According to data from Statistics Belgium, the country’s most popular baby names in 2019 were Olivia and Arthur.
Here are Belgium’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
- Olivia, 651 baby girls
- Emma, 563
- Mila, 518
- Louise, 515
- Alice, 407
- Lina, 388
- Juliette, 378
- Anna, 349
- Elena, 347
- Lucie, 343
Boy Names
- Arthur, 610 baby boys
- Liam, 575
- Louis, 549
- Noah, 545
- Adam, 504
- Jules, 470
- Lucas, 451
- Victor, 449
- Gabriel, 391
- Mohamed, 357
In the girls’ top 10, Anna and Lucie replaced Marie and Sofia.
The boys’ top 10 includes the same names, but in a different order.
The #1 names within each of Belgium’s three regions were:
- Brussels: Nour and Adam
- Flanders: Olivia and Liam
- Wallonia: Olivia and Louis
Finally, here are some of the baby names that were given to 5 babies each in Belgium last year.
Rare Girl Names | Rare Boy Names |
Ayliz, Bintou, Cerise, Doja, Elmedina, Fem, Gina, Honorine, Iluna, Jitske, Karlijn, Lilo, Miruna, Nellia, Olga, Puck, Rinad, Sondos, Wissal, Zaya | Alperen, Bulut, Chahine, Dastan, Eiden, Furkan, Ghali, Haytham, Ivar, Jarno, Kassim, Lokman, Muaz, Nunzio, Odilon, Pelle, Remco, Sigge, Tidiane, Zias |
In 2018, the top names were Emma and Arthur.
Source: First names for boys and girls | Statbel
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