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Popular baby names in South Africa, 2024

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Flag of South Africa

In 2024, the country of South Africa welcomed more than 787,900 babies.*

What were the most popular names among these babies? Onalerona and Lethabo, for the third year in a row.

Here are South Africa’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Onalerona, 2,289 baby girls
  2. Zanokuhle, 2,223
  3. Melokuhle, 2,108
  4. Lisakhanya, 2,097
  5. Lethabo, 1,934
  6. Nkanyezi, 1,824
  7. Onthatile, 1,765
  8. Lesedi, 1,745
  9. Omphile, 1,725
  10. Olwemihla, 1,591

Boy names

  1. Lethabo, 2,791 baby boys
  2. Lubanzi, 1,907
  3. Nkazimulo, 1,808
  4. Nkanyezi, 1,691
  5. Langelihle, 1,555
  6. Lesedi, 1,519
  7. Lethokuhle, 1,508
  8. Siphosethu, 1,484
  9. Junior, 1,467
  10. Leano, 1,441

And what about middle names? The top five middles for girls were Precious, Princess, Blessing, Angel, and Faith, and the top five middles for boys were Junior, Blessing, Gift, Prince, and Jayden.

Finally, here’s a link to South Africa’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare.

*Tens of thousands of South African newborns are registered late every year, so the true total will likely be much higher than this.

Sources (both from Statistics South Africa): Recorded live births, 2024, What’s in a Name? South Africa’s Baby Naming Trends Tell a Story of Hope and Heritage

Image: Adapted from Flag of South Africa (public domain)

Popular baby names in South Africa, 2019

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Flag of South Africa

According to Statistics South Africa, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Melokuhle and Enzokuhle.

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

Girl names

  1. Melokuhle, 3,418 baby girls
  2. Enzokuhle, 3,273
  3. Amahle, 2,534
  4. Lethabo, 2,420
  5. Omphile, 2,350
  6. Okuhle, 2,313
  7. Lesedi, 2,154
  8. Lethokuhle, 2,079
  9. Lisakhanya, 2,077
  10. Rethabile, 1,951

Boy names

  1. Enzokuhle, 3,851 baby boys
  2. Lethabo, 3,138
  3. Lubanzi, 3,110
  4. Melokuhle, 2,907
  5. Junior, 2,471
  6. Lethokuhle, 2,169
  7. Siyabonga, 1,979
  8. Omphile, 1,292
  9. Thato, 1,887
  10. Bokamoso, 1,883

In general, the popular baby forenames for males and females reflect positive hopes for the child, express beliefs and are inspired by positive connotations of both love and acceptance.

In 2018, the top name for both girls and boys was Enzokuhle.

In the girls’ top 10, Lethokuhle and Lisakhanya replaced Amogelang and Onthatile.

In the boys’ top 10, Lethokuhle replaced Amogelang.

Finally, the top five middle names per gender in 2019 were…

  • Girls: Precious, Princess, Angel, Blessing, Hope
  • Boys: Junior, Blessing, Gift, Prince, Lubanzi

Source: P0305 – Recorded live births, 2019 – Stats SA

Image: Adapted from Flag of South Africa (public domain)

Popular baby names in South Africa, 2018

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Flag of South Africa

According to Statistics South Africa, the most popular baby name in the country last year — for both baby boys and baby girls — was (again) Enzokuhle.

Here are South Africa’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Enzokuhle, 3,751 baby girls
  2. Melokuhle, 3,076
  3. Amahle, 2,856
  4. Okuhle, 2,389
  5. Lethabo, 2,364
  6. Omphile, 2,205
  7. Lesedi, 2,092
  8. Rethabile, 2,050
  9. Amogelang, 1,849
  10. Onthatile, 1,810

Boy Names

  1. Enzokuhle, 4,124 baby boys
  2. Lethabo, 3,137
  3. Melokuhle, 2,823
  4. Lubanzi, 2,801
  5. Junior, 2,181
  6. Siyabonga, 2,039
  7. Bokamoso, 1,988
  8. Omphile, 1,905
  9. Amogelang, 1,847
  10. Thato, 1,808

In the girls’ top 10, Okuhle and Onthatile replaced Luthando and Thandolwethu.

In the boys’ top 10, Omphile and Thato replaced Bandile and Mpho.

And, looking at middle names, the top three choices per gender are exactly the same as the year before:

  • Girls: Precious, Princess, Angel
  • Boys: Junior, Blessing, Gift

Sources: P0305 – Recorded live births, 2018 – Stats SA, Most popular baby names in South Africa in 2018, Revealed: The most popular baby names in SA

Image: Adapted from Flag of South Africa (public domain)