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Today we’ve got baby name rankings for two French overseas territories: French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
Both are island groups located in the Pacific Ocean, but they’re not neighbors: French Polynesia is in the southern Pacific, while New Caledonia is roughly 2,900 miles away in the southwestern Pacific (closer to Australia).
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is made up of about 130 islands. The majority of the population lives on the largest island, Tahiti.
French is the official language of the territory, though other languages (primarily Tahitian) are also spoken.
According to data gathered from three different medical clinics on Tahiti — data accounting for 3,145 births in 2023 — these were the top baby names on the island last year:
Girl names (on Tahiti)
Kiana
Ohana
Merahi
Boy names (on Tahiti)
Manea
Hia’ai
Kahanui
Other popular names included Hanihei, Kumuhei, Hitiarii, Kaili and Nanihi. (I’m not sure which genders they correspond to.)
The shortest names bestowed were Eva and Joa, while the longest were Onoheaiteraioehau (given to a baby girl) and Teahimenavaoatitoka (baby boy).
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is made up of about 140 islands. The majority of the population lives on the largest island, Grande Terre, which locals call Le Caillou, meaning “the pebble.”
French is the official language of the territory, but various Kanak languages are also spoken.
Last year, Nouméa — the territory’s capital and largest city — welcomed 499 baby girls and 563 baby boys. These were the top baby names in Nouméa in 2023:
Girl names (in Nouméa)
Zoé
Léna
Eva
Maya
Olivia
Boy names (in Nouméa)
Gabriel
Samuel
Emmanuel
Joseph
Kayden
New Caledonia’s rankings have a distinctly European flavor — no doubt because New Caledonia’s population includes a larger proportion of Europeans (and people of European descent) than French Polynesia’s does.
Crescent-shaped Croatia is located on the Balkan peninsula. It shares land borders with five other countries: Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.
Last year, Croatia welcomed 34,414 babies — 16,904 girls and 17,510 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Mia and Luka (yet again).
Here are Croatia’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Mia, 452 baby girls
Lucija, 371
Nika, 370
Mila, 365
Ema, 351
Marta, 335
Rita, 333
Sara, 321
Eva, 267
Dora, 253
Ana, 246 (tie)
Elena, 246 (tie)
Iva, 220
Lea, 202
Petra, 200
Klara, 192 (tie)
Tena, 192 (tie)
Lara, 191
Laura, 184
Lana, 182
Hana, 180
Marija, 171
Franka, 170
Ena, 169
Sofia, 159
Leona, 158 (tie)
Maša, 158 (tie)
Una, 139
Nikol, 133
Emili, 130
Magdalena, 128
Lena, 125
Vita, 124
Tia, 121
Tara, 120
Katja, 117
Nora, 110
Karla, 108
Helena, 103
Bruna, 99
Aurora, 98 (tie)
Roza, 98 (tie)
Iris, 96
Cvita, 94 (tie) – a form of the Slovene name Cvetka, based on the Slovene word cvet, meaning “flower, blossom”
Sofija, 94 (tie)
Aria, 91
Mara, 89
Lota, 88
Doris, 85 (tie)
Maris, 85 (tie)
Boy Names
Luka, 774 baby boys
Jakov, 478
David, 474
Petar, 427
Ivan, 408
Roko, 365 – a form of Rocco
Mateo, 354
Fran, 347
Niko, 328
Matej, 318
Mihael, 312
Josip, 306
Toma, 305
Leon, 293
Lovro, 286
Noa, 282
Filip, 263
Marko, 262
Karlo, 259
Vito, 258
Teo, 256
Ivano, 253
Šimun, 252
Borna, 247
Jan, 229
Lukas, 196
Leo, 187
Gabriel, 184
Ante, 181
Viktor, 170
Nikola, 159
Tin, 153
Adrian, 146
Bruno, 145 (tie)
Liam, 145 (tie)
Toni, 137
Marin, 136
Dominik, 134
Rafael, 126
Oliver, 122
Noel, 114
Emanuel, 111 (tie)
Patrik, 111 (tie)
Duje, 106 – a form of the Ancient Roman name Domnius, ultimately based on the Latin word dominus, meaning “lord, master”
Erik, 102
Maro, 100
Antonio, 98 (tie)
Lovre, 98 (tie)
Vid, 96
Franko, 88
Here’s a link to Croatia’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The country of Austria, home to nearly 9 million people, is located in Central Europe and shares a border with eight other countries (including Germany, Italy, and Switzerland).
Last year, Austria welcomed 82,627 babies — 40,060 girls and 42,567 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Maximilian.
Here are Austria’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2022:
Mountainous, landlocked Switzerland is located in the middle of Europe and surrounded by five other countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, and France.
Last year, Switzerland welcomed 82,371 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.
Here are Switzerland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma, 361 baby girls
Mia, 356
Sofia, 318
Emilia, 292
Lina, 289
Elena, 280
Mila, 267
Nora, 258
Malea, 249
Lia, 230 (tie)
Olivia, 230 (tie)
Ella, 222
Anna, 219 (tie)
Giulia, 219 (tie)
Alice, 218 (tie)
Lea, 218 (tie)
Alina, 212 (tie)
Lena, 212 (tie)
Nina, 210
Chiara, 208 (tie)
Lara, 208 (tie)
Luna, 195
Leonie, 194
Elina, 193
Sophia, 192
Yara, 186
Julia, 185
Laura, 182
Elin, 178
Valentina, 176
Sara, 175
Emily, 170
Aurora, 168
Amelia, 167
Luana, 166
Sophie, 165
Livia, 151
Elisa, 143
Eva, 141 (tie)
Juna, 141 (tie)
Zoé, 138
Mara, 133
Victoria, 131
Jana, 129
Ronja, 128
Lou, 127 (tie)
Maria, 127 (tie)
Ava, 126
Charlotte, 124
Alma, 123 (tie)
Malia, 123 (tie)
Boy Names
Noah, 540 boy names
Liam, 428
Matteo, 353
Leon, 293
Luca, 291
Gabriel, 286
Elias, 281
Leo, 256
Louis, 251
Leano, 242
Lio, 233
Leonardo, 224
Lian, 210
Nino, 208
Elio, 205
Julian, 201
Aaron, 199
Nico, 197
Elia, 196 (tie)
Levi, 196 (tie)
Samuel, 191
Finn, 184
Malik, 177
Luan, 176
David, 174 (tie)
Leandro, 174 (tie)
Mattia, 169
Diego, 168 (tie)
Milo, 168 (tie)
Adam, 157
Ben, 156
Levin, 155
Dario, 152 (tie)
Nael, 152 (tie)
Arthur, 151 (tie)
Noé, 151 (tie)
Jonas, 150 (tie)
Lenny, 150 (tie)
Mateo, 149
Livio, 148
Lucas, 145
Robin, 144
Enea, 138
Nathan, 137
Kian, 136
Nelio, 134
Mael, 128
Tim, 127
Theo, 126
Enzo, 123 (tie)
Laurin, 123 (tie)
The name Malea has risen significantly (among German-speakers almost exclusively) over the last twenty years. Malea debuted in the Swiss data in 2003, vaulted from outside the girls’ top 1,000 all the way to 261st in 2009, rose to the top 100 a few years later, and finally entered the top 10 in 2022. No doubt this rise was fueled by the trendiness of Mia, Emilia, and Mila. (Mia has ranked either #1 or #2 in Switzerland ever since 2011.)
The girls’ top 100 included Yuna (59th), Dua (66th), Melissa (84th), and Ida (97th).
The boys’ top 100 included Nevio (55th), Fabio (71st), Romeo (85th), and Timo (94th).
Switzerland, which is home to about 8.7 million people, has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Here are the top baby names among the speakers of each of these languages:
Maluna may have been inspired by a German children’s book series featuring a fairy character named Maluna Mondschein. (Her first name is an elaboration of luna, Latin for “moon,” while her last name is German for “moonshine.”) The six books, written by Andrea Schütze, were published from 2014 to 2019.
Finally, here’s a link to Switzerland’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
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