How popular is the baby name Livia in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, check out all the blog posts that mention the name Livia.
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The country of the Netherlands, located in Northwestern Europe, is bordered by both Belgium and Germany.
Last year, from January to November, the Netherlands welcomed more than 168,000 babies — over 82,000 girls and over 86,000 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 2022:
Girl Names
Emma, 677 baby girls
Julia, 655
Mila, 624
Sophie, 620
Olivia, 591
Yara, 559
Saar, 532 – short form of Sarah
Nora, 524
Tess, 509
Noor, 501
Milou, 489
Sara, 486
Liv, 482
Zoë, 473
Evi, 466
Anna, 455
Luna, 451
Lotte, 423 (tie)
Nina, 423 (tie)
Eva, 405
Emily, 389
Lauren, 386
Maeve, 384
Lina, 383
Elin, 379
Maud, 368
Sarah, 350
Nova, 345
Loïs, 340 (tie)
Sofia, 340 (tie)
Mia, 339
Sofie, 332
Lieke, 330
Fleur, 328
Isa, 325
Fien, 324 – short form of Josefien
Lynn, 319
Hailey, 312
Roos, 297
Julie, 290
Livia, 288
Fenna, 284 – feminine form of Fen (a Frisian short form of Ferdinand)
Ella, 279
Sophia, 275
Bo, 274
Lily, 252
Ivy, 248
Romée, 246
Lena, 244
Noé, 241
Boy Names
Noah, 871 baby boys
Liam, 666
Luca, 664
Lucas, 652
Mees, 621 – short form of Bartholomeus
Finn, 596
James, 594
Milan, 591
Levi, 585
Sem, 582
Daan, 538
Noud, 533 – short form of Arnoud (the Dutch form of Arnold)
Luuk, 518
Adam, 508
Sam, 495
Bram, 470
Zayn, 447
Mason, 440
Benjamin, 409
Boaz, 369
Siem, 360 – short form of Simon
Guus, 356
Morris, 353
Olivier, 349 (tie)
Thomas, 349 (tie)
Teun, 346 – short form of Antonius
Gijs, 335 (tie) – short form of Gijsbert
Mats, 335 (tie)
Max, 326
Jesse, 317
Julian, 315
Otis, 314
Floris, 312
Lars, 307
David, 304 (tie)
Jake, 304 (tie)
Moos, 303 – short form of Mozes
Rayan, 300
Jens, 291
Joep, 289
Owen, 286
Thijs, 273
Jan, 270 (3-way tie)
Oliver, 270 (3-way tie)
Willem, 270 (3-way tie)
Mick, 269
Jack, 262
Jurre, 259 – short form of Jurryt (the Frisian form of Gerard)
Abel, 254
Kai, 253
Dutch onomastician Gerrit Bloothooft noted that, if similar names had been counted together, the name-groups Saar/Sara/Sarah and Luca/Lucas/Luuk would have topped the girls’ list and the boys’ list, respectively.
The girls’ top 100 included Cato (55th), Veerle (60th), Puck (75th), and Merel (83rd).
The boys’ top 100 included Jaxx (56th), Sven (64th), Hidde (72nd), and Jip (78th).
Canada might be the second-largest country in terms of area, but it isn’t very large in terms of population. In fact, it’s one of the least densely populated places in the world.
In 2021, Canada (excluding Yukon) welcomed over 367,684 babies. By comparison, the U.S. state of Texas recorded 373,340 births the same year.
What were the most popular names among Canada’s 2021 babies?
Well…we don’t know for sure. Because Canada doesn’t release baby name rankings that cover the entire country.
I’d love to give you the next-best thing — sets of regional Canadian rankings representing Canada’s ten provinces and three territories — but, as of right now, two of the provinces and all three territories have not released rankings for 2021. (Yukon hasn’t even reported an official number of births yet.)
So I’ll give you the third-best thing: Eight sets of provincial Canadian rankings, all gathered into a single post, followed by a guess about the country’s top five names per gender.
Here are the rankings, ordered by total number of births per region (highest to lowest):
Ontario
In 2021, Ontario welcomed 141,766 babies. Here are Ontario’s top baby names of 2021:
Girl Names, Ont.
Boy Names, Ont.
1. Olivia 2. Emma 3. Charlotte 4. Amelia 5. Ava 6. Sophia 7. Isla 8. Evelyn 9. Mia 10. Ella
1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Oliver 4. Jack 5. Benjamin 6. Theodore 7. Lucas 8. William 9. Ethan 10. Leo
In 2020, the top names in Ontario were also Olivia and Noah.
Quebec
In 2021, Quebec welcomed 83,335 babies. Here are Quebec’s top baby names of 2021:
In 2020, the top two names in P.E.I. were Nora/Charlotte (tie) and Hudson.
Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon
In 2021, N.W.T. and Nunavut welcomed 628 babies and 462 babies, respectively. (Yukon likely welcomed a few hundred babies as well.)
None of the territories have released baby name rankings for 2021.
Canada
Using the data we have from the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth most populous provinces — which, together, welcomed over 90% of the country’s 2021 babies — we can make a guess about Canada’s top baby names overall:
Possible Top Girl Names
Possible Top Boy Names
1. Olivia 2. Emma 3. Charlotte 4. Amelia 5. Ava
1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Benjamin 4. Oliver 5. Jack
I’m only moderately confident about these guesses, primarily because the most populous province, Ontario, didn’t include raw numbers with its rankings.
I placed Benjamin higher than both Oliver and Jack because it was the only one of the three to reach the top 50 in Quebec, Canada’s second-most-populous province. (Benjamin even ranked slightly higher than Olivier, the French form of Oliver, in Quebec.)
If Manitoba, Newfoundland, or any of the territories release 2021 rankings in the coming months, I’ll come back and revise this post.
What are your thoughts on Canada’s top baby names of 2021?
Last year, the most popular baby names in the Brazilian city of Toledo (located in the southern state of Paraná) were Alice and Miguel.
According to local newspaper Gazeta de Toledo — which published a single, provisional set of rankings for Toledo in late December — these were the city’s top 50 baby names overall in 2022:
Miguel, 32 babies
Alice, 29 – pronounced ah-lee-see in Brazilian Portuguese.
Helena, 25
Maria Alice, 21
Cecilia, 21
Arthur, 18
Laura, 17
Davi, 15 – a form of David.
Theo, 15
Samuel, 15
Maria Julia, 15
Bernardo, 13
Gael, 12
Aurora, 12
Lara, 12
Heitor, 11
Ravi, 10 – a form of Rafael.
Julia, 10
Maria Clara, 9
Arthur Miguel, 9
Joaquim, 9
Gabriel, 9
Vicente, 9
Lorenzo, 9
Isabelly, 8
Sofia, 8
Livia, 8
Augusto, 8
Heloisa, 8
Eloa, 8
Nicolas, 8
Noah, 8
Rafael, 8
Benicio, 7
Maria Eduarda, 7
Emanuel, 7
Valentina, 7
Lucas, 7
Maria Cecilia, 6
Isaac, 6
Anthony, 6
Catarina, 6
Agatha, 6
Murilo, 6 – (pronounced moo-ree-loh) based on the Spanish surname Murillo, which is derived from the Spanish word muro, meaning “wall.”
Pedro, 6
Guilherme, 6
Rebeca, 6
Eloah, 6
Antonella, 6
Felipe, 6
The newspaper mentioned that Maria Alice has been on the rise in Brazil since the mid-2020 birth of celebrity baby Maria Alice, firstborn daughter of Brazilian singer Zé Felipe and Brazilian influencer Virginia Fonseca. (The couple’s second daughter, Maria Flor, was born in late 2022 — making “Maria Flor” a combo to look out for in future Brazilian rankings.)
The name Rebeca also rose in 2022 following the success of Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were held in mid-2021 due to COVID-19. Andrade won a gold medal in the vault and a silver medal in the individual all-around (placing second to Sunisa Lee of Team USA).
I’ve never posted rankings for Toledo before, but I did post Brazil’s 2021 rankings a few months back, if you’d like to compare this list to that one.
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 lets 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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