According to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the most popular baby names in Switzerland in 2020 were Mia and Noah.
Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:
Girl Names
- Mia, 461 baby girls
- Emma, 407
- Mila, 350
- Emilia, 318
- Lina, 312 (2-way tie)
- Sofia, 312 (2-way tie)
- Elena, 266 (2-way tie)
- Lea, 266 (2-way tie)
- Alina, 256
- Laura, 248
Boy Names
- Noah, 507 baby boys
- Liam, 372
- Matteo, 359
- Leon, 332 (2-way tie)
- Luca, 332 (2-way tie)
- Elias, 315
- Gabriel, 310
- Ben, 267
- Louis, 256
- Aaron, 251
In the boys’ top 10, Ben and Aaron replaced Samuel and David.
In the girls’ top 10, Elena, Lea, Alina and Laura replaced Lara, Anna, Lia and Lena.
Here are the top baby names within each of Switzerland’s main language groups:
| Top 3 Girl Names | Top 3 Boy Names | |
| German-speakers (63%) | Mia, Emilia, Lina | Noah, Leon, Matteo |
| French-speakers (23%) | Emma, Mia, Mila | Gabriel, Liam, Noah |
| Italian-speakers (8%) | Sofia, Alice/Aurora (tie), Emma | Leonardo, Alessandro, Enea/Liam (tie) |
| Romansh-speakers (less than 1%) | Daria/Laura/Lea/Lorena/Yuna (5-way tie for #1) | Levin/Nic (tie), Aurelio/Flurin/Laurin/Lino/Mattia/Nevio (6-way tie for #2) |
In 2019, the top names in the country overall were Mia and Liam.
Sources: Palmarès des prénoms des nouveau-nés et de la population en 2020, Vornamen der Neugeborenen
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