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Popular baby names in Switzerland, 2016

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According to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the most popular baby names in Switzerland last year were Mia and Noah.

Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Mia, 488 baby girls
2. Emma, 446
3. Elena, 327
4. Sofia, 318
5. Lena, 308
6. Emilia, 296 [tie]
6. Lara, 296 [tie]
8. Anna, 292
9. Laura, 291 [tie]
9. Mila, 291 [tie]

Boy Names
1. Noah, 477 baby boys
2. Liam, 433
3. Gabriel, 345 [tie]
3. Luca, 345 [tie]
5. Leon, 337
6. Elias, 314
7. David, 302
8. Samuel, 296
9. Louis, 288
10. Julian, 276

In 2015, the top names were also Mia and Noah.

In the girls’ top 10, Emilia replaced Lina.

In the boys’ top 10, Samuel and Julian replaced Matteo and Levin.

Here are the top baby names per gender within each of Switzerland’s main language groups:

  • German speakers (64% of Switzerland)
    • Top 3 girl names: Mia, Emma, Emilia
    • Top 3 boy names: Noah, Leon, Luca
  • French speakers (23%)
    • Top 3 girl names: Emma, Alice, Eva
    • Top 3 boy names: Gabriel, Liam, Louis
  • Italian speakers (8%)
    • Top 3 girl names: Sofia, Giulia, Mia/Sophie (tie)
    • Top 3 boy names: Leonardo, Liam, Enea
  • Romansh speakers (less than 1%)
    • Top girl name: Valentina
    • Top boy name: Laurin

Sources: Vornamen der Neugeborenen, Noah and Mia most popular baby names in Switzerland

Image: Adapted from Flag of Switzerland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Ireland, 2016

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According to data released yesterday by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO), the most popular baby names in the country in 2016 were Emily and James.

Here are Ireland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names

  1. Emily, 490 baby girls
  2. Grace, 452 (up from 8th to 2nd)
  3. Ava, 388 (2-way tie)
  4. Lucy, 388 (2-way tie)
  5. Amelia, 369 (2-way tie)
  6. Sophie, 369 (2-way tie)
  7. Emma, 365 (down from 2nd to 7th)
  8. Mia, 357
  9. Hannah, 351 (new)
  10. Lily, 334 (new)

Boy Names

  1. James, 688 baby boys (new #1 name; replaced Jack)
  2. Jack, 684
  3. Daniel, 558 (2-way tie)
  4. Conor, 558 (2-way tie)
  5. Sean, 501
  6. Noah, 446
  7. Adam, 400
  8. Oisin, 398 (new)
  9. Michael, 394
  10. Luke, 375

Some quick facts about the girl names…

  • Newbies to the top 10: Hannah, Lily
  • Newbies to the top 100: Aria, Harper, Heidi, Matilda, Willow, Zoey
  • Biggest increases within the top 100, by…
    • Ranking: Willow/Matilda (tied), Harper, Heidi, Zoey, Daisy
    • Raw number: Grace, Fiadh, Saoirse, Charlotte, Evie, Holly/Alice (tied)
  • Top girl names in Ireland’s five biggest cities: Amelia (Dublin and Cork), Ava (Limerick), Fiadh (Galway), Mia (Waterford)

And some quick facts about the boy names…

  • Newbie to the top 10: Oisin
  • Newbie to the top 100: Muhammad
  • Biggest increases within the top 100, by…
    • Ranking: Muhammad, Louis, Lucas, Josh/Jason (tied), Ollie
    • Raw number: Finn, Max, Jacob, Lucas, Oisin, Ollie, Rian
  • Top boy names in Ireland’s five biggest cities: James (Dublin), Charlie (Cork), Conor (Limerick), Michael (Galway), Daniel (Waterford)

Finally, here are the 2015 rankings for Ireland, the 2016 rankings for Northern Ireland, and some Irish name pronunciations.

Sources: Irish Babies’ Names 2016, Press Statement Irish Babies’ Names 2016

Image: Adapted from Flag of Ireland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Germany, 2016

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According to data from the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (the Association for German Language), the most popular baby names in Germany in 2016 were Sophia/Sofia and Jonas.

Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Sophia/Sofia (was 4th)
2. Emma (was 2nd)
3. Hanna/Hannah (same rank)
4. Mia (was 1st)
5. Emilia (was 6th)
6. Anna (was 5th)
7. Mila (same)
8. Lea/Leah (was 8th)
9. Lena (was 10th)
10. Marie (was 11th)

Boy Names
1. Jonas (same rank)
2. Elias (was 8th)
3. Ben (same rank)
4. Leon/Léon (was 5th)
5. Luca/Luka (was 4th)
6. Noah/Noa (was 10th)
7. Paul (was 11th)
8. Louis/Luis (was 6th)
9. Luke/Lucas (was 7th)
10. Finn/Fynn (was 13th)

On the girls’ side, Marie replaced Lina.

On the boys’ side, Paul and Finn/Fynn replaced Felix and Maximilian (which dropped from 2nd to 11th).

Here are the Germany’s 2015 rankings, if you’d like to compare.

Source: Ausführliche Auswertung: Die beliebtesten Vornamen 2016

Image: Adapted from Flag of Germany (public domain)

Popular baby names in Paris, 2016

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According to Open Data Paris, the most popular baby names in Paris, France, in 2016 were Louise and Gabriel.

Here are the city’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Louise, 291 baby girls
2. Emma, 209
3. Alice, 208
4. Chloé, 179
5. Jeanne, 177
6. Inès, 166
7. Sarah, 163
8. Léa, 157
9. Charlotte, 145
10. Anna, 141

Boy Names
1. Gabriel, 370 baby boys
2. Adam, 353
3. Raphaël, 340
4. Louis, 275
5. Arthur, 247
6. Paul, 203
7. Alexandre, 197 (tie)
8. Victor, 197 (tie)
9. Mohamed, 184
10. Joseph, 175

The #1 names in 2015 were also Louise and Gabriel (…and Adam, tied with Gabriel).

In the girls’ top 10, Léa and Charlotte replaced Adèle and Juliette.

In the boys’ top 10, Joseph replaced Jules.

Source: Open Data Paris (via Maybe it is Daijirou)

Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)