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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 .
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.
Africa
Male names
Female names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Tunisia (2005)[ 2]
Mariam
Shayma
Khawla
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Asia & Pacific
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)[ 3]
Jack
James
Lachlan
Benjamin
Joshua
Ryan
John
Patrick
Samuel
William
New South Wales , Australia (2007)[ 4]
Matthew
William
Joshua
Lachlan
Thomas
Riley
Cooper
James
Noah
Ethan
Victoria , Australia (2007)[ 5]
Jack
Thomas
William
Joshua
Lachlan
James
Ethan
Noah
Oliver
Benjamin
Western Australia , Australia (2006)[ 6]
Jack
Thomas
Lachlan
Joshua
James
Luke
Liam
Riley
William
Ethan
India (names rising in popularity for infants)[ 7]
Arpit
Hriday
Jowar
Karan
Narayan
Navneet
Parthasarathy
Ramaranjan
Saurabh
Amit
Israel , Jewish boys (2004)[ 8]
Uri
No'am
Daniel
David
Itay
Amit
Yosef
Ro'i
Ido
Mosheh , Yuval
Israel , Muslim boys (2004)[ 9]
Muhammed
Ahmed
Abd
Mahmoud
Mahmad
Yousouf
Ali
Omar
Amir
Adam
Israel , Christian boys (2004)[ 10]
Elias
George
Amir
Fadi
Yousouf
Sharbal
Baasal
Majd
Julian
Bashar
Israel , Druze boys (2004)[ 11]
Adam
Omri
Eyal
Amir
Salman
Rani
Tamir
Yosef
Bahah
Daniel
Israel , Jewish boys (2005)[ 12]
Uri
Ro'i
Amit
Yosef
Moshe
Yehonatan
NA
NA
NA
NA
Japan (2005)[ 13]
Yuuki
Haruto
Souta
Yuuto
Haruki
Kouki
Kaito
Takumi
Hayato
Shouta
New Zealand (2007)[ 14]
Jack
James
Joshua
Daniel
William
Oliver
Samuel
Benjamin
Ethan
Ryan
Pakistan
Mohammad
Ali
Hussain
Omar
Bilal
Usman
Zahid
Shahid
Saqib
Nomaan
Philippines [ 15]
Michael
Ronald
Ryan
Joseph
Joel
Miguel
Marlon
Richard
Noel
Jonathan
Female names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
New South Wales , Australia (2007)[ 4]
Isabella
Ella
Emily
Chloe
Mia
Olivia
Charlotte
Sophie
Sienna
Jessica
Victoria , Australia (2007)[ 16]
Olivia
Ella
Mia
Emily
Isabella
Charlotte
Chloe
Sienna
Lily
Jessica
Western Australia , Australia (2006)[ 17]
Ella
Emily
Olivia
Sienna
Charlotte
Chloe , Sophie
Mia
Grace
Jessica
Hannah
India (names rising in popularity for infants)[ 18]
Arpita
Ekta
Kanyakumari
Kavita
Laxmi
Mandakranta
Mrignayani
Parvati
Priyamvada
Seema
Israel , Jewish girls (2004)[ 19]
Noa
Shira
Maya
Agam
Tamar
Yael
Roni
Sarah
Michal
Adi, Eden
Israel , Muslim girls (2004)[ 20]
Eden
Shahad
Aya
Maryam
Nur
Fatma
Malk
Halla
Lian
Bian
Israel , Christian girls (2004)[ 21]
Maria
Nicol
Marian
Mariah
Lian
Dima
Hallah
Maya
Karin
Carol
Israel , Druze girls (2004)[ 22]
Eden
Yarin
Nur
Sarah
Sillin
Assil
Malk
Maya
Aya
Miyar
Israel , (2005)[ 23]
Noa
Roni
Yael
Adi
Sarah
Yovel
Hila
Michal
NA
NA
Japan (2005)[ 24]
Hina
Yui
Miyu
Haruka
Sakura
Nanami
Ayaka
Honoka
Momoka
Aoi
New Zealand (2007)[ 14]
Ella
Sophie
Olivia
Emma
Charlotte
Emily
Lily
Grace
Hannah
Isabella
Pakistan
Fatima
Fozia
Sadia
Sobia
Nadia
Maryam
Farzana
Ayesha
Sakeena
Zainab
Philippines [ 15]
Jessa
Michelle
Joan
May
Mary Grace
Jocelyn
Catherine
Mary Anne
Rowena
Grace
Europe
Male names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Armenia (2007)[ 25]
Narek
Davit
Haik
Erik
Gor
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Austria (2006)[ 26]
Lukas
Tobias
David
Florian
Simon
Maximilian
Fabian
Alexander
Sebastian
Julian
Belarus (2005, Minsk region)[ 27]
Artem
Vladislav
Nikita
Aleksej
Ivan
Ilja
NA
NA
NA
NA
Belgium (2006)[ 28]
Noah
Thomas
Nathan
Lucas
Louis
Arthur
Milan
Hugo
Maxime
Mohamed
Flemish Region , Belgium (2006)[ 28]
Milan
Wout
Robbe
Senne
Thomas
Lars
Seppe
Daan
Noah
Rune
Walloon Region , Belgium (2006)[ 28]
Noah
Hugo
Nathan
Théo
Lucas
Louis
Tom
Thomas
Maxime
Romain
Brussels-Capital Region , Belgium (2006)[ 28]
Mohamed
Adam
Rayan
Ayoub
Mehdi
Amine
Hamza
Alexandre
Nathan
Gabriel , Noah
Bulgaria (2005)[ 29]
Georgi
Aleksandur
Ivan
Martin
Dimitar
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Croatia (2006)[ 30]
Luka
Karlo
Filip
Antonio
Matej
Dominik
David
Lovro
Mateo
Leon
Czech Republic (2005, among Czech-speakers)[ 31]
Jan
Jakub
Tomáš
Adam
Ondřej
Martin
Filip
Lukáš
Vojtěch
Matěj
Denmark (babies born, first half of 2007)[ 32]
Mikkel
Lucas
Mathias
Noah
William
Oliver
Mads
Magnus
Christian
Emil
Denmark (total population, 2008)[ 32]
Jens
Peter
Lars
Michael
Henrik
Søren
Niels
Thomas
Hans
Jørgen
England and Wales (2007, b.)[ 33]
Jack
Thomas
Oliver
Joshua
Harry
Charlie
Daniel
William
James
Alfie
England and Wales (2007) (Most popular names of Arabic or Islamic origin, unofficial)[ 34]
Mohammed
Ibrahim
Ali
Yusuf
Hamza
Syed
Ahmed
Zain
Abdullah
Abdul
Estonia (2006, among Estonian-speakers)[citation needed ]
Kevin
Daniel
Markus
Kaspar
Rasmus
NA
NA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Finland (2007, among Finnish-speakers)[ 35]
Eetu
Veeti
Aleksi
Elias
Joona
Onni
Arttu
Leevi
Juho
Lauri
Finland (2007, among Swedish speakers)[ 35]
Emil
William
Axel
Anton
Robin
Oliver
Linus
Benjamin
Alexander
Rasmus
France (2006)[ 36]
Enzo
Mathis
Lucas
Hugo
Mathéo
Nathan
Théo
Noah
Mattéo
Thomas
France (2008, forecasted)[ 37]
Mathéo
Enzo
Mathis
Noah
Lucas
Nolan
Killian
Raphaël
Tom
Nathan
Georgia (first three months of 2008)[ 38]
Giorgi
Luka
Nikoloz
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Georgia (1990s)[ 39]
Giorgi
Davit
Irakli
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Georgia (entire population)[ 40]
Giorgi
David
Nikoloz
Peter
Ivane, Ioann, Vano
Ilia
NA
NA
NA
NA
Germany (2007)[ 41]
Leon
Lukas, Lucas
Luca, Luka
Fynn, Finn
Tim, Timm
Felix
Jonas
Luis, Louis
Maximilian
Julian
Greece [ 42]
Georgios
Ioannis (Yiannis)
Konstantinos (Kostas)
Dimitris
Nikolaos (Nikos)
Panagiotis
Vasilis
Christos
Athanasios (Thanasis)
Michail (Michalis)
Hungary (2005)[ 43]
Bence
Máté
Balázs
Dávid
Dániel
Levente
Tamás
Ádám
Péter
Gergő
Iceland (2001)[ 44]
Jón
Sigurður
Guðmundur
Gunnar
Ólafur
Einar
Magnús
Kristján
Stefán
Jóhann
Ireland (2006)[ 45]
Seán
Jack
Conor
Adam
James
Daniel
Luke
Cian
Michael
Jamie
Isle of Man (2007)[ 46]
Jack
Thomas
Charles/Charlie
Daniel
Matthew
Benjamin/Ben/Benedict
Harry/Harold
Alex/Alexander
William
Joseph
Italy (2006)[ 47]
Andrea
Lorenzo
Simone
Paolo
Marco
Francesco
Luca
Tommaso
Christian
Alessandro
Liechtenstein [ 48]
Raphael
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Lithuania (2004, total population)[ 49]
Jonas
Antanas
Vytautas
Juozas
Petras
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithuania (2005, babies born)[ 49]
Lukas
Matas
Nojus
Mantas
Rokas
Dovydas
Dominykas
Martynas
Nedas
Arnas
Macedonia (2006, babies born)[ 50]
Aleksandar
Zoran
Nikola
Goran
Dragan
Dejan
Ilija
Igor
Petar
Ljupco
Malta (2007)[ 51]
Luke/Luca
Matthew/Matteo/Matthias
Jake
Julian
John/Gianni/Jean/Juan/Sean
Nicholas/Nikolai, Aiden
Kieran
Isaac
Andrew/Andre/Andrea, Zack
Nathan/Nathaniel
Netherlands (2007)[ 52]
Sem
Tim
Daan
Ruben
Thomas
Jesse
Milan
Thijs
Lucas
Stijn
Northern Ireland (2007)[ 53]
Jack
James
Matthew
Daniel
Ryan
Thomas
Adam
Joshua
Dylan
Ben
Norway (2007)[ 54]
Mathias
Jonas
Markus
Alexander
Lukas
Kristian
Magnus
Elias
Emil
Henrik
Poland (2004, total population)[ 55]
Jan
Andrzej
Piotr
Krzysztof
Stanisław
Tomasz
Paweł
Józef
Marcin
Marek
Poland (2005, Warsaw , babies born)[ 56]
Jakub
Mateusz
Bartek
Kacper
Jan
Michal
Maciej
Szymon
Piotr
Mikolaj
Portugal (2003)[citation needed ]
João
Tiago
André
Pedro
Ricardo
José
Manuel
Diogo
Fábio
Miguel
Romania (2006)
Alexandru
Radu
Vlad
Ion
Marin
Cristian
Daniel
Gabriel
Andrei
Nicolae
Russia (general population)[ 57]
Aleksandr
Sergey
Vladimir
Andrey
Aleksey
Dmitriy
Mikhail
Igor
Yuri
Nikolai
Russia (St. Petersburg, 2003)[ 58]
Alexander
Alexei
Anatoly
Andrei
Dmitry
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Russia (Moscow, 2007)[ 59]
Alexander
Ivan
Maxim
Artyom
Mikhail
Nikita
Daniil
Yegor
Dmitry
Alexei
Scotland (2007)[ 60]
Lewis
Jack
Ryan
James
Callum
Cameron
Daniel
Liam
Jamie
Kyle
Slovakia (2004)[ 61]
Ján
Jozef
Peter
Štefan
Milan
Martin
Michal
Miroslav
Ladislav
František
Slovenia (2005, babies born)[ 62]
Luka
Jan
Nejc
Žiga
Žan
Nik
Matic
Aljaž
David
Jaka
Spain (2006, excluding Basque Country & Catalonia)[ 63] [ 64]
Alejandro
Daniel
Pablo
David
Adrián
Álvaro
Javier
Sergio
Hugo
Diego
Basque Country , Spain (2005)[ 63]
Iker
Unai
Jon
Mikel
Ander
Asier
Aitor
Eneko
Julen
Aimar
Catalonia , Spain (2005)[ 63]
Marc
Alex
Pau
David
Pol
Daniel
Arnau
Joel
Gerard
Jordi
Sweden (2007)[ 65]
William
Lucas
Elias
Oscar
Hugo
Viktor
Filip
Erik
Emil
Isak
Sweden (total population)
Erik
Lars
Karl
Anders
Per
Johan
Nils
Lennart
Jan
Hans
Switzerland (2005, among German-speakers)[ 66]
David
Noah
Joël
Tim
Luca
Simon
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland (2005, among French-speakers)
Théo
Luca
Noah
Maxime
Nathan
Nicolas
NA
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland (2005, among Italian speakers)
Mattia
Matteo
Alessandro
Luca
Andrea
Samuele
NA
NA
NA
NA
Turkey (2006)[ 67]
Arda
Yusuf
Mehmet
Mustafa
Emirhan
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n.a
Ukraine [ 68]
Olexandr
Vadim
Gleb
Taras
Maksim
Daniil
Denis
Andrey
Vladislav
NA
Ukraine (2007) [ 69]
Olexandr
Danylo
Maksym
Vladyslav
Mykyta
Artem
Ivan
Kyrylo
Yegor
Illya
Wales (2007) [ 70]
Jack
Dylan
Thomas
Joshua
Rhys
Daniel
Ethan
Oliver
William
James
Female names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No.10
Armenia (2007)[ 25]
Milena
Ani
Elen
Anahit
Mariam
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Austria (2006)[ 26]
Lena
Leonie
Sarah
Anna
Julia
Katharina
Hannah
Sophie
Laura
Lisa
Azerbaijan (2007)[ 71]
Fatima
Fidan
Nermin
Nazrin
Zahra
Nuray
Aytaj
Aysel
Leyla
NA
Belarus (2005, Minsk)[ 27]
Darja
Anastasija
Maria
Polina
Anna
Ksenija
Elizaveta
NA
NA
NA
Belgium (2006)[ 28]
Emma
Marie
Laura
Julie
Louise
Clara
Manon
Léa
Sarah
Luna
Flemish Region , Belgium (2006)[ 28]
Emma
Lotte
Lore
Julie
Marie
Amber
Luna
Laura
Hanne
Zoë
Walloon Region , Belgium [ 28] (2006)[ 28]
Léa
Clara
Manon
Emma
Lucie
Chloé
Camille
Lola
Louise
Laura
Brussels-Capital Region , Belgium (2006)[ 28]
Lina
Sarah
Rania
Inès
Aya
Salma
Yasmine
Imane
Sara
Emma
Bulgaria (2005)[ 29]
Victoria
Maria
Aleksandra
Gabriela
Nikol
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Croatia (2006)[ 30]
Petra
Sara
Lucija
Dora
Laura
Marta
Karla
Ema
Paula
Klara
Czech Republic (2005, among Czech-speakers)[ 31]
Tereza
Eliška
Adéla
Natálie
Anna
Karolína
Kristýna
Aneta
Nikola
Kateřina
Denmark (babies born, first half of 2007)[ 32]
Mathilde
Emma
Laura
Freja
Sofie
Anna
Caroline
Ida
Sarah
Maja
Denmark (total population, 2008)[ 32]
Anne
Kirsten
Hanne
Mette
Anna
Helle
Susanne
Lene
Karen
Inge
England and Wales (2007)[ 33]
Grace
Ruby
Olivia
Emily
Jessica
Sophie
Chloe
Lily
Ella
Amelia
England and Wales (2007) (Most popular names of Arabic or Islamic origin, unofficial)[ 72]
Laila/Layla
Aisha/Ayesha
Maryam/Mariam
Yasmin
Zainab
Fatima
Zahra
Laiba
Safa
Iqra
Estonia (2006, among Estonian-speakers)[citation needed ]
Lisette
Anna
Maria
Sandra
Laura
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Finland (2007, among Finnish-speakers)[ 35]
Aino
Emma
Sara
Venla
Ella
Anni
Aada
Iida
Emilia
Helmi
Finland (2007, among Swedish speakers)[ 35]
Emma
Emilia
Julia
Elin
Ida
Wilma
Ellen
Ella
Sofia
Sara
France (2006)[ 36]
Emma
Léa
Manon
Clara
Chloé
Inès
Camille
Sarah
Océane
Jade
France (2008, forecasted)[ 73]
Clara
Emma
Louane
Maëlys
Chloé
Sarah
Léa
Jade
Léna
Louna
Georgia (first three months of 2008)[ 74]
Mariam
Nino
Ana
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Georgia (1990s)[ 75]
Nino
Tamara
Mariam
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Georgia (entire population)[ 76]
Nino
Tamar
Mariam
Nana
Natia
Marine
Ketevan
Ana/Anna
NA
NA
Germany (2007)[ 41]
Hannah, Hanna
Leonie, Leoni
Lena
Anna
Lea, Leah
Lara
Mia
Laura
Lilly, Lilli
Emily, Emilie
Hungary (2005)[ 43]
Mónika
Viktória
Réka
Vivien
Zsófia
Petra
Dorina
Fanni
Boglárka
Eszter
Iceland (2000-2004)[ 44]
Anna
Sara
Katrín
Guðrún
María
Telma
Kristín
Birta
Eva
Helga
Ireland (2006)[ 45]
Sarah
Emma
Katie
Aoife
Sophie
Ava
Grace
Ella
Leah
Ciara
Isle of Man (2007)[ 77]
Sophie/Sofie/Sophia
Jessica
Lily/Lillie
Emily
Katie/Kate
Ruby
Ellie/Ellen
Grace
Hannah/Hanna
Abigail
Italy (2006)[ 47]
Giulia
Alessia
Alice
Chiara
Gaia
Ginevra
Emma
Ilaria
Viola
Ludovica
Liechtenstein [ 78]
Lillian
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Lithuania (2004, total population)[ 49]
Ona
Janina
Irena
Elena
Danutė
Regina
Aldona
Marija
Mologrot
Gradpulk
Lithuania (2005, babies born)[ 49]
Gabija
Kamilė
Emilija
Gabrielė
Ugnė
Austėja
Viktorija
Evelina
Augustė
Rugilė
Macedonia (2006, babies born)[ 79]
Marija
Biljana
Elena
Vesna
Snezana
Violeta
Aleksandra
Suzana
Ljubica
Katerina
Malta (2007)[ 51]
Maria/Mariah
Martina
Julia/Giulia
Christina/Kristina/Christine/Christa
Elisa/Eliza/Elizabeth
Sarah
Emma, Maya
Nicole/Nicola/Nicolette
Amy, Jasmine/Yasmine
Michela/Michelle
Netherlands (2007)[ 52]
Sanne
Lotte
Julia
Sophie
Lieke
Emma
Anna
Eva
Lisa
Fleur
Northern Ireland (2007)[ 53]
Katie
Grace
Sophie
Lucy
Emma
Ellie
Sarah
Erin
Hannah
Anna
Norway (2007)[ 54]
Sara
Thea
Emma
Julie
Nora
Ida
Emilie
Ingrid
Anna
Sofie
Poland (2004, total population)[ 55]
Anna
Maria
Katarzyna
Małgorzata
Agnieszka
Krystyna
Barbara
Ewa
Elżbieta
Zofia
Poland (2005, Warsaw, babies born)[ 80]
Julia
Aleksandra
Zuzanna
Wiktoria
Natalia
Maja
Oliwia
Zofia
Maria
Karolina
Portugal (2003)[citation needed ]
Maria
Joana
Ana
Catarina
Inês
Teresa
Isabel
Margarida
Carolina
Filipa
Romania (2006)
Maria
Ioana
Ana-Maria
Cristina
Andreea
Irina
Angela
Daniela
Mihaela
Florentina
Russia (St. Petersburg, 2003)[ 81]
Yekaterina
Yelena
Anastasiya
Natalya
Darya
Maria
NA
NA
NA
NA
Russia (Moscow, 2007)[ 82]
Anastasiya
Mariya
Dariya
Inna
Polina
Yekaterina
Ksenia
Viktoria
Yelizaveta
Sofia
Russia (general population)[ 83]
Elena
Olga
Tatiana
Irina
Natalia
Anna
Svetlana
Maria
Marina
Ludmilla
Scotland (2007)[ 60]
Sophie
Emma
Lucy
Katie
Erin
Ellie
Amy
Emily
Chloe
Olivia
Slovakia (2004)[ 61]
Mária
Anna
Zuzana
Katarína
Eva
Jana
Helena
Alžbeta
Marta
Monika
Slovenia (2005, babies born)[ 62]
Nika
Eva
Sara
Lara
Ana
Lana
Maja
Maša
Ema
Nina
Spain (2006, excluding Basque Country & Catalonia)[ 63]
Lucía
María
Paula
Laura
Claudia
Irene
Marta
Alba
Sara
Carla
Basque Country , Spain (2005)[ 63]
Ana
Irati
Leire
Izaro
Naroa
Maria
Nerea
June
Paula
Nahia
Catalonia , Spain (2005)[ 63]
Paula
Maria
Carla
Laura
Laia
Julia
Alba
Marta
Claudia
Andrea
Sweden (2007 )[ 65]
Wilma
Maja
Ella
Emma
Julia
Alice
Alva
Linnea
Ida
Ebba
Sweden (total population)
Maria
Anna
Margareta
Elisabeth
Eva
Birgitta
Kristina
Karin
Elisabet
Marie
Switzerland (2005, among German-speakers)[ 66]
Leonie
Anna
Lara
Laura
Julia
Nina
NA
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland (2005, among French-speakers)
Emma
Léa
Sarah
Camille
Chloé
Julie
NA
NA
NA
NA
Switzerland (2005, among Italian-speakers)
Sarah
Giada
Giulia
Alice
Sofia
Emma
Giorgia
NA
NA
NA
Turkey (2005)[ 67]
Elif
Zeynep
Irem
Busra
Merve
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ukraine [ 84]
Valeriya
Sofiya
Victoriya
Anastasiya
Anna
Ekaterina
Kristina
Elisaveta
Dar'ya
NA
Ukraine (2007) [ 85]
Anastasia
Alina
Daria
Kateryna
Maria
Natalia
Sophia
Yulia
Victoria
Yelyzaveta
Wales (2007)[ 86]
Ruby
Megan
Grace
Chloe
Emily
Ffion
Olivia
Seren
Ella
Sophie
North & South America
Male names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Argentina (Buenos Aires)(2006)[ 87]
Santiago
Lautaro
Matías
Tomás
Lucas
Joaquín
Franco
Agustín
Thiago
Nicolás
Brazil (2006)[ 88]
João
Gabriel
Pedro
Lucas
Matheus
Guilherme
Luiz
Gustavo
Rafael
Vinícius
Canada (2003, among Anglophones )[ 89]
Justin
Joshua
Matthew
Jacob
Ryan
Logan
Nicholas
Tyler
Dylan
Connor
Alberta , Canada (2007)
Ethan
Jacob
Logan
Noah
Joshua
Owen
Alexander
Liam
Matthew
Nathan
British Columbia , Canada (2006)[ 90]
Ethan
Jacob
Matthew
Joshua
Nathan
Liam
Benjamin
Ryan
Logan
Daniel
Québec , Canada (2007)[ 91]
William
Samuel
Gabriel
Nathan
Alexis
Thomas
Olivier
Felix
Antoine
Justin
Nova Scotia , Canada (2007)[ 92]
Noah
Ethan
Jack
Liam
Logan
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Saskatchewan , Canada (2007)
Ethan
Logan
Matthew
Noah
Carter
Alexander
Jacob
William
Chase
Aiden
Chile (2006)[ 93]
Benjamín
Vicente
Matías
Martín
Sebastián
Joaquin
Diego
Nicolás
José
Cristóbal
Mexico (2006)[ 94]
Alejandro
Juan Carlos
Miguel Angel
Eduardo
Fernando
Carlos
Rodrigo
Ricardo
Javier
Jose Luis
United States (2007)[ 95]
Jacob
Michael
Ethan
Joshua
Daniel
Christopher
Anthony
William
Matthew
Andrew
United States (Baby Center members, 2007)[ 96]
Aiden
Ethan
Jacob
Jayden
Caden
Noah
Jackson
Jack
Logan
Matthew
United States (New York City , black boys, 2006)[ 97]
Joshua
Jayden
Justin
Elijah
Jaden
Jordan
Isaiah
Brandon
Michael
Christopher
United States (New York City , Asian and Pacific Islander boys, 2006)[ 98]
Ryan
Jason
Kevin
Daniel
Matthew
Justin
Ethan
Eric
Andrew
Vincent
United States (New York City, Hispanic boys, 2006)[ 99]
Angel
Christopher
Justin
Jayden
Anthony
Joshua
Kevin
David
Daniel
Brandon , Michael
United States (New York City), white boys, 2006)[ 100]
Michael
Joseph
Daniel
Matthew
David
Nicholas
Jack
Alexander
Benjamin
Jacob
United States (Top 10 Hispanic boys' names, 2007)[ 101]
Santiago
Sebastián
Diego
Daniel
Samuel
Nicolás
Alejandro
Mateo
Pablo
Gabriel
United States (Top Indian names in use in 2004)[ 102]
Arjun
Aditya
Pranav
Samir
Nikhil
Arnav
Rishi
Rahul
NA
NA
Uruguay
Agustín
Matías
Santiago
Nicolás
Martín
Bruno
Francisco
Rodrigo
Mateo
Joaquín
Female names
Region (year)
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
Argentina (Buenos Aires)(2006)[ 87]
Sofía
Camila
Valentina
Martina
Agustina
Micaela
Lucía
Milagros
Victoria
Julieta
Brazil (2006)[ 103]
Maria
Ana
Júlia
Letícia
Vitória
Giovanna
Yasmin
Beatriz
Mariana
Larissa
Canada (2003, among English-speakers )[ 89]
Emily
Emma
Madison
Sarah
Hannah
Sydney
Megan
Ashley
Taylor
Paige
Alberta , Canada (2007)
Ava
Emma
Emily
Olivia
Sarah
Hannah
Madison
Abigail
Sophia
Hailey
British Columbia , Canada (2005)[ 90]
Emma
Emily
Ava
Olivia
Hannah
Sarah
Sophia
Ella
Isabella
Madison
Nova Scotia , Canada (2007)[ 104]
Emma
Emily
Ava
Olivia
Madison
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Québec , Canada (2007)[ 105]
Léa
Jade
Rosalie
Florence
Juliette
Gabrielle
Sarah
Coralie
Maika
Noémie
Saskatchewan , Canada (2007)
Ava
Emma
Hannah
Olivia
Emily
Madison
Hailey
Brooklyn
Sarah
Taylor
Chile (2006)[ 93]
Constanza
Martina
Catalina
Valentina
Sofía
Javiera
Antonia
María
Isidora
Francisca
Mexico (2006)[ 106]
Gabriela
María Carmen
Adriana
Alejandra
María Guadalupe
Mariana
Claudia
Monica
María Teresa
María Elena
United States (2007)[ 95]
Emily
Isabella
Emma
Ava
Madison
Sophia
Olivia
Abigail
Hannah
Elizabeth
United States (Baby Center members, 2007)[ 107]
Sophia
Isabella
Emma
Madison
Ava
Addison
Hailey
Emily
Kaitlyn
Olivia
United States (New York City , black girls, 2006)[ 108]
Kayla
Madison
Jada
Brianna
Nevaeh
Jayla
Taylor
Ashley
Destiny
Gabrielle
United States (New York City, Asian and Pacific Islander girls, 2006)[ 109]
Emily
Sophia
Chloe
Tiffany
Ashley
Jessica
Michelle
Sarah
Rachel
Angela , Nicole
United States (New York City, Hispanic girls, 2006)[ 110]
Ashley
Emily
Isabella
Mia
Brianna
Samantha
Jennifer
Melanie
Angelina
Kimberly
United States (New York City , white girls, 2006)[ 111]
Sarah
Rachel
Ava
Sophia
Julia
Esther
Isabella
Chaya
Olivia
Emma
United States (Top 10 Hispanic names)[ 112]
Sofia
Valentina
Camila
Isabella
Mariana
Valeria
Daniela
Nicole
Paula
Natalia
United States (Top Indian names used for 2004)[ 113]
Maya
Tara
Shreya
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Uruguay
Florencia
Lucía
Agustina
Valentina
Camila
Julieta
Sofía
Abril
Ana Paula
Micaela
See also
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^ Baby Center, different spellings of popular names combined
^ WHAT’S IN A NAME? HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW YORK CITY’S MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES FOR 2006
^ WHAT’S IN A NAME? HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW YORK CITY’S MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES FOR 2006
^ WHAT’S IN A NAME? HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW YORK CITY’S MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES FOR 2006
^ WHAT’S IN A NAME? HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW YORK CITY’S MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES FOR 2006
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^ WHAT’S IN A NAME? HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW YORK CITY’S MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES FOR 2006
^ WHAT’S IN A NAME? HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW YORK CITY’S MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES FOR 2006
^ WHAT’S IN A NAME? HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW YORK CITY’S MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES FOR 2006
^ Baby Center en Español
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External links
Links to government statistics on popularity of names
Australia
United States
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