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Popular baby names in the Netherlands, 2024

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Flag of the Netherlands

Last year, from January to November, the Netherlands welcomed 165,594 babies — 80,604 girls and 84,990 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.

Here are the Netherlands’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Emma, 657 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 634
  3. Nora, 614
  4. Julia, 607
  5. Sophie, 581
  6. Mila, 579
  7. Noor, 547
  8. Yara, 539
  9. Sara, 492
  10. Zoë, 487
  11. Tess, 459
  12. Elin, 457
  13. Luna, 450
  14. Maeve, 447 (tie)
  15. Milou, 447 (tie)
  16. Nina, 443
  17. Saar, 425 – short form of Sarah
  18. Evi, 418
  19. Eva, 407
  20. Mia, 403
  21. Lotte, 400
  22. Liv, 382
  23. Maud, 378
  24. Sofia, 373
  25. Anna, 369
  26. Emily, 368
  27. Ella, 354
  28. Lauren, 348
  29. Lina, 347
  30. Lynn, 341
  31. Sophia, 333
  32. Sofie, 332
  33. Noa, 319
  34. Julie, 316
  35. Lily, 313
  36. Fleur, 311
  37. Loïs, 310
  38. Hailey, 308
  39. Lieke, 306 – diminutive form of several names (such as Angelique)
  40. Livia, 302
  41. Hannah, 298
  42. Fenna, 288 – feminine form of Fen, a Frisian short form of Ferdinand
  43. Nova, 287
  44. Noé, 284 (tie)
  45. Sarah, 284 (tie)
  46. Fien, 260 – short form of Josefien, the Dutch form of Josephine
  47. Jasmijn, 252
  48. Isa, 250 (3-way tie)
  49. Isabella, 250 (3-way tie)
  50. Romée, 250 (3-way tie) – French feminine form of Romeo

Boy names

  1. Noah, 922 baby boys
  2. Luca, 755
  3. Lucas, 730
  4. Liam, 660
  5. Sem, 618 – Dutch form of Shem
  6. Mees, 606 – short form of Bartholomeus, the Dutch form of Bartholomew
  7. Noud, 582 – short form of Arnoud, the Dutch form of Arnold
  8. Levi, 579
  9. James, 557
  10. Adam, 538
  11. Finn, 529
  12. Daan, 519
  13. Sam, 514
  14. Milan, 506
  15. Luuk, 473
  16. Guus, 468
  17. Zayn, 461
  18. Mats, 436
  19. Mason, 424
  20. Bram, 397
  21. Siem, 377 – short form of Simon
  22. Boaz, 373
  23. Oliver, 364
  24. Olivier, 355
  25. Benjamin, 353
  26. Gijs, 347 – short form of Gijsbert
  27. Floris, 334
  28. Jesse, 330
  29. Joep, 315
  30. Teun, 312 – short form of Antonius
  31. Otis, 311
  32. Jake, 310 (3-way tie)
  33. Lio, 310 (3-way tie)
  34. Morris, 310 (3-way tie)
  35. Moos, 303 – short form of Mozes, the Dutch form of Moses
  36. Jens, 300
  37. Ties, 293 – diminutive form of several names (such as Matthijs and Diederik)
  38. Elias, 286
  39. Abel, 284
  40. Owen, 280
  41. Thomas, 275
  42. Ted, 272
  43. Max, 268
  44. David, 263 (tie)
  45. Julian, 263 (tie)
  46. Jan, 262
  47. Mohammed, 255
  48. Jurre, 252 (tie) – short form of Jurryt, the Frisian form of Gerard
  49. Tobias, 252 (tie)
  50. Kai, 246

The girls’ top 100 included Bo (53rd), Puck (58th), Feline (tied for 82nd), and Benthe (98th).

The boys’ top 100 included Melle (59th), Loek (63rd), Stijn (70th), and Wout (tied for 85th).

And what about gender-neutral names? According to the Dutch SVB, the top three were Charlie (given to 156 girls & 156 boys last year), Robin (68 girls & 64 boys), and Sammy (11 girls & 10 boys).

Finally, here are the Netherlands’ 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: Kindernamen home | Kindernamen | SVB, Emma en Noah de populairste kindernamen van 2024, Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of the Netherlands (public domain)

Popular baby names in Peterborough (England), 2024

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Flag of the United Kingdom

Last year, the English city of Peterborough (located 75 miles north of London) welcomed about 3,615 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Mohammad, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Peterborough City Council’s Register Office.

Here are Peterborough’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Sofia
  2. Amelia
  3. Ivy
  4. Olivia
  5. Lily
  6. Ava
  7. Freya
  8. Mia
  9. Daisy
  10. Isla

Boy names

  1. Mohammad
  2. Noah
  3. George
  4. Leo
  5. Theodore
  6. Arthur
  7. Charlie
  8. Henry
  9. Elijah
  10. Oliver

I’ve never posted rankings for Peterborough before, but research reveals that the city’s top names of 2018 were Olivia and Mohammad. In fact, “Mohammad” (which includes Mohammed, Muhammad, and all other spellings) had been the #1 boy name “[f]or the 11th year in a row” at that point.

Here are the most recent rankings for England and Wales (2023), as well as a recent-ish sent set of rankings for the English county of Oxfordshire (located 60 miles north-west of London).

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)

Popular baby names in Australia, 2023

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Flag of Australia

In 2023, the country of Australia welcomed 286,998 babies: 139,576 girls and 147,422 boys.

What were the most popular names among Australia’s newborns that year?

We don’t know for sure, because Australia doesn’t release baby name rankings that cover the entire country. But we can look at eight sets of regional Australian rankings — representing Australia’s six states and two most populous territories — and make a guess about the country’s top names overall.

Here are the rankings, ordered by total number of births per region (highest to lowest):

New South Wales

In 2023, New South Wales welcomed 90,000 (31.4%) of Australia’s babies.

Top girl names (NSW, 2023)Top boy names (NSW, 2023)
1. Isla, 403
2. Amelia, 399
3. Olivia, 381
4. Mia, 347
5. Charlotte, 338
6. Ava, 284
7. Lily, 279
8. Evelyn, 267 (tie)
9. Sophia, 267 (tie)
10. Matilda, 261		1. Oliver, 555
2. Noah, 537
3. Leo, 409
4. Henry, 404
5. Theodore, 400
6. Luca, 398
7. Hudson, 385
8. William, 371
9. Lucas, 322
10. Charlie, 308

Victoria

In 2023, Victoria welcomed 72,906 (25.4%) of Australia’s babies.

Top girl names (Victoria, 2023)Top boy names (Victoria, 2023)
1. Amelia, 333
2. Charlotte, 319
3. Olivia, 306
4. Mia, 289
5. Isla, 280
6. Hazel, 266
7. Matilda, 256
8. Ava, 254 (tie)
9. Grace, 254 (tie)
10. Ella, 234		1. Oliver, 514
2. Noah, 461
3. Henry, 374
4. Leo, 357
5. Charlie, 337
6. Luca, 302
7. Jack, 295
8. Archie, 285
9. Hudson, 273
10. Thomas, 270

Queensland

In 2023, Queensland welcomed 58,549 (20.4%) of Australia’s babies.

Top girl names (Queensland, 2023)Top boy names (Queensland, 2023)
1. Isla, 285
2. Charlotte, 279
3. Amelia, 271
4. Harper, 235
5. Olivia, 232
6. Matilda, 207
7. Ivy, 205
8. Mia, 203
9. Willow, 199
10. Ava, 196		1. Oliver, 451
2. Noah, 385
3. Henry, 341
4. Theodore, 328
5. Hudson, 322
6. William, 269
7. Leo, 262
8. Luca, 259
9. Charlie, 246
10. Jack, 244

Western Australia

In 2023, Western Australia welcomed 32,027 (11.2%) of Australia’s babies.

Top girl names (WA, 2023)Top boy names (WA, 2023)
1. Isla, 169
2. Olivia, 152
3. Mia, 145
4. Charlotte, 139
5. Amelia, 136
6. Lily, 127
7. Harper, 110
8. Ava, 105 (tie)
9. Matilda, 105 (tie)
10. Ella, 103		1. Oliver, 231
2. Noah, 210
3. Leo, 156
4. Henry, 143
5. Jack, 142
6. Theodore, 135
7. Hudson, 130
8. Levi, 124
9. William, 123
10. Luca/Thomas, 122 each (tie)

South Australia

In 2023, South Australia welcomed 18,556 (6.5%) of Australia’s babies.

Top girl names (SA, 2023)Top boy names (SA, 2023)
1. Isla, 112
2. Charlotte, 104
3. Olivia, 86
4. Ava, 77
5. Ivy, 73
6. Amelia, 67 (3-way tie)
7. Grace, 67 (3-way tie)
8. Hazel, 67 (3-way tie)
9. Harper, 64 (tie)
10. Mia, 64 (tie)		1. Oliver, 155
2. Henry, 112
3. Leo, 109
4. Noah, 92
5. Theodore, 87
6. Luca, 85
7. Elijah, 84
8. Charlie, 81
9. William, 76
10. Archie/Jack, 73 each (tie)

Australian Capital Territory

In 2023, the ACT (Canberra) welcomed 6,102 (2.1%) of Australia’s babies.

Top girl names (ACT, 2023)Top boy names (ACT, 2023)
1. Amelia (tie)
2. Charlotte (tie)
3. Ava
4. Chloe
5. Evelyn
6. Eleanor (2-way tie)
7. Violet (2-way tie)
8. Isla (2-way tie)
9. Olivia (2-way tie)
10. Harper/Mia (tie)		1. Henry
2. Oliver
3. Theodore (tie)
4. William (tie)
5. Alexander
6. Oscar
7. Jack (tie)
8. Noah (tie)
9. Thomas
10. Charlie/Hudson/Muhammad (3-way tie)

Tasmania

In 2023, Tasmania welcomed 5,567 (1.9%) of Australia’s babies.

Top girl names (Tasmania, 2023)Top boy names (Tasmania, 2023)
1. Hazel
2. Elsie
3. Charlotte
4. Willow
5. Ruby
6. Ivy
7. Daisy
8. Evelyn
9. Matilda
10. Evie		1. Oliver
2. Charlie
3. Theodore
4. Noah
5. Arlo
6. Henry
7. Leo
8. Archie
9. George
10. Lucas

Northern Territory

In 2023, Northern Territory welcomed 3,282 (1.1%) of Australia’s babies.

[Unfortunately, NT’s 2023 rankings haven’t been released yet. As soon as they are, though, I’ll add them to the post!]

map of Australia

Australia overall

Using the data above, let’s make a guess about Australia’s top baby names overall.

Here’s what I came up with:

Possible top girl names (Australia, 2023)Possible top boy names (Australia, 2023)
1. Isla
2. Amelia
3. Charlotte
4. Olivia
5. Mia		1. Oliver
2. Noah
3. Henry
4. Leo
5. Theodore

What are your thoughts on these? (Which names would you have put at the top?)

P.S. I guessed that Charlotte and Oliver were the #1 names in the country in 2022…

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Australia (public domain)
Map: Adapted from Australia location map by NordNordWest under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Popular baby names in Arizona, 2024

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Flag of Arizona

The state of Arizona will likely welcome more than 77,000 babies in 2024.

What will the top baby names of the year be? Olivia and Liam, according to provisional data released in late December, 2024, by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Here are Arizona’s projected top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Isabella
  4. Sophia
  5. Amelia
  6. Mia
  7. Camila
  8. Charlotte
  9. Sofia
  10. Luna
  11. Evelyn
  12. Aurora
  13. Aria
  14. Violet
  15. Ava
  16. Gianna
  17. Penelope
  18. Eliana
  19. Elena
  20. Ellie
  21. Valentina
  22. Hazel
  23. Layla
  24. Mila
  25. Lily
  26. Emily
  27. Harper
  28. Ivy
  29. Scarlett
  30. Chloe
  31. Emilia
  32. Leilani
  33. Delilah
  34. Eleanor
  35. Elizabeth
  36. Victoria
  37. Nora
  38. Avery
  39. Maria
  40. Abigail
  41. Nova
  42. Ella
  43. Madison
  44. Liliana
  45. Grace
  46. Daisy
  47. Natalia
  48. Genesis
  49. Athena
  50. Maya

Boy names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Mateo
  4. Sebastian
  5. Oliver
  6. Elijah
  7. Alexander
  8. Benjamin
  9. Daniel
  10. Julian
  11. Santiago
  12. Michael
  13. James
  14. Ethan
  15. Aiden
  16. David
  17. Angel
  18. Logan
  19. Mason
  20. Jacob
  21. Ezra
  22. Gabriel
  23. William
  24. Adrian
  25. Isaac
  26. Levi
  27. Anthony
  28. Lucas
  29. Joseph
  30. Ezekiel
  31. Wyatt
  32. Elias
  33. Luke
  34. Samuel
  35. Jose
  36. Henry
  37. Isaiah
  38. Jackson
  39. Matthew
  40. Jayden
  41. Jesus
  42. Luis
  43. Jack
  44. Theodore
  45. Dylan
  46. Carter
  47. Owen
  48. Andrew
  49. Lincoln
  50. Grayson

In the girls’ top 10, Sofia replaced Evelyn.

In the boys’ top 10, Alexander, Daniel, and Julian replaced Santiago, Ezra, and Levi.

And Juniper, which was the #1 girl name in Arizona’s Coconino County in 2022, only managed to rank 90th state-wide in 2024.

If you’d like to see Arizona’s projected rankings for 2023, you can find them in this post.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Arizona (public domain)