Baby Name: Oli

The Faroe Islands, which are part of the kingdom of Denmark, are a North Atlantic archipelago located between Iceland and Scotland‘s Shetland Islands.

Last year, the Faroes welcomed 683 babies — 327 girls and 356 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Lea/Lív (tie) and Jónas.

Here are the Faroe Islands’ top 20+ girl names and top 30+ boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

1. Lea, 7 baby girls (tie)
2. Lív, 7 (tie)
3. Emma, 5 (4-way tie)
4. Julia, 5 (4-way tie)
5. Ria, 5 (4-way tie)
6. Sólja, 5 (4-way tie)
7. Hjørdis, 4 (6-way tie)
8. Isabella, 4 (6-way tie)
9. Nora, 4 (6-way tie)
10. Ronja, 4 (6-way tie)
11. Sofía, 4 (6-way tie)
12. Vár, 4 (6-way tie)
13. Alda, 3 (13-way tie)
14. Amalia, 3 (13-way tie)
15. Ann, 3 (13-way tie)
16. Anna, 3 (13-way tie)
17. Bára, 3 (13-way tie)
18. Eva, 3 (13-way tie)
19. Eyð, 3 (13-way tie)
20. Joan, 3 (13-way tie)
21. Klara, 3 (13-way tie)
22. Liva, 3 (13-way tie)
23. Maria, 3 (13-way tie)
24. Olivia, 3 (13-way tie)
25. Petra, 3 (13-way tie)

Boy Names

1. Jónas, 10 baby boys
2. Nóa, 9
3. Andrias, 6 (4-way tie)
4. Jógvan, 6 (4-way tie)
5. Markus, 6 (4-way tie)
6. Mattias, 6 (4-way tie)
7. Adrian, 5 (4-way tie)
8. Gilli, 5 (4-way tie)
9. Jákup, 5 (4-way tie)
10. Tróndur, 5 (4-way tie)
11. Bragi, 4 (9-way tie)
12. Brandur, 4 (9-way tie)
13. Brimir, 4 (9-way tie)
14. Hjalti, 4 (9-way tie)
15. Jóhan, 4 (9-way tie)
16. Liam, 4 (9-way tie)
17. Ólavur, 4 (9-way tie)
18. Óli, 4 (9-way tie)
19. Ragnar, 4 (9-way tie)
20. Áki, 3 (14-way tie)
21. Benjamin, 3 (14-way tie)
22. Dávid, 3 (14-way tie)
23. Elias, 3 (14-way tie)
24. Filip, 3 (14-way tie)
25. Hans, 3 (14-way tie)
26. Jens, 3 (14-way tie)
27. Jóel, 3 (14-way tie)
28. Jón, 3 (14-way tie)
29. Kári, 3 (14-way tie)
30. Leon, 3 (14-way tie)
31. Silas, 3 (14-way tie)
32. Teitur, 3 (14-way tie)
33. Uni, 3 (14-way tie)

Some of the other baby names bestowed in the Faroe Islands in 2021 include…

• Brá (2 girls), based on the Old Norse word brá, meaing “eyelash.”
• Brosi (1 boy), based on the Old Norse word brosa, meaning “to smile.”
• Drós (1 girl), based on an Old Norse word meaning “woman.”
• Fípa (1 girl), based on the Old Norse word fífa, meaning “cotton grass.”
• Flykra (1 girl), means “(snow) flake” in Faroese.
• Glæma (1 girl), means “ray of light” in Faroese.
• Glóð (2 girls), based on an Old Norse word meaning “ember, glow.”
• Røskva (1 girl), based on an Old Norse word meaning “vigorous, brave.”
• Smæra (1 girl), means “clover” in Faroese.
• Urð (1 girl), based on an Old Norse word meaning “fate, destiny.”

In 2020, the top names in the Faroe Islands were Anna/Olivia (tie) and Benjamin/Elias/Lukas (3-way tie).

Sources: Statistical Database (Names) – Hagstova Føroya, Faroe Islands – Wikipedia, Nordic Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of the Faroe Islands (public domain)