First names for boys and girls

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In 2023, Olivia is, for the fifth year in a row, the most popular first name given to baby girls in Belgium. It is still preferred to Emma which, after 16 years of reign, had faded away in 2019. Noah is once again the most popular first name given to baby boys, before Arthur and Liam. This is what emerged from the new figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, on first names. Olivia is the most popular first name for girls born in 2023. 587 babies were named Olivia, i.e. 49 fewer than in the previous year and 158 more than the 429 babies who were given Emma as first name. Louise still ranks third this year. Three new first names enter the top 10: Sofia made a sensational entrance in 4th place, Eva in 7th and Juliette just coming in 10th. Among the biggest increases in the top 100, there is Mona, given 204 times, or an increase of 39.7% compared to 2022, Lou, with an increase of 38.4% to 227 occurrences and Eva, with an increase of 24.8% this year with 352 newborn girls bearing this first name. The year 2023 sees the arrival of six new names in the top 100: Florence, Millie, Estelle, Ayla, Aria and Fatima. Complete top 10 of girls’ names in Belgium in 2023 Belgium # Evolution ranking 2023/2022 1 Olivia 587 - 2 Emma 429 - 3 Louise 365 - 4 Lina 362 +1 4 Sofia 362 +7 (new) 6 Alice 356 - 7 Eva 352 +8 (new) 8 Anna 351 -1 9 Mila 331 -5 10 Juliette 325 +4 (new) Top 20 largest increases and decreases in girls’ names 2023-2022 Sharpest increases # Evolution 2023/2022 Sharpest decreases # Evolution 2023/2022 Eva 352 +70 Louise 365 -80 Lou 227 +63 Mia 271 -66 Mona 204 +58 Mila 331 -64 Inaya 263 +49 Camille 261 -52 Sofia 362 +48 Olivia 587 -49 Juliette 325 +32 Lucie 275 -47 Ada 141 +25 Nora 293 -44 June 124 +23 Marie 213 -42 Maxine 107 +20 Jeanne 147 -34 Clara 144 +20 Jade 240 -32 Yasmine 106 +17 Noor 204 -32 Alya 113 +16 Elise 178 -32 Lily 206 +15 Nina 214 -31 Adèle 99 +13 Victoria 244 -29 Aya 156 +13 Céleste 113 -29 Sophia 137 +12 Emma 429 -28 Anna 351 +12 Luna 246 -28 Lara 134 +11 Ella 273 -26 Renée 203 +11 Maria 114 -24 Billie 185 +10 Valentina 103 -22 Noah is the most popular first name among boys born in 2023 in Belgium for the third year in a row. 589 children were given this first name, or 68 fewer than in the previous year. So Noah retains his title, followed by Arthur in second place and Liam on the third step of the podium. Let’s note that a new first name enters the top 10: Matteo gains several position and ranks 10th. Other first names in the top 100 that are gaining in popularity include: Ayden (113, +37.2%), Noé (129, +25.6%), Ibrahim (127, +25.2%), Lucien (112, +24.1%), Gaston (138, +23.9%) and Basile (138, +23.2%). The year 2023 sees the arrival of nine new first names in the top 100: Andrea, Daniel, Eliott, Haroun, James, Julien, Mil, Thomas, Warre. Complete top 10 of boys’ names in Belgium in 2023 Belgium # Evolution ranking 2023/2022 1 Noah 589 - 2 Arthur 577 - 3 Liam 498 - 4 Adam 472 +1 5 Louis 463 -1 6 Jules 456 - 7 Lucas 394 - 8 Gabriel 378 - 9 Victor 336 - 10 Matteo 297 +4 (new) Top 20 largest increases and decreases in boys' names 2023-2022 Sharpest increases # Evolution 2023/2022 Sharpest decreases # Evolution 2023/2022 Ayden 155 +42 Noah 589 -68 Matteo 297 +35 Victor 336 -55 Noé 162 +33 Louis 463 -54 Gaston 171 +33 William 136 -42 Ibrahim 159 +32 Lucas 394 -40 Basile 170 +32 Finn 241 -39 Maurice 181 +28 Adam 472 -38 Arthur 577 +28 Robin 136 -36 Lucien 139 +27 Clément 105 -32 David 172 +27 Sacha 153 -31 Theo 136 +20 Théo 210 -30 Marcel 182 +18 Rayan 203 -30 Achille 207 +17 Lars 104 -30 Oscar 286 +17 Gabriel 378 -29 Henri 155 +16 Viktor 136 -29 Leon 275 +16 Maël 161 -28 Marius 127 +15 Raphaël 223 -27 Elias 215 +12 Samuel 126 -27 Owen 149 +11 Liam 498 -26 Ali 142 +9 Otis 187 -24

Resources

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54 https://statbel.fgov.be/de/themen/bevoelkerung/nachnamen-und-vornamen/vornamen-fuer-maedchen-und-jungen
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/de/themen/bevoelkerung/nachnamen-und-vornamen/vornamen-fuer-maedchen-und-jungen
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/population/noms-et-prenoms/prenoms-filles-et-garcons
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/fr/themes/population/noms-et-prenoms/prenoms-filles-et-garcons
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/bevolking/namen-en-voornamen/voornamen-van-meisjes-en-jongens
54 https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/bevolking/namen-en-voornamen/voornamen-van-meisjes-en-jongens

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  • population
  • nachnamen-und-vornamen
  • noms-et-prénoms
  • bevölkerung
  • namen-en-voornamen
  • family-names-and-first-names
  • bevolking

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