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Popular baby names in Finland, 2024

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Flag of Finland

Last year, the Nordic country of Finland welcomed 43,720 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies?

Well, it depends — Finland publishes three sets of baby name rankings: names used by Finnish speakers (84.1% of the population), names used by Swedish speakers (5.1%), and names used by speakers of any other language (such as Russian, Arabic, or Sami).

Finnish speakers

The most popular baby names among Finnish-speakers in Finland last year were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names:

Girl names (Finnish speakers)

  1. Olivia, 249 baby girls
  2. Aino, 231
  3. Linnea, 230
  4. Sofia, 227
  5. Isla, 219 (tie)
  6. Ellen, 219 (tie)
  7. Lilja, 218
  8. Eevi, 204
  9. Aava, 202 (tie)
  10. Helmi, 202 (tie)
  11. Viola, 193
  12. Hilla, 191
  13. Aada, 185
  14. Venla, 182
  15. Ella, 167
  16. Emma, 159
  17. Elli, 156
  18. Pihla, 151
  19. Emilia, 138
  20. Seela, 137
  21. Enni, 132
  22. Kerttu, 130
  23. Livia, 129
  24. Matilda, 128
  25. Alma, 121
  26. Elsi, 119
  27. Aurora, 116
  28. Hilda, 115 (tie)
  29. Elsa, 115 (tie)
  30. Minea, 114
  31. Ilona, 112
  32. Hilma, 111
  33. Frida, 110
  34. Alva, 105
  35. Mette, 102
  36. Amanda, 100 (tie)
  37. Selma, 100 (tie)
  38. Alisa, 99
  39. Vivian, 98
  40. Bea, 95
  41. Oona, 92
  42. Lumi, 90
  43. Nella, 88 (tie)
  44. Amelia, 88 (tie)
  45. Vilma, 86 (3-way tie)
  46. Alina, 86 (3-way tie)
  47. Ronja, 86 (3-way tie)
  48. Luna, 85
  49. Elea, 83 (tie)
  50. Lotta, 83 (tie)

Boy names (Finnish speakers)

  1. Oliver, 337 baby boys
  2. Eino, 303
  3. Väinö, 292
  4. Leo, 285
  5. Elias, 277
  6. Onni, 259
  7. Toivo, 225
  8. Oiva, 219
  9. Emil, 209 (tie)
  10. Vilho, 209 (tie)
  11. Hugo, 203 (tie)
  12. Aatos, 203 (tie) – means “thought” in Finnish
  13. Eeli, 202
  14. Leevi, 190
  15. Eemil, 185
  16. Noel, 184
  17. Alvar, 176
  18. Nooa, 173
  19. Aarni, 142
  20. Daniel, 139
  21. Edvin, 138
  22. Otso, 133 – means “bear” in Finnish
  23. Lenni, 131
  24. Joel, 130
  25. Leon, 129
  26. Milo, 128 (tie)
  27. Luka, 128 (tie)
  28. Viljami, 126
  29. Anton, 125
  30. Aaron, 122 (4-way tie)
  31. Max, 122 (4-way tie)
  32. Lukas, 122 (4-way tie)
  33. Eemi, 122 (4-way tie)
  34. Eelis, 120
  35. Mikael, 118
  36. Julius, 116
  37. Kasper, 112
  38. Samuel, 111
  39. Urho, 109 (3-way tie)
  40. Aapo, 109 (3-way tie)
  41. Eetu, 109 (3-way tie)
  42. Matias, 108
  43. Jooa, 106
  44. Olavi, 105
  45. Niilo, 104 (tie)
  46. Luukas, 104 (tie)
  47. Eliel, 101
  48. Mauno, 100 (tie)
  49. Viljo, 100 (tie)
  50. Lucas, 99

Swedish speakers

The most popular baby names among Swedish-speakers in Finland last year were Olivia and Edvin.

Here are the top 5+ girl names and top 5 boy names:

Girl names (Swedish speakers)Boy names (Swedish speakers)
1. Olivia, 30
2. Saga, 28
3. Ellen, 26
4. Alva, 24
5. Ebba, 23 (tie)
6. Ines, 23 (tie)		1. Edvin, 33
2. Emil, 29
3. Oliver, 25
4. Felix, 24
5. Leon, 23

Other languages

The most popular baby names among the speakers of other languages in Finland last year were Sofia and Muhammad.

Here are the top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names:

Girl names (other languages)Boy names (other languages)
1. Sofia, 48
2. Emilia, 29
3. Olivia, 28
4. Emma, 23
5. Milana, 22		1. Muhammad, 48
2. Elias, 41
3. Daniel, 36
4. Mark, 35
5. Adam, 32

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

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Finland (public domain)

Popular and unique baby names in Austria, 2023

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Flag of Austria

Last year, the European country of Austria welcomed 77,605 babies — 37,596 girls and 40,009 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Emilia and Paul.

Here are Austria’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Emilia, 638 baby girls
  2. Marie, 554
  3. Emma, 517
  4. Anna, 514
  5. Mia, 509
  6. Sophia, 471
  7. Valentina, 446
  8. Lena, 434
  9. Lea, 427
  10. Laura, 420
  11. Johanna, 413
  12. Lina, 412
  13. Leonie, 387
  14. Sophie, 381
  15. Hannah, 363
  16. Luisa, 362
  17. Ella, 345
  18. Olivia, 334
  19. Lara, 332
  20. Elena, 318
  21. Nora, 312
  22. Magdalena, 273
  23. Amelie, 268
  24. Mila, 264
  25. Antonia, 262
  26. Helena, 260
  27. Hanna, 252
  28. Lia, 240
  29. Valerie, 236
  30. Isabella, 223
  31. Katharina, 215 (tie)
  32. Sarah, 215 (tie)
  33. Sara, 209
  34. Klara, 207
  35. Theresa, 199
  36. Ida, 195 (tie)
  37. Miriam, 195 (tie)
  38. Elisa, 193
  39. Rosa, 191 (tie)
  40. Sofia, 191 (tie)
  41. Julia, 190
  42. Alina, 186
  43. Elina, 182
  44. Marlene, 181 (tie)
  45. Paula, 181 (tie)
  46. Paulina, 180
  47. Livia, 179
  48. Emily, 176
  49. Clara, 173
  50. Rosalie, 162

Boy names

  1. Paul, 687 baby boys
  2. Jakob, 660
  3. Elias, 625
  4. Maximilian, 620
  5. Felix, 596
  6. Noah, 577
  7. Leon, 572
  8. David, 535
  9. Tobias, 528
  10. Jonas, 520
  11. Leo, 506
  12. Lukas, 484
  13. Moritz, 447
  14. Matteo, 411
  15. Alexander, 406
  16. Theo, 397
  17. Anton, 389
  18. Fabian, 385
  19. Liam, 374
  20. Julian, 369
  21. Simon, 363
  22. Emil, 350
  23. Valentin, 337
  24. Luca, 320
  25. Florian, 315
  26. Matthias, 313
  27. Samuel, 308
  28. Johannes, 283
  29. Gabriel, 279 (tie)
  30. Raphael, 279 (tie)
  31. Lorenz, 272 (tie)
  32. Luis, 272 (tie)
  33. Theodor, 263
  34. Benjamin, 251
  35. Sebastian, 222
  36. Oskar, 216
  37. Niklas, 215
  38. Levi, 213
  39. Finn, 209
  40. Emilio, 207 (tie)
  41. Jonathan, 207 (tie)
  42. Adam, 206 (tie)
  43. Michael, 206 (tie)
  44. Ben, 201
  45. Oliver, 200
  46. Fabio, 193
  47. Mateo, 191
  48. Konstantin, 189 (tie)
  49. Max, 189 (tie)
  50. Luka, 183

In the boys’ top 100 were Ferdinand (60th), Erik (75th), Clemens (84th), and Muhammed (95th).

In the girls’ top 100 were Aurelia (61st), Frida (78th), Mathea (83rd), and Lotta (92nd).

Lower down in the rankings I spotted…

  • Girl names:
    • Finja (53 babies)
    • Dunja (22) – means “quince” in several South Slavic languages
    • Florentine (10)
    • Pelin (8) – means “wormwood” in Turkish
    • Neele (6)
    • Hannelore (4)
    • Philia (3)
  • Boy names:
    • Fridolin (184 babies)
    • Nepomuk (6) – refers to St. John of Nepomuk
    • Amadeus (4)
    • Thorin (4)
    • Atdhe (3) – means “fatherland” in Albanian
    • Pirmin (3) – refers to St. Pirmin
    • Toprak (2) – means “earth, soil,” “land,” or “country” in Turkish

Thousands of other names were given to a single baby each in Austria last year. Here’s a selection of the names that were bestowed just once:

Unique girl namesUnique boy names
Aristhea, Berivan, Cleophea, Diola, Elfriede, Fancy, Filianore, Galia, Helly, Irmlind, Julita, Katalia, Lysithea, Mitravinda, Nihira, Orbita, Priska, Qunut, Rudolfina, Silke, Thabea, Uresa, Valina, Weiyu, Xena, Ylenia, ZilliAnadin, Bendix, Crown, Dastan, Elino, Frowin, Guntram, Hannan, Itgelt, Jaryl, Kordian, Lambert, Medardus, Metatron, Nainoa, Oswald, Pim, Qibin, Reinhold, Siegfried, Torger, Uriel, Volodymyr, Willibald, Xichen, Yuzuru, Zinar

Some possible influences/associations for a few of the above:

  • Filianore is a character in the video game Dark Souls III (2016) — specifically, in the downloadable content pack Dark Souls III: The Ringed City (2017).
  • St. Frowin of Engelberg was a 12th-century Swiss German abbot.
  • Itgelt is likely based on the Mongolian word itgel, meaning “faith, belief.”
  • Kordian is the main character of the Polish drama Kordian (1834) by Juliusz Slowacki.
  • Lysithea refers to several figures in Greek mythology, as well as to a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019).
  • Metatron is an archangel mentioned in Jewish folklore.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine.
  • St. Willibald was an 8th-century Englishman who became a bishop in Bavaria.

Finally, here’s a link to Austria’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: First names of newborns – Statistics Austria (in German), Atlas der Vornamen – Statistics Austria, Demographic characteristics of newborns – Statistics Austria, Behind the Name, Wiktionary

Image: Adapted from Flag of Austria (public domain)