 girls and 25,783 boys — had been named.
And what were the most popular names overall? Olivia and Leo.
Finland’s baby name data is broken down by language group, so let’s start with the Finnish speakers…
Finnish speakers
Of the 41,478 (named) babies born to Finnish speakers in Finland last year, 20,301 were girls and 21,177 were boys.
Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Olivia, 312 baby girls
Lilja, 274
Eevi, 272
Sofia, 271
Venla, 254 (3-way tie)
Aino, 254 (3-way tie)
Isla, 254 (3-way tie)
Aada, 240
Emma, 233
Aava, 230
Helmi, 225
Linnea, 214 (tie)
Ellen, 214 (tie)
Kerttu, 202
Pihla, 201
Ella, 197
Viola, 195
Hilla, 189
Elli, 188
Seela, 187
Enni, 179
Emilia, 178
Alma, 168
Livia, 160
Minea, 159
Matilda, 157
Elsa, 154
Ilona, 140 (tie)
Mila, 140 (tie)
Hilda, 138
Amanda, 134 (tie)
Alisa, 134 (tie)
Elsi, 132 (tie)
Alina, 132 (tie)
Hilma, 125
Frida, 124
Mette, 120
Hertta, 119 (tie)
Lumi, 119 (tie)
Nella, 117
Aurora, 115
Siiri, 113
Vilma, 110
Saimi, 107 (tie)
Selma, 107 (tie)
Viivi, 105 (tie)
Iida, 105 (tie)
Oona, 104
Martta, 102
Neela, 92
Boy Names
Leo, 397 baby boys
Eino, 394
Oliver, 371
Elias, 362
Väinö, 361
Onni, 301
Eeli, 279
Noel, 276
Toivo, 259
Joel, 245
Aatos, 230 – a Finnish term meaning “thought”
Hugo, 229
Emil, 224
Leevi, 218
Vilho, 211
Alvar, 202
Eemil, 186
Eetu, 179
Oiva, 178 – means “splendid” in Finnish
Julius, 177
Viljami, 176
Nooa, 172
Niilo, 168
Otso, 157 – means “bear” in Finnish
Lenni, 153
Daniel, 151
Anton, 149
Luka, 148
Aapo, 143
Kasper, 142
Aarni, 140
Eelis, 139 (tie)
Matias, 139 (tie)
Veikko, 138 (tie)
Aaron, 138 (tie)
Mikael, 135
Edvin, 134
Benjamin, 130
Jasper, 127 (3-way tie)
Samuel, 127 (3-way tie)
Rasmus, 127 (3-way tie)
Eemeli, 126 (3-way tie)
Milo, 126 (3-way tie)
Niklas, 126 (3-way tie)
Jooa, 123
Iivo, 120 (3-way tie)
Veeti, 120 (3-way tie)
Max, 120 (3-way tie)
Lucas, 117
Urho, 116
Minna Saarelma-Paukkala, a researcher at the University of Helsinki, had this to say about Finland’s unique baby names:
Many of them are nature-related, such as Havu (Sprig), Vadelma (Raspberry), Skysy (Autumn) or Tyrsky (Wave). Many new names are also created on the basis of older names, such as snow (Lumi) related ones like Lumia, Lumiina and Lumitähti.
She also noted that names trendy in Finland in the 1940s — particularly those beginning with the letter r, such as Ritva and Raimo — could be coming back. “Reino, for example, has already risen into the top 100.” (Reino is the Finnish form of Reynold.)
Swedish speakers
Of the 3,458 (named) babies born to Swedish speakers in Finland last year, 1,698 were girls and 1,760 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:
Interestingly, Alice and Noah — the top names in Sweden — weren’t as popular among the Swedes of Finland. Alice didn’t even make the top 50. (Noah ranked 50th exactly.)
Other languages
Of the 5,611 (named) babies born in Finland last year to parents who speak something other than Finnish or Swedish, 2,765 were girls and 2,846 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:
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