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Popular baby names in South Africa, 2023

Flag of South Africa
Flag of South Africa

South Africa — the southernmost country on the continent of Africa — has three capital cities, a dozen official languages, and more than 62 million residents.

In 2023, South Africa welcomed 932,138 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Onalerona and Lethabo.

Here are South Africa’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Onalerona, 2,836 baby girls
  2. Melokuhle, 2,463
  3. Lisakhanya, 2,298
  4. Zanokuhle, 2,273
  5. Lethabo, 2,093
  6. Lesedi, 2,010
  7. Omphile, 1,909
  8. Amahle, 1,778
  9. Naledi, 1,771
  10. Nkanyezi, 1,694

Boy names

  1. Lethabo, 2,965 baby boys
  2. Nkazimulo, 2,377
  3. Lubanzi, 2,249
  4. Nkanyezi, 1,890
  5. Langelihle, 1,874
  6. Lethokuhle, 1,656
  7. Junior, 1,640
  8. Melokuhle, 1,614
  9. Siphosethu, 1,607
  10. Omphile, 1,606

The #1 girl name, Onalerona — which means “he is with us” in the related languages of Tswana and Sotho — was also the #1 girl name in 2022. But one year earlier, in 2021, it was way down in 27th place.

What pushed it to the top all of a sudden?

The character Onalerona Molapo from the South African TV series "House of Zwide" (2021-)
Onalerona Molapo from “House of Zwide

A young character named Onalerona “Ona” Molapo from the popular South African TV series House of Zwide, which began airing in July of 2021. The character, an aspiring fashion designer, is played by actress Nefisa Mkhabela.

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Images: Adapted from Flag of South Africa (public domain); screenshot of House of Zwide

Popular baby names in South Africa, 2021

Flag of South Africa
Flag of South Africa

South Africa — the southernmost country in Africa — shares a border with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Eswatini. Its eleven official languages include Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, and English.

In 2021, South Africa welcomed 1,087,526 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Melokuhle and Lethabo.

Here are South Africa’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

  1. Melokuhle, 3,784 baby girls
  2. Omphile, 2,500
  3. Iminathi, 2,387
  4. Lisakhanya, 2,369
  5. Lethabo, 2,336
  6. Amahle, 2,103
  7. Lesedi, 2,098
  8. Rethabile, 2,035
  9. Lethokuhle, 2,032
  10. Asemahle, 1,844

Boy Names

  1. Lethabo, 3,213 baby boys
  2. Lubanzi, 2,810
  3. Melokuhle, 2,619
  4. Junior, 2,027
  5. Lethokuhle, 1,993
  6. Siphosethu, 1,953
  7. Omphile, 1,898
  8. Lwandle, 1,862
  9. Banele, 1,816
  10. Ofentse, 1,765

As usual, the two top-10 lists have several names in common: Melokuhle (the #1 girl name), Lethabo (the #1 boy name), Omphile, and Lethokuhle.

In 2020, the top baby name in South Africa for both genders was Melokuhle.

Sources: Recorded live births, 2021 – Statistics South Africa, South Africa – Wikipedia

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