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Popularity of the baby name Lucas


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Popular baby names in the Netherlands, 2019

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According to the Netherlands’ Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Emma and Noah.

Here are the Netherlands’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names (“Meisjesnamen”)

  1. Emma, 731 baby girls
  2. Mila, 671
  3. Sophie, 645
  4. Zoë, 644
  5. Julia, 630
  6. Tess, 596
  7. Sara, 593
  8. Anna, 586
  9. Evi, 530
  10. Saar, 516

Boy Names (“Jongensnamen”)

  1. Noah, 785 baby boys
  2. Daan, 717
  3. Lucas, 672
  4. Levi, 654
  5. Sem, 624
  6. Finn, 596
  7. Liam, 583
  8. James, 576
  9. Milan, 541
  10. Luuk, 533

In the girls’ top 10, Evi and Saar (a short form of Sarah) replaced Eva and Noor/Nora.

In the boys’ top 10, Liam and James replaced Bram and Mees.

In 2018, the top two names were Julia and Lucas.

Sources: De populairste meisjesnamen van 2019, De populairste jongensnamen van 2019

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

Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2019

According to Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, the most popular baby names in the Australian state of Victoria in 2019 were (again) Olivia and Oliver.

Here are Victoria’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names

  1. Olivia, 419 baby girls
  2. Mia, 413
  3. Charlotte, 408
  4. Amelia, 396
  5. Isla, 368
  6. Ava, 350
  7. Chloe, 326
  8. Zoe, 294
  9. Ruby, 293
  10. Harper, 289

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 537 baby boys
  2. Jack, 502
  3. Noah, 459
  4. William, 424
  5. Thomas, 385
  6. Leo, 377
  7. Lucas, 357
  8. Charlie, 353
  9. Henry, 340
  10. Ethan, 334

In the girls’ top 10, Ruby and Harper replaced Grace and Matilda.

In the boys’ top 10, Lucas replaced Liam.

Sources: Popular baby names in Victoria – Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Oliver and Olivia Reign Supreme as Top 10 Baby Names Revealed (PDF)

Popular baby names in New Zealand, 2019

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According to New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Amelia and Oliver.

Here are New Zealand’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl Names

  1. Amelia, 255 baby girls
  2. Charlotte, 248
  3. Isla, 232
  4. Olivia, 225
  5. Ruby, 206
  6. Sophie, 190
  7. Harper, 188
  8. Mila, 187
  9. Willow, 186
  10. Ava, 185

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 335 baby boys
  2. Noah, 297
  3. Leo, 257
  4. Jack, 251
  5. Lucas, 247
  6. George, 232
  7. James, 210 (tie)
  8. William, 210 (tie)
  9. Thomas, 202
  10. Charlie, 192

In the girls’ top 10, Ruby, Sophie, Mila and Willow replaced Ella, Isabella, Emily and Mia.

In the boys’ top 10, Thomas and Charlie replaced Hunter and Mason.

In 2018, the top names were Charlotte and Oliver.

Finally, the top Maori baby names in New Zealand were Mia, Aria and Maia for girls and Nikau (after the nikau palm tree), Mikaere, and Ari for boys.

Sources: Top Baby Names in New Zealand, New Zealand’s most popular baby names for 2019

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Zealand (public domain)

Popular baby names in San Diego (California), 2019

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According to San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency, the most popular baby names in the county in 2019 were Olivia and Liam.

Here are San Diego County’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 243 baby girls
  2. Emma, 212
  3. Camila, 179
  4. Mia, 176
  5. Isabella, 169
  6. Sophia, 163
  7. Charlotte, 138
  8. Luna, 133 (2-way tie)
  9. Sofia, 133 (2-way tie)
  10. Amelia, 124 (2-way tie)
  11. Victoria, 124 (2-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Liam, 442 baby boys
  2. Noah, 188
  3. Sebastian, 174 (2-way tie)
  4. Oliver, 174 (2-way tie)
  5. Mateo, 159
  6. Ethan, 155
  7. Alexander, 149
  8. Lucas, 137
  9. Benjamin, 136
  10. Julian, 135

In the girls’ top 10, Luna and Amelia replaced Mila.

In the boys’ top 10, Lucas and Julian replaced Daniel and Logan.

The HHSA also reported that the top baby names of the decade (2010-2019) in San Diego County were Sophia and Noah.

(The year before, the top two names were Emma and Liam.)

Source: Top Baby Names in San Diego County in 2019 and Past Decade

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)