According to Eesti Statistika, the most popular baby names in Estonia last year were Mia and Robin.
Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2021:
Girl names
- Mia, 91 baby girls
- Sofia, 86
- Alisa, 64
- Hanna, 62
- Emily, 60 (tie)
- Eva, 60 (tie)
- Emma, 58
- Nora, 57
- Marta, 55
- Lenna, 54
Boy names
- Robin, 88 baby boys
- Mark, 84
- Sebastian, 72
- Oliver, 71
- Hugo, 66
- Henri, 64 (tie)
- Miron, 64 (tie)
- Rasmus, 63
- Oskar, 60
- Martin, 59
In the girls’ top 10, Hanna, Nora, and Lenna replaced Saara, Anna, and Milana.
In the boys’ top 10, Henri, Miron, Oskar, and Martin replaced Jakob, Robert, David, and Daniel.
The news release also mentioned some of the ways in which Estonian pop culture has influenced Estonian baby names recently. Here’s the English translation:
The name Stefan quickly became popular last year. Name choices of famous people can also create trends – Miss Rubi Rahula already has 24 namesakes. After the great Christmas film released in 2018, 22 girls have been named Eia and 43 have been named Jete in the last three years. Last year, nine fans of Kättemaksukontori named their children Lumilee, Lumi Lee or Lumi-Lee.
And here’s some context:
- Singer Stefan Airapetjan won the first season of the Estonian version of the Masked Singer (2020-).
- Rubi Rahula (b. 2017) is the daughter of Estonian celebrity (?) couple Anni and Tomi Rahula, whose 2018 book Tule meie juurde (English: Come to us) detailed their struggles with infertility.
- Eia and Jete were characters in the Estonian children’s adventure film Eia’s Christmas at Phantom Owl Farm (2018).
- The character Lumi-Lee Aigo was introduced in 2021 on the Estonian comedy-crime TV show Revenge Office (2009-).
In 2020, the top names in Estonia were Sofia and Robin.
Sources: Populaarsed eesnimed sünniaasta järgi – Eesti Statistika, Eestis sai taas enim lapsi nimeks Robin või Mia – Eesti Statistika (Jan. 2022)
Image: Adapted from Flag of Estonia (public domain)
[Latest update: Sept. 2025]
