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Last year, the European country of Belgium welcomed 108,150 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Noah, yet again.

Here are Belgium’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

1. Olivia, 531 baby girls
2. Emma, 455
3. Louise, 432
4. Lina, 354
5. Sofia, 345
6. Eva, 335
7. Mila, 327
8. Alice, 323
9. Juliette, 305
10. Mia, 298
11. Anna, 289
12. Nora, 284
13. Inaya, 266
14. Lucie, 258
15. Elena, 257
16. Jade, 251
17. Julia, 243
18. Alba, 242
19. Ella, 239
20. Nina, 228
21. Luna, 225
22. Noor, 221
23. Victoria, 220
24. Ellie, 219 (tie)
25. Marie, 219 (tie)
26. Giulia, 218
27. Mona, 198
28. Léa, 195
29. Renée, 183
30. Liv, 182
31. Lou, 181
32. Chloé, 179
33. Billie, 174
34. Livia, 173
35. Nour, 172
36. Jeanne, 170
37. Amélie, 163
38. Lily, 162
39. Amira, 161
40. Lena, 158
41. Emilia, 157
42. Rose, 156 (tie)
43. Zoé, 156 (tie)
44. Camille, 153
45. Maryam, 149 (tie)
46. Romy, 149 (tie)
47. Alix, 148
48. Aya, 145
49. Ambre, 142 (tie)
50. Lara, 142 (tie)

Boy names

1. Noah, 582 baby boys
2. Arthur, 559
3. Jules, 478
4. Louis, 476
5. Liam, 461
6. Adam, 439
7. Gabriel, 413
8. Victor, 340
9. Lucas, 322
10. Leon, 295
11. Oscar, 287
12. Mohamed, 263
13. Matteo, 259
14. Luca, 253
15. Léon, 248
16. Lewis, 244
17. Finn, 227
18. Rayan, 210
19. Théo, 209
20. Mathis, 207
21. Raphaël, 203
22. Elias, 201
23. Hugo, 200
24. Amir, 199 (tie)
25. Otis, 199 (tie)
26. Achille, 197
27. Léo, 192
28. Sacha, 187
29. Marcel, 185
30. Felix, 174 (tie)
31. Theo, 174 (tie)
32. Leo, 168
33. Emile, 166
34. Henri, 160 (3-way tie)
35. Ibrahim, 160 (3-way tie)
36. Lou, 160 (3-way tie)
37. Eden, 159
38. Emiel, 158
39. Naël, 155
40. Basile, 152
41. Maël, 151
42. César, 150 (3-way tie)
43. Lio, 150 (3-way tie)
44. Oliver, 150 (3-way tie)
45. Charles, 149 (tie)
46. Isaac, 149 (tie)
47. David, 148 (4-way tie)
48. Milo, 148 (4-way tie)
49. Mohammed, 148 (4-way tie)
50. Nathan, 148 (4-way tie)

And here’s a selection of names from the other end of the spectrum — names that were given to just 5 babies each in Belgium last year:

Lies (pronounced LEES) is a Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, Nine (pronounced NEE-nah) is a Frisian short form of Katherine, and Suus is a palindromic Dutch short form of Susanna.

Brieuc may be a reference to the French city of Saint-Brieuc, which was named after a 5th-century Welsh monk called Brioc.

Finally, here are Belgium’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: First names for boys and girls – STATBEL, Births 5.0% lower in 2024 than the average for 2020-2023 – Statbel, Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Belgium (public domain)