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Popularity of the baby name Malou


Posts that mention the name Malou

Popular and unique baby names in Sonoma County (California), 2018

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According to the government of Sonoma, California, the most popular baby names in the county in 2018 were Camila and Mateo.

Here are Sonoma’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Camila, 28 baby girls
  2. Isabella, 27
  3. Olivia, 26
  4. Emma, 23
  5. Sophia and Abigail, 21 (tied)

Boy Names

  1. Mateo, 33 baby boys
  2. Alexander, 25
  3. William, 24
  4. Angel, 20
  5. Liam, Benjamin and Adrian, 19 (3-way tie)

And here are some of the baby names from the other end of the list. Each of these was used just once in Sonoma in 2018:

Unique Girl NamesUnique Boy Names
Ariscel, Aumber, Bivianny, Bellona, Citrina, Evening, Elliadria, Happi, Hibatullah, Itzae, Jasibe, Malou, Marrakech, Novalu, Naviannan, Punelupi, Sahori, Siolo, Sixela, Taya, Tsianina, Xylamoon, YunaAthos, Andoni, Bromley, Calcagno, Castle, Coda, Dreyce, Gridley, Harlem, Huitzilopochtli, Ilaisa, Kaxachi, Kestrel, Neon, Olonzo, Pride, Stream, Summit, Tark, Track, Truckee, Xavion, Zantino

The top names in 2017 were Mia and Mateo.

Source: Sonoma County Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)

Popular baby names in Denmark, 2015

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According to data from Statistics Denmark, the most popular baby names in the country in 2015 were Sofia and William.

Here are Denmark’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl Names

  1. Sofia, 555 baby girls
  2. Freja, 459
  3. Ella, 449
  4. Alma, 445
  5. Anna, 419
  6. Emma, 415
  7. Laura, 412
  8. Clara, 398
  9. Ida, 390
  10. Isabella, 388

Boy Names

  1. William, 591 baby boys
  2. Noah, 543
  3. Lucas, 534
  4. Emil, 489
  5. Oliver, 489
  6. Oscar, 480
  7. Victor, 478
  8. Malthe, 455
  9. Alfred, 425
  10. Carl, 418

Emma, the former #1 girl name, dropped to 6th place last year. Alma, on the other hand, jumped from 11th to 4th and replaced Karla in the top 10.

On the boys’ side, Carl and Alfred (which jumped from 17th to 9th) replaced Frederik and Magnus.

In the top 50, the girl names Gry, Naya, and Silje replaced Alba, Naja, and Malou, and the boy names Jakob, Lauge, Milas, Silas, Theo, Thor, and Viggo replaced Andreas, Bertram, Daniel, Jacob, Jonas, Nikolaj, and Sander.

(Gry means “dawn” in Danish and Norwegian, Silje is a diminutive of Cecilia, and Lauge is based on the Old Norse byname Félagi, meaning “fellow, partner, mate.”)

Here are Denmark’s 2014 rankings.

Sources: Names of newborn children – Statistics Denmark, Top 20 Danish baby names for boys and girls, Lauge – Nordic Names Wiki

Image: Adapted from Flag of Denmark (public domain)