Most popular girls and boys names in each European country revealed
Some of the most popular names in the Bloc might surprise you as they have a distinctly British feel...
Naming your child can be such a tricky thing to do and everyone seems to have an opinion on whatever you eventually settle on.
Here in the UK little name trends take hold and certain monikers can ride high for years.
Unsurprisingly, it’s the same over in Europe too - and here we can give shine light on what the EU’s member states’ most popular names are.
And some of them are quite surprising given their perhaps distinctly British sound - such as George, Emma and…Martin.
The relevant institutes were consulted to draw up the official map of the most popular first names in 2021 - the most recently available data we could find, and collected by Euronews Culture.
Some of the name data was from different years as it was the most recent available including - Greece and Cyprus (2011), Czech Republic (2019), Latvia (2020), Poland (1st half of 2022), Lithuania (2022) and Romania (undated).
For anyone who is considering baby names then the list might provide a bit of timely inspiration. For the rest Babycentre, a parenting website, has given some sage advice on picking out that perfect name.
Top tips include checking how the name sounds with your surname and also making sure you know what the full name's initials spell out.
Other advice includes knowing that you like the shortened version of the name, if it has any unfortunate connotations and whether it goes with the names of your older children.
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Below is the most popular girl and boy name in each EU country
Austria
Boy: Paul
Girl: Marie
Belgium
Boy: Noah
Girl: Olivia
Bulgaria
Boy: George
Girl: Maria
Croatia
Boy: Luka
Girl: Mia
Cyprus
Boy: Andreas
Girl: Maria
Czech Republic
Boy: Jakub
Girl: Eliska
Denmark
Boy: Oscar
Girl: Alma
Estonia
Boy: Robin
Girl: Mia
Finland
Boy: Olavi
Girl: Maria
France
Boy: Gabriel
Girl: Jade
Germany
Boy: Noah
Girl: Emilia
Greece
Boy: George
Girl: Marie
Hungary
Boy: Levente
Girl: Hannah
Ireland
Boy: Jack
Girl: Fiadh
Italy
Boy: Leonardo
Girl: Sofia
Latvia
Boy: Markas
Girl: Sofija
Lithuania
Boy: Olivers
Girl: Sofija
Luxembourg
Boy: Louis
Girl: Emma
Malta
Boy: Matteo
Girl: Emma
The Netherlands
Boy: Noah
Girl: Emma
Poland
Boy: Antoni
Girl: Zofia
Portugal
Boy: Francisco
Girl: Maria
Romania
Boy: Andrei
Girl: Ana-Maria
Slovakia
Boy: Jakub
Girl: Ema
Slovenia
Boy: Franc
Girl: Marija
Spain
Boy: Martin
Girl: Lucia
Sweden
Boy: Noah
Girl: Alice