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Last year, the City of Boston welcomed a total of 20,645 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Liam.
Here are Boston’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Olivia
Emma
Sophia
Charlotte
Sofia
Isabella
Grace
Chloe
Amelia
Maya
Luna
Gianna
Mia
Nora
Ava
Natalie
Ella
Emilia
Maeve
Eleanor
Boy names
Liam
Noah
Henry
Leo
Theodore
Jack
Julian
James
Thomas
Benjamin
William
Luca
John
Ethan
Logan
Aiden
Charles
Samuel
Joseph
Oliver
Thomas caught my eye — it’s a top-10 boy name in Boston, but (in 2022) it only managed to rank 22nd state-wide and 45th country-wide.
Massachusetts’ top baby names of 2023 won’t be revealed until May, when the new SSA data comes out, but the state’s #1 names in 2022 were Olivia and Noah. (Noah won by a wide margin, in fact. It was given to 142 more baby boys than second-place Liam.)
Last year, from January to November, the Netherlands welcomed 164,269 babies — 80,074 girls and 84,195 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Julia and Noah.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Julia, 681 baby girls
Olivia, 605
Mila, 603
Emma, 596
Sophie, 578
Nora, 543
Yara, 493
Saar, 491
Noor, 488
Tess, 478
Sara, 469
Milou, 449
Evi, 446
Zoë, 441
Luna, 428
Liv, 425
Elin, 423
Anna, 421
Nina, 405
Maeve, 403
Lina, 392
Lauren, 391
Lotte, 380
Eva, 372
Mia, 368
Maud, 360
Sofia, 357
Sarah, 353
Emily, 344
Lynn, 333
Sofie, 328
Ella, 325
Loïs, 324
Livia, 318
Hailey, 310
Fleur, 309
Lieke, 306
Julie, 301
Isa, 300
Nova, 299
Fenna, 296
Noa, 291
Roos, 275
Noé, 266
Sophia, 259
Lily, 253
Romée, 251
Hannah, 246
Fien, 242
Bo, 238
Boy names
Noah, 888 baby boys
Luca, 674
Lucas, 648
Liam, 643
Levi, 601
Sem, 587
Daan, 573
Mees, 571
Noud, 567
James, 561
Milan, 534
Adam, 532
Finn, 527
Sam, 521
Zayn, 495
Luuk, 489
Mason, 432
Bram, 420
Mats, 397
Guus, 372
Siem, 366
Boaz, 360
Benjamin, 356 (tie)
Gijs, 356 (tie)
Jesse, 353
Thomas, 333
Olivier, 331
Otis, 324
Teun, 320
Owen, 310
Oliver, 305 (tie)
Thijs, 305 (tie)
Morris, 304
Moos, 303
Jens, 299
Floris, 298
Joep, 294
Jan, 289
Ties, 286
Mick, 282
Max, 279
Abel, 276
Jake, 275
David, 273 (tie)
Tobias, 273 (tie)
Julian, 270
Jip, 266
Lars, 264
Hugo, 260
Mohammed, 255
The girls’ top 100 included Juna (tied for 59th), Lizzy (tied for 71st), Loua (76th), and Novi (tied for 88th).
The boys’ top 100 included Jurre (tied for 52nd), Fedde (59th), Aiden (74th), and Cas (96th).
Home to nearly 18 million people, the Netherlands is divided into 12 provinces. The most popular baby names within each of the 12 provinces last year were…
Top girl name
Top boy name
South Holland (21.4% of the population)
Olivia
Noah
North Holland (16.6% of pop.)
Olivia
Noah
North Brabant (14.7% of pop.)
Saar
Noud
Gelderland (12.0% of pop.)
Julia
Noah
Utrecht (7.8% of pop.)
Nora
Lucas
Overijssel (6.6% of pop.)
Julia
Luca
Limburg (6.3% of pop.)
Emma
Noah
Friesland (3.7% of pop.)
Lieke
Hidde
Groningen (3.3% of pop.)
Elin
Noah
Drenthe (2.8% of pop.)
Lotte
Daan
Flevoland (2.5% of pop.)
Hailey
Jan
Zeeland (2.2% of pop.)
Olivia
Lucas
Finally, here are the Netherlands’ 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The island nation of New Zealand is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 1,200 miles east of Australia.
Last year, New Zealand welcomed a total of 59,711 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Isla and Oliver.
Here are New Zealand’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Isla, 246 baby girls
Amelia, 210
Charlotte, 208
Mila, 182
Lily, 180
Ava, 179
Willow, 177
Olivia, 175
Harper, 167
Sophie, 166
Hazel, 164
Mia, 161
Ella, 157
Isabella, 156
Ruby, 149
Chloe, 144
Millie, 137
Zoe, 130
Grace, 128
Lucy, 117 (tie)
Olive, 117 (tie)
Emily, 116
Aria, 115
Freya, 114
Ivy, 111
Evelyn, 110
Georgia, 105 (tie)
Sienna, 105 (tie)
Layla, 102 (tie)
Poppy, 102 (tie)
Matilda, 101 (tie)
Sophia, 101 (tie)
Frankie, 100
Luna, 96
Mackenzie, 95
Ellie, 94
Sadie, 92
Maia, 91
Florence, 87
Riley, 86
Isabelle, 85 (tie)
Margot, 85 (tie)
Maeve, 84
Evie, 83 (tie)
Violet, 83 (tie)
Aurora, 80 (tie)
Billie, 80 (tie)
Daisy, 78
Sofia, 75
Eleanor, 73
Boy Names
Oliver, 274 baby boys
Noah, 262
Leo, 243
Jack, 234
Luca, 222
Theodore, 219
George, 211
Charlie, 195
Hudson, 169 (tie)
William, 169 (tie)
Oscar, 166
Arthur, 160
Elijah, 158
Arlo, 156
Thomas, 151
James, 150
Archie, 146
Henry, 144
Lucas, 140
Hunter, 138
Liam, 136
Mason, 130
Theo, 124
Ezra, 123 (tie)
Max, 123 (tie)
Levi, 121
Cooper, 120
Carter, 114
Hugo, 112
Lachlan, 110
Asher, 109
Beau, 108
Finn, 104
Archer, 103 (tie)
Felix, 103 (tie)
Benjamin, 100 (tie)
Luka, 100 (tie)
Jasper, 94
Luke, 92
Harry, 91
Ethan, 88
Alexander, 87 (tie)
Roman, 87 (tie)
Grayson, 85 (tie)
Harrison, 85 (tie)
Jackson, 83 (3-way tie)
Lincoln, 83 (3-way tie)
Samuel, 83 (3-way tie)
Jacob, 82 (tie)
Louie, 82 (tie)
This is the tenth year in a row that Oliver has been New Zealand’s #1 boy name.
The news release also mentioned that the “most popular gender-neutral name for 2022 was Riley,” which ranked 40th for girls and 51st for boys.
And what about the top Maori baby names?
Maori girl names
Aroha / Te Aroha
Aria
Anahera
Maia
Moana
Kaia
Manaia
Atarangi / Te Atarangi
Ataahua
Marama
Maori boy names
Ariki / Te Ariki / Teariki
Nikau
Wiremu
Rawiri
Mikaere
Manaia
Kai
Manaaki
Kahurangi
Koa
There are a couple of things we need to note about the Maori baby name rankings, though.
First, the Maori rankings don’t cover the same period of time as the national rankings. Instead, they cover births from June 21, 2022, to July 9, 2023. Why? Because these dates are linked to Matariki, or Maori New Year. (The Maori word Matariki refers to both the Pleiades star cluster and to the yearly celebration of the Pleiades’ return to the night sky, in late June or early July).
Second, a more thorough process is now being used to determine which names to include in the Maori rankings. Previously, the only criterion was that the names be made up of letters in the Maori alphabet. Now, on top of that, the names must: end in a vowel, be “carefully considered and checked,” be discussed with a Maori elder, and be reviewed by the Maori Language Commission.
In 2021, the top names overall in New Zealand were Charlotte and Oliver.
Northern Ireland may be located on the island of Ireland, but it’s been part of the United Kingdom (along with Scotland, England, and Wales — all of which are located on the next-door island of Great Britain) since 1921.
Last year, Northern Ireland welcomed 20,929 babies — 10,242 girls and 10,687 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Grace and James.
Here are the Northern Ireland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Grace, 168 baby girls
Emily, 152
Fiadh, 148 – pronounced FEE-a
Olivia, 141
Isla, 118
Aoife, 113 – pronounced EE-fa
Lily, 110
Annie, 97
Evie, 94 (tie)
Freya, 94 (tie)
Amelia, 91
Ella, 88
Charlotte, 87
Ava, 84 (tie)
Sophia, 84 (tie)
Anna, 80 (tie)
Erin, 80 (tie)
Eabha, 74 – pronounced EY-va
Katie, 72 (tie)
Ruby, 72 (tie)
Maisie, 71 (tie)
Sophie, 71 (tie)
Lucy, 70
Ellie, 69
Aria, 65
Niamh, 64 – pronounced neev or NEE-iv
Molly, 59 (tie)
Rosie, 59 (tie)
Clodagh, 57 (tie) – pronounced KLOH-da
Mia, 57 (tie)
Hannah, 56
Meabh, 55 (tie) – pronounced mayv
Willow, 55 (tie)
Elsie, 54
Cora, 52 (tie)
Phoebe, 52 (tie)
Ada, 51
Bonnie, 49 (tie)
Isabella, 49 (tie)
Eva, 48 (4-way tie)
Georgia, 48 (4-way tie)
Ivy, 48 (4-way tie)
Sadie, 48 (4-way tie)
Cara, 47 (tie)
Harper, 47 (tie)
Emma, 46 (tie)
Zara, 46 (tie)
Chloe, 45 (tie)
Rose, 45 (tie)
Poppy, 44 (tie)
Saoirse, 44 (tie) – pronounced SEER-sha or SAYR-sha
Boy Names
James, 175 baby boys
Jack, 169
Noah, 146
Theo, 132
Charlie, 131
Oliver, 123
Oisin, 119 – pronounced UH-sheen or OH-sheen
Harry, 118
Cillian, 111 – pronounced KIL-ee-an
Thomas, 107
Leo, 106
Finn, 98
Tommy, 97
Daniel, 90
Alfie, 87
Luca, 83
Freddie, 81
Arthur, 80
Jacob, 79
Jude, 77
Luke, 74 (tie)
Ollie, 74 (tie)
Caleb, 72 (tie)
Ronan, 72 (tie)
Ethan, 69
Darragh, 67
Shea, 65
Rory, 64
Archie, 63 (tie)
Joshua, 63 (tie)
Adam, 62 (3-way tie)
Jonah, 62 (3-way tie)
Matthew, 62 (3-way tie)
Daithi, 61 – pronounced DAH-hee
Ezra, 60 (3-way tie)
Michael, 60 (3-way tie)
Odhran, 60 (3-way tie) – pronounced OH-rawn
George, 59
Reuben, 58
Henry, 57 (4-way tie)
Isaac, 57 (4-way tie)
Logan, 57 (4-way tie)
Teddy, 57 (4-way tie)
Jake, 55 (tie)
Max, 55 (tie)
Mason, 54
Alexander, 53
Conan, 52 (3-way tie)
Conor, 52 (3-way tie)
Joseph, 52 (3-way tie)
The fastest-rising names in the girls’ top 100 were Pippa, Nevaeh, Lucia, Croia, and Maeve.
The fastest-rising names in the boy’s top 100 were Hugo, Luca, Hudson, Rian, and Nathan.
Northern Ireland’s data technically only goes down to names given to 3 babies, but it also includes all the other names — they just aren’t labeled with a “2” or a “1.” In the data for 2020 and 2021, these rare names were separated into two alphabetized lists, so I could guess which list contained the single-use names. In the data for 2022, however, the double- and single-use names were mixed together. So, this time around, I can only offer you a selection of the country’s uncommon (as opposed to unique) baby names:
Some explanations/associations for a few of the above…
Banba – a goddess in Irish mythology.
Banbha – the modern spelling of Banba.
Faoiltiarna – an Irish name made up of the elements faol, “wolf,” and tighearna, “lord.”
Olcan – a 5th-century Irish saint associated with the village of Armoy in County Antrim.
Rhaenyra – a character from the TV series House of the Dragon (a prequel to Game of Thrones).
Selkie – a seal/human shapeshifter in Celtic (as well as Norse) mythology.
Finally, let’s take a look at middle names. About 86% of the girls and 89% of the boys born in Northern Ireland last year were given at least one middle name. The middles chosen most often were…
Rose, Grace, Elizabeth, Mary, and Marie (for girls), and
James, John, Patrick, Michael, and Thomas (for boys).
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