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Popular baby names in Finland, 2023

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Flag of Finland

Last year, the Nordic country of Finland welcomed 44,960 babies. Not all of these babies had government-registered names by the time Finland released its baby name data in April of 2024, though, so only 44,710 of them are accounted for below.

Finnish speakers

About 84.9% of the people in Finland primarily speak Finnish.

Of the 35,481 (named) babies born to Finnish speakers last year, 17,251 were girls and 18,230 were boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Aino and Eino.

Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names:

Girl names (Finnish speakers)

  1. Aino, 264 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 245
  3. Aada, 233
  4. Lilja, 225
  5. Sofia, 224
  6. Eevi, 220
  7. Ellen, 206
  8. Linnea, 203
  9. Helmi, 197
  10. Aava, 196 (tie)
  11. Isla, 196 (tie)
  12. Viola, 183
  13. Kerttu, 177
  14. Emma, 173
  15. Pihla, 171
  16. Venla, 167
  17. Hilla, 165 (tie)
  18. Seela, 165 (tie)
  19. Emilia, 152
  20. Ella, 148
  21. Elli, 145
  22. Livia, 143
  23. Alma, 138
  24. Selma, 128
  25. Elsi, 127
  26. Elsa, 124
  27. Enni, 123
  28. Matilda, 122
  29. Ilona, 120
  30. Oona, 116
  31. Frida, 113
  32. Vivian, 111
  33. Minea, 108
  34. Vilma, 106
  35. Aurora, 105
  36. Hilda, 105
  37. Hilma, 101 (tie)
  38. Stella, 101 (tie)
  39. Lumi, 99
  40. Amanda, 98
  41. Alina, 94 (tie)
  42. Alisa, 94 (tie)
  43. Mila, 93
  44. Mette, 92
  45. Nella, 90
  46. Viivi, 87 (tie)
  47. Bea, 87 (tie)
  48. Siiri, 83 (3-way tie)
  49. Nelli, 83 (3-way tie)
  50. Saimi, 83 (3-way tie)

Boy names (Finnish speakers)

  1. Eino, 376 baby boys
  2. Oliver, 343
  3. Väinö, 320
  4. Elias, 305
  5. Onni, 283
  6. Leo, 278
  7. Emil, 229
  8. Vilho, 217
  9. Eeli, 207
  10. Aatos, 200
  11. Noel, 194
  12. Alvar, 193
  13. Oiva, 192
  14. Toivo, 189
  15. Eemil, 186
  16. Leevi, 184
  17. Nooa, 181
  18. Hugo, 168
  19. Joel, 166
  20. Otso, 150
  21. Viljami, 147
  22. Kasper, 137 (tie)
  23. Eemi, 137 (tie)
  24. Eelis, 136 (tie)
  25. Anton, 136 (tie)
  26. Aarni, 134
  27. Niilo, 131
  28. Lenni, 130
  29. Aapo, 129
  30. Daniel, 126
  31. Julius, 125
  32. Milo, 122
  33. Leon, 121
  34. Edvin, 120
  35. Aaron, 119 (3-way tie)
  36. Viljo, 119 (3-way tie)
  37. Luka, 119 (3-way tie)
  38. Samuel, 116
  39. Veikko, 115
  40. Mikael, 111 (tie)
  41. Eetu, 111 (tie)
  42. Eliel, 109
  43. Lukas, 107 (tie)
  44. Jooa, 107 (tie)
  45. Lucas, 105
  46. Rasmus, 104
  47. Sulo, 102 (tie)
  48. Eemeli, 102 (tie)
  49. Iivo, 100
  50. Jasper, 92

How are those similar-looking #1 names pronounced? The girl name Aino is pronounced IE-no (first syllable rhymes with pie and lie), while the boy name Eino is pronounced AY-no (first syllable rhymes with pay and lay)

Swedish speakers

About 5.1% of the people in Finland primarily speak Swedish.

Of the 3,009 (named) babies born to Swedish speakers in Finland last year, 1,451 were girls and 1,558 were boys.

Here are the top 5+ girl names and top 5 boy names:

Girl names (Swedish speakers)Boy names (Swedish speakers)
1. Ellen, 29 baby girls
2. Astrid, 21
3. Ebba, 20 (tie)
4. Saga, 20 (tie)
5. Olivia, 18 (tie)
6. Stella, 18 (tie)		1. Liam, 33 baby boys
2. Theo, 27 (tie)
3. Alvar, 27 (tie)
4. Leon, 25
5. Hugo, 23

Other languages

Other languages spoken in Finland include Russian, Estonian, Arabic, English, and Sami.

Of the 6,220 (named) babies born in Finland last year to parents who primarily speak something other than Finnish or Swedish, 3,085 were girls and 3,135 were boys.

Here are the top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names:

Girl names (other languages)Boy names (other languages)
1. Sofia, 56 baby girls
2. Emilia, 29
3. Olivia, 28
4. Sara, 25
5. Anna, 24		1. Adam, 52 baby boys
2. Mark, 38
3. Daniel, 34
4. Elias, 32
5. Muhammad, 31

Finally, here are Finland’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Finland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Finland, 2022

Flag of Finland
Flag of Finland

The sauna-loving country of Finland is located in Northern Europe and shares a border with three other countries: Sweden, Norway, and Russia.

Most of the people in Finland speak Finnish (85.9%), but the rest of the population speaks Swedish (5.2%), Sami (0.04%), or some other language (8.9%) such as Russian, Estonian, or Arabic.

Last year, Finland welcomed 46,809 babies. At the time the country released its baby name data (in mid-April), 46,486 of these babies — 22,742 girls and 23,744 boys — had been named.

What were the most popular names overall? Olivia and Leo.

Finland’s baby name data is broken down by language group, so let’s kick things off with the Finnish speakers…

Finnish speakers

Of the 37,365 (named) babies born to Finnish speakers in Finland last year, 18,261 were girls and 19,104 were boys. Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:

Girl Names

  1. Olivia, 276 baby girls
  2. Aino, 256
  3. Aada, 248
  4. Lilja, 238
  5. Eevi, 235
  6. Isla, 232
  7. Helmi, 227
  8. Venla, 219
  9. Sofia, 212
  10. Ellen, 210
  11. Aava, 209
  12. Hilla, 200
  13. Emma, 199
  14. Linnea, 194
  15. Pihla, 193
  16. Viola, 191 (tie)
  17. Kerttu, 191 (tie)
  18. Ella, 188
  19. Emilia, 156 (tie)
  20. Elli, 156 (tie)
  21. Enni, 148
  22. Seela, 136
  23. Hilma, 134 (tie)
  24. Hilda, 134 (tie)
  25. Elsa, 133
  26. Livia, 132
  27. Alisa, 131
  28. Alma, 128
  29. Oona, 124
  30. Ilona, 121
  31. Mila, 119
  32. Alina, 118
  33. Frida, 115
  34. Elsi, 114
  35. Matilda, 113
  36. Minea, 111
  37. Vilma, 108
  38. Mette, 105
  39. Aurora, 102
  40. Hertta, 101 (tie)
  41. Lumi, 101 (tie)
  42. Amanda, 100 (tie)
  43. Selma, 100 (tie)
  44. Viivi, 98
  45. Nella, 95
  46. Bea, 93
  47. Saimi, 89 (tie)
  48. Vivian, 89 (tie)
  49. Siiri, 87
  50. Stella, 86

Boy Names

  1. Leo, 376 baby boys
  2. Väinö, 364
  3. Eino, 349
  4. Oliver, 342
  5. Elias, 316
  6. Onni, 313
  7. Emil, 239
  8. Eeli, 225
  9. Toivo, 216
  10. Leevi, 210
  11. Noel, 199
  12. Hugo, 186
  13. Joel, 185
  14. Aatos, 184 (tie)
  15. Vilho, 184 (tie)
  16. Alvar, 181
  17. Eemil, 172
  18. Oiva, 169
  19. Otso, 159
  20. Nooa, 156
  21. Mikael, 154
  22. Aarni, 153 (tie)
  23. Viljami, 153 (tie)
  24. Niilo, 149
  25. Lenni, 148
  26. Luka, 144
  27. Daniel, 139
  28. Benjamin, 137
  29. Anton, 135
  30. Kasper, 132
  31. Edvin, 129
  32. Aaron, 128
  33. Viljo, 126
  34. Jooa, 121
  35. Julius, 120 (tie)
  36. Eetu, 120 (tie)
  37. Olavi, 119
  38. Aapo, 118
  39. Milo, 115
  40. Eelis, 114
  41. Lukas, 113
  42. Eemi, 112
  43. Leon, 111
  44. Matias, 105
  45. Urho, 104
  46. Rasmus, 101 (tie)
  47. Max, 101 (tie)
  48. Samuel, 99 (tie)
  49. Luukas, 99 (tie)
  50. Iivo, 97

Swedish speakers

Of the 3,157 (named) babies born to Swedish speakers in Finland last year, 1,552 were girls and 1,605 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Saga, 29
2. Ellen, 23
3. Alva, 20
4. Emma, 19
5. Stella, 17
6. Edith, 16 (4-way tie)
7. Olivia, 16 (4-way tie)
8. Astrid, 16 (4-way tie)
9. Alma, 16 (4-way tie)
10. Elsa, 15		1. Oliver, 33
2. William, 28
3. Liam, 23
4. Anton, 21 (tie)
5. Emil, 21 (tie)
6. Edvin, 20 (tie)
7. Max, 20 (tie)
8. Hugo, 19 (tie)
9. Benjamin, 19 (tie)
10. Felix/Leon, 18 each (tie)

Other languages

Of the 5,964 (named) babies born in Finland last year to parents who speak something other than Finnish or Swedish, 2,929 were girls and 3,035 were boys. Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Sofia, 36
2. Maria, 26
3. Olivia, 22
4. Eva, 21
5. Emilia, 19
6. Mia, 18
7. Aurora, 17
8. Alisa, 16
9. Emma, 15
10. Aisha/Anna/Mira/Sara, 14 each (4-way tie)		1. Adam, 46
2. Elias, 30 (tie)
3. Muhammad, 30 (tie)
4. Mark, 29
5. Leo 28
6. Daniel, 25
7. Ali, 22
8. Mohamed, 18 (tie)
9. Noah, 18 (tie)
10. Liam/Martin/Oliver, 16 each (3-way tie)

Finally, here are Finland’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources: Most popular children’s names – Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Olivia and Leo are still the most popular children’s names in Finland, Population and Society – Statistics Finland

Image: Adapted from Flag of Finland (public domain)

Uniquely named passengers on the maiden voyage of the Titanic

RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic

On April 15, 1912 — several hours after striking an iceberg — the British ship RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.

About 2,224 people (passengers and crew) were on board during what would have been the Titanic‘s maiden voyage across the ocean (from Southampton to New York City). More than 1,500 of these people perished.

As you’d expect, most of the people aboard had common names like William, Richard, Alice, and Ida. But some had more eye-catching names, such as…

Female namesMale names
Agda, Albina, Argene, Bannurah, Beila, Clear, Dollina, Hanora, Helmina, Hileni, Imanita, Jelka, Leontine, Lyyli, Malakah, Manca, Manta, Millvina,* Nur-al-Ayn, Shawneene†, Silanah, Tamini, Thamini, Torborg, Treasteall, Velin, Waika, Wendla, ZahieAdola, Antti, Bartol, Branko, Bulus, Cosmo, Einar, Escott, Fotio, Guentcho, Gerios, Halim, Haroutyun, Ilmari, Ingvald, Janko, Jirjis, Jovo, Juha, Juho, Kalle, Kanio, Kerim, Liudevit, Mansur, Mapri, Masabumi, Minko, Mirko, Mito, Nadjalko, Niqula, Pastcho, Peju, Pekka, Penko, Percival, Quigg, Raful, Redjo, Ristju, Rossmore, Saade, Sarkis, Shadrach, Sibley, Sinai, Sleiman, Stanko, Stanio, Stoytcho, Svend, Tannous, Tido, Toufik, Tyrell, Urho, Uscher, Valtcho, Viljo, Woolf, Wyckoff, Ylio, Yoto

The nationalities/languages represented above include Bulgarian, Croatian, Lebanese, Syrian, Turkish, Finnish, and Swedish.

*Millvina’s legal name was Elizabeth Gladys Dean. She was a 2-month-old at the time of the wreck and was the Titanic’s last survivor.

†Shawneene’s name is also given as Shaa’nineh. They’re both transliterated forms of the Arabic word for Palm Sunday, the day on which she was born in 1874 in Syria (now Lebanon).

Sources: Titanic Passenger List – Encyclopedia Titanica, Passengers of the Titanic – Wikipedia
Image: RMS Titanic by F. G. O. Stuart