List of most popular given names

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The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely-used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current onomastic trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most within the total population.

Contents 1 Popularity by region 1.1 Asia & Pacific 1.1.1 Male names 1.1.2 Female names 1.2 Europe 1.2.1 Male names 1.2.2 Female names 1.3 North & South America 1.3.1 Male names 1.3.2 Female names 2 United States 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Popularity by region

The names listed in the following tables, unless otherwise noted, represent the most current top 10 breakdowns of what newborn children are commonly being named in the various regions of the world.

[edit] Asia & Pacific

[edit] Male names

Region (year)	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	No. 8	No. 9	No. 10
Northern Territory, Australia (2005) [1]	Jack	James	Lachlan	Benjamin	Joshua	Ryan	John	Patrick	Samuel	William
New South Wales, Australia (2005) [2]	Jack	Lachlan	William	Joshua	Thomas	James	Ryan	Daniel	Matthew	Samuel
Japan (2002)[citation needed]	Shun	Takumi	Shō	Ren	Shōta	Sōta	Kaito	Kenta	Daiki	Yū
New Zealand (2003) [3]	Joshua	Jack	Benjamin	Samuel	Daniel	Jacob	Ethan	James	Thomas	Matthew
Philippines [4]	Michael	Ronald	Ryan	Joseph	Joel	Jeffrey	Marlon	Richard	Noel	Jonathan
Turkey (2000-2005) [5]	Mehmet	Yusuf	Furkan	Mustafa	Emre	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a	n.a

[edit] Female names

Region (year)	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	No. 8	No. 9	No. 10
Australia (2005) [2]	Olivia	Charlotte	Emily	Chloe	Ella	Jessica	Isabella	Sophie	Mia	Emma
Japan (2002)[citation needed]	Misaki	Aoi	Nanami	Miu	Riko	Miyu	Moe	Mitsuki	Yūka	Rin
New Zealand (2003) [3]	Emma	Sophie	Ella	Emily	Jessica	Hannah	Olivia	Grace	Charlotte	Georgia
Philippines [4]	Maricel	Michelle	Jennifer	Janice	Mary Grace	Jocelyn	Catherine	Mary Anne	Rowena	Grace
Turkey (2000-2005) [5]	Zeynep	Merve	Elif	Irem	Fatma	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a	n.a

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[edit] Europe

[edit] Male names

Region (year)	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	No. 8	No. 9	No. 10
Austria (2003) [6]	Lukas	Florian	Tobias	David	Alexander	Fabian	Michael	Julian	Daniel	Simon
Belgium (2005) [7]	Noah	Thomas	Nathan	Lucas	Louis	Milan	Arthur	Mohamed	Maxime	Simon
Czech Republic (2005, among Czech-speakers) [8]	Jan	Jakub	Tomáš	Adam	Ondřej	Martin	Filip	Lukáš	Vojtěch	Matěj
Denmark (first half of 2005) [9]	Magnus	Lucas	Mathias	Oliver	Frederik	Emil	Mikkel	Tobias	Nikolaj	Victor
England and Wales (2006, b.) [10]	Jack	Thomas	Joshua	Oliver	Harry	James	William	Samuel	Daniel	Charlie
Estonia (2003, among Estonian-speakers)[citation needed]	Martin	Markus	Aleksander	Rasmus	Kevin	Robin	Sander	N/A	N/A	N/A
Finland (2005, among Finnish-speakers) [11]	Veeti	Eetu	Aleksi	Joona	Elias	Juho	Lauri	Arttu	Leevi	Matias
France (2004) [12]	Enzo	Lucas	Theo	Thomas	Hugo	Mathis	Nathan	Maxime	Clément	Louis
Germany (2005) [13]	Alexander	Maximilian	Leon	Lukas, Lucas	Luca	Paul	Jonas	Felix	Tim	David
Hungary (2005) [14]	Bence	Máté	Balázs	Dávid	Dániel	Levente	Tamás	Ádám	Péter	Gergő
Iceland (2001) [15]	Sigurður	Guðmundur	Jón	Gunnar	Ólafur	Magnús	Einar	Kristján	Björn	Bjarni
Ireland (2004) [16]	Sean	Jack	Conor	Adam	James	Daniel	Cian	Luke	Michael	Aaron
Lithuania (2004, total population)[17]	Jonas	Antanas	Vytautas	Juozas	Petras	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithuania (2005, babies born)[17]	Lukas	Matas	Nojus	Mantas	Rokas	Dovydas	Dominykas	Martynas	Nedas	Arnas
Malta (2005) [18]	Matthew	Luke	Michael	Aidan	Jake	Jamie	Andre	Isaac	Nathan	Zac
Netherlands (2005) [19]	Daan	Sem	Thomas	Tim	Lucas	Lars	Thijs	Milan	Jesse	Bram
Northern Ireland (2003) [20]	Jack	Matthew	Adam	James	Ryan	Joshua	Conor	Ben	Daniel	Dylan
Norway (2005) [21]	Markus	Mathias	Jonas	Kristian	Tobias	Alexander	Adrian	Henrik	Andreas	Martin
Poland (2004, total population) [22]	Jan	Andrzej	Piotr	Krzysztof	Stanisław	Tomasz	Paweł	Józef	Marcin	Marek
Portugal (2003)[citation needed]	João	Tiago	André	Pedro	Ricardo	José	Manuel	Diogo	Fábio	Miguel
Scotland (2005) [23]	Lewis	Jack	Callum	James	Ryan	Cameron	Kyle	Jamie	Daniel	Matthew
Slovenia (2006, total population) [24]	Franc	Janez	Anton	Jožef	Ivan	Andrej	Marko	Jože	Marjan	Peter
Spain (2005, excluding Basque Country & Catalonia) [25]	Alejandro	Daniel	Pablo	David	Javier	Adrián	Álvaro	Sergio	Carlos	Hugo
Basque Country, Spain (2005) [25]	Iker	Unai	Jon	Mikel	Ander	Asier	Aitor	Eneko	Julen	Aimar
Catalonia, Spain (2005) [25]	Marc	Alex	Pau	David	Pol	Daniel	Arnau	Joel	Gerard	Jordi
Sweden (2006) [26]	Lucas	Oscar	William	Elias	Filip	Hugo	Viktor	Isak	Alexander	Emil
Switzerland (2004, among German-speakers) [27]	Luca	Noah	David	Jan	Joël	Simon	Nico	Tim	Jonas	Lukas

[edit] Female names

Region (year)	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	No. 8	No. 9	No.10
Austria (2003) [6]	Sarah	Anna	Julia	Laura	Lena	Hannah	Lisa	Katharina	Leonie	Vanessa
Belgium (2004) [7]	Emma	Marie	Laura	Julie	Sarah	Clara	Manon	Léa	Lisa	Camille
Czech Republic (2005, among Czech-speakers) [8]	Tereza	Eliška	Adéla	Natálie	Anna	Karolína	Kristýna	Aneta	Nikola	Kateřina
Denmark (first half of 2005) [9]	Mathilde	Emma	Laura	Sofie	Freja	Caroline	Ida	Sara	Julie	Anna
England and Wales (2006) [10]	Olivia	Grace	Jessica	Ruby	Emily	Sophie	Chloe	Lucy	Lily	Ellie
Estonia (2003, among Estonian-speakers)[citation needed]	Sandra	Kristina	Anna	Laura	Maria	Diana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Finland (2005, among Finnish-speakers) [11]	Emma	Ella	Siiri	Aino	Anni	Sara	Venla	Aada	Emilia	Iida
France (2003) [12]	Léa	Manon	Emma	Chloé	Camille	Océane	Clara	Marie	Sarah	Inès
Germany (2005) [13]	Marie	Sophie, Sofie	Maria	Anna, Anne	Leonie	Lena	Emily	Lea, Leah	Julia	Laura
Hungary (2005) [14]	Anna	Viktória	Réka	Vivien	Zsófia	Petra	Dorina	Fanni	Boglárka	Eszter
Iceland (2000-2004) [15]	Anna	Sara	Katrín	Guðrún	María	Telma	Kristín	Birta	Eva	Helga
Ireland (2005) [16]	Emma	Sarah	Katie	Amy	Aoife	Ciara	Sophie	Chloe	Leah	Ella
Lithuania (2004, total population)[17]	Ona	Janina	Irena	Elena	Danutė	Regina	Aldona	Marija
Lithuania (2005, babies born)[17]	Gabija	Kamilė	Emilija	Gabrielė	Ugnė	Austėja	Viktorija	Evelina	Augustė	Rugilė
Malta (2005) [18]	Maria	Martina	Amy	Gulia	Shania	Maia	Catherine	Emma	Nicole	Michela
Netherlands (2005) [19]	Sanne	Emma	Anna	Iris	Anouk	Melissa	Eva	Julia	Lotte	Isa
Northern Ireland (2003) [20]	Emma	Katie	Chloe	Caitlin	Amy	Ellie	Rachel	Sarah	Megan	Hannah
Norway (2005) [21]	Emma	Thea	Ida	Sara	Julie	Emilie	Hanna	Nora	Malin	Ingrid
Poland (2004, total population) [22]	Anna	Maria	Katarzyna	Małgorzata	Agnieszka	Krystyna	Barbara	Ewa	Elżbieta	Zofia
Portugal (2003)[citation needed]	Maria	Joana	Ana	Catarina	Inês	Teresa	Isabel	Margarida	Carolina	Filipa
Scotland (2005) [23]	Sophie	Emma	Ellie	Amy	Erin	Lucy	Katie	Chloe	Rebecca	Emily
Slovenia (2006, total population) [24]	Marija	Ana	Irena	Jožefa	Maja	Frančiška	Mojca	Mateja	Ivana	Nataša
Spain (2005, excluding Basque Country & Catalonia) [25]	Lucía	María	Paula	Laura	Marta	Andrea	Alba	Sara	Claudia	Ana
Basque Country, Spain (2005) [25]	Ana	Irati	Leire	Izaro	Naroa	Maria	Nerea	June	Paula	Nahia
Catalonia, Spain (2005) [25]	Paula	Maria	Carla	Laura	Laia	Julia	Alba	Marta	Claudia	Andrea
Sweden (2006, ) [26]	Emma	Maja	Agnes	Julia	Alva	Linnéa	Wilma	Ida	Alice	Elin
Switzerland (2004, among German-speakers) [27]	Lea	Anna	Laura	Leonie	Julia	Lara	Chiara	Nina	Jana	Vanessa

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[edit] North & South America

[edit] Male names

Region (year)	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	No. 8	No. 9	No. 10
Brazil (2003)[citation needed]	João	Gabriel	Pedro	Lucas	Matheus	Guilherme	Gustavo	Luiz	Kauan	Felipe
Canada (2003, among Anglophones) [28]	Ethan	Joshua	Matthew	Jacob	Ryan	Logan	Nicholas	Tyler	Dylan	Connor
British Columbia, Canada (2005) [29]	Ethan	Joshua	Matthew	Jacob	Nathan	Ryan	Alexander	Liam	Nicholas	Noah
Québec, Canada (2004) [30]	Samuel	William	Alexis	Gabriel	Jeremy	Xavier	Felix	Thomas	Antoine	Olivier
Chile (2005) [31]	Benjamín	Matías	Vicente	Martín	Sebastián	Diego	Nicolás	Juan	José	Cristóbal
Argentina (2003) [32]	Juan	Carlos	Jorge	José	Luis	Roberto	Alberto	Eduardo	Ricardo	Miguel

[edit] Female names

Region (year)	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	No. 7	No. 8	No. 9	No. 10
Brazil (2003)[citation needed]	Maria	Ana	Julia	Vitória	Leticia	Beatriz	Giovanna	Yasmin	Larissa	Mariana
Canada (2003, among English-speakers) [28]	Emily	Emma	Madison	Sarah	Hannah	Sydney	Megan	Ashley	Taylor	Paige
British Columbia, Canada (2005) [29]	Emma	Emily	Olivia	Hannah	Madison	Ava	Sarah	Ella	Isabella	Grace
Québec, Canada (2004) [30]	Lea	Rosalie	Noemie	Laurence	Jade	Megane	Sarah	Audrey	Camille	Coralie
Chile (2005) [31]	Constanza	Catalina	Valentina	Javiera	Martina	Sofía	María	Antonia	Fernanda	Francisca
Argentina (2003) [32]	María	Ana	Marta	Susana	Alicia	Rosa	Silvia	Graciela	Beatriz	Norma

[edit] United States

Every year, the U.S. Social Security's Office of the Chief Actuary publishes a list of the most popular names given at birth for males and females in the U.S. (website). The 2006 list will be released in May 2007.

Category:Lists of popular names has a lookup for most popular names by year from 1880 through 2005.

They are also linked from here:

1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s

[edit] See also

• Counterparts of given names
• Given name
• List of most common surnames
• Name
• Naming convention
• Onomastics

[edit] References

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