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Help#1 Names from Around the World (EDITED)
Okay, so besides the #1 names in America (Jacob & Sophia), I decided to compile a list of the most recent data of all the countries on BtN. This is what I've come up with (year is 2011 unless otherwise noted):
Armenia 2010: Narek and Mane^
Austria: Lukas & Sara^
Belgium: Noah & Emma (2008 - wow, they haven't updated in a few years!)
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Tarik and Amina^
British Columbia, Canada: Liam and Emma^
Chile: Benjamin & Martina (2006)
Croatia: Luka & Lana (2009)
Denmark: William and Emma^
England & Wales: Harry and Amelia^
Finland:^
*****Finnish-speaking: Elias & Sofia
*****Swedish-speaking: Elias and Emil (tie) & Ida
France: Nathan & Emma (2010)
Germany: Ben & Mia^
Greenland 2000-2003: Malik and Pipaluk^
Hungary: Bence & Hanna
Iceland 2010: Aron and Emilía/Emelía^
Ireland: Jack & Sophie (2010)
*****Northern Ireland: also Jack & Sophie (2010)
Israel 2008:^
*****Jewish: Noam and Noa
*****Muslim: Muhammad and Khala
Italy: Francesco & Sofia (2010)
Netherlands: Daan & Emma
New South Wales, Australia: William & Chloe
New Zealand 2011: Joshua and Emma^
Norway: Emil & Emma
Poland: Jakub & Julia (2009)
Scotland: Jack & Sophie
Serbia 2003-2005: Nikola and Milica^
Slovenia: Luka & Eva (2010)
Spain: Daniel & Lucia (2010)
*****Catalonia: Marc & Martina (2010)
Sweden: William & Alice
Switzerland:^
*****German-speaking: Leon and Mia
*****French-speaking: Gabriel and Emma
*****Italian-speaking: Mattia and Giulia
*****Romansh-speaking: Flurin and Anna
^ - edited
A few things surprise me from this list:
1. Jack and Sophie appear to be *extremely* popular among the Celtic.
2. There were a few instances, like with England & Wales and Norway, where the top male and female names were variants of one another, or at least strikingly similar. (This was truer before the edits.)
3. There is not only a certain uniformity of the most popular names among most of the Anglophone cultures here, but there appears to be a strong Anglophone influence on names in Scandinavia. (Denmark particularly surprised me.)
Armenia 2010: Narek and Mane^
Austria: Lukas & Sara^
Belgium: Noah & Emma (2008 - wow, they haven't updated in a few years!)
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Tarik and Amina^
British Columbia, Canada: Liam and Emma^
Chile: Benjamin & Martina (2006)
Croatia: Luka & Lana (2009)
Denmark: William and Emma^
England & Wales: Harry and Amelia^
Finland:^
*****Finnish-speaking: Elias & Sofia
*****Swedish-speaking: Elias and Emil (tie) & Ida
France: Nathan & Emma (2010)
Germany: Ben & Mia^
Greenland 2000-2003: Malik and Pipaluk^
Hungary: Bence & Hanna
Iceland 2010: Aron and Emilía/Emelía^
Ireland: Jack & Sophie (2010)
*****Northern Ireland: also Jack & Sophie (2010)
Israel 2008:^
*****Jewish: Noam and Noa
*****Muslim: Muhammad and Khala
Italy: Francesco & Sofia (2010)
Netherlands: Daan & Emma
New South Wales, Australia: William & Chloe
New Zealand 2011: Joshua and Emma^
Norway: Emil & Emma
Poland: Jakub & Julia (2009)
Scotland: Jack & Sophie
Serbia 2003-2005: Nikola and Milica^
Slovenia: Luka & Eva (2010)
Spain: Daniel & Lucia (2010)
*****Catalonia: Marc & Martina (2010)
Sweden: William & Alice
Switzerland:^
*****German-speaking: Leon and Mia
*****French-speaking: Gabriel and Emma
*****Italian-speaking: Mattia and Giulia
*****Romansh-speaking: Flurin and Anna
^ - edited
A few things surprise me from this list:
1. Jack and Sophie appear to be *extremely* popular among the Celtic.
2. There were a few instances, like with England & Wales and Norway, where the top male and female names were variants of one another, or at least strikingly similar. (This was truer before the edits.)
3. There is not only a certain uniformity of the most popular names among most of the Anglophone cultures here, but there appears to be a strong Anglophone influence on names in Scandinavia. (Denmark particularly surprised me.)
This message was edited 10/10/2012, 6:56 PM
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i like /love*/**
Anna**
Noah** and Emma**
Amina
Jacob and Olivia**
Benjamin
Luka**
William* and Isabella**
Oliver and Olivia**
Nathan* and Emma**
Hanna, spelt Hannah**
Jack* and Sophie**
Sofia**
Emma**
William* and Chloe*
Emil and Emma**
Jakub, spelt Jacob and Julia
Luka** and Eva**
Daniel and Lucia**
William and Alice
Anna**
Noah** and Emma**
Amina
Jacob and Olivia**
Benjamin
Luka**
William* and Isabella**
Oliver and Olivia**
Nathan* and Emma**
Hanna, spelt Hannah**
Jack* and Sophie**
Sofia**
Emma**
William* and Chloe*
Emil and Emma**
Jakub, spelt Jacob and Julia
Luka** and Eva**
Daniel and Lucia**
William and Alice
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Just a few notes for those that haven't been added to BtN yet:
Armenia 2010: Narek and Mane
Austria 2011: Lukas and Sara
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011: Tarik and Amina
British Columbia, Canada 2011: Liam and Emma
Denmark 2011: William and Emma
England & Wales 2011: Harry and Amelia
Finland 2011: Elias and Sofia
Greenland 2000-2003: Malik and Pipaluk
Iceland 2010: Aron and Emilía/Emelía
Israel 2008: Noam and Noa (Jews), Muhammad and Khala (Muslims)
New Zealand 2011: Joshua and Emma
Serbia 2003-2005: Nikola and Milica
My faves are:
Anna
Noah & Emma
Luka & Lana
William & Isabella
Hanna
Noam and Noa
Sofia
Julia
Eva
Sara
Tarik and Amina
Liam
Elias and Sofia
Emma seems to be the most popular girls' name globally. Sophia/ Sofia/ Sophie also seems to be a global love, but luckily the trend hasn't reached Croatia yet.
I'm surprised Martina is so popular, it's dated here.
Armenia 2010: Narek and Mane
Austria 2011: Lukas and Sara
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011: Tarik and Amina
British Columbia, Canada 2011: Liam and Emma
Denmark 2011: William and Emma
England & Wales 2011: Harry and Amelia
Finland 2011: Elias and Sofia
Greenland 2000-2003: Malik and Pipaluk
Iceland 2010: Aron and Emilía/Emelía
Israel 2008: Noam and Noa (Jews), Muhammad and Khala (Muslims)
New Zealand 2011: Joshua and Emma
Serbia 2003-2005: Nikola and Milica
My faves are:
Anna
Noah & Emma
Luka & Lana
William & Isabella
Hanna
Noam and Noa
Sofia
Julia
Eva
Sara
Tarik and Amina
Liam
Elias and Sofia
Emma seems to be the most popular girls' name globally. Sophia/ Sofia/ Sophie also seems to be a global love, but luckily the trend hasn't reached Croatia yet.
I'm surprised Martina is so popular, it's dated here.
This message was edited 10/8/2012, 2:34 PM
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Just in case you are interested:
The #1 names in Austria for 2011 are Lukas (16th year in a row!) and Sarah (Anna is now #2).
Germany's #1 names are Ben and Mia.
Switzerland 2011:
German-speaking: Leon and Mia
French-speaking: Gabriel and Emma
Italian-speaking: Mattia and Giulia
Romansh-speaking: Flurin and Anna
I love Sophie and I like Sophia - and so does everyone else apparently. Worldwide. *Sigh*
The #1 names in Austria for 2011 are Lukas (16th year in a row!) and Sarah (Anna is now #2).
Germany's #1 names are Ben and Mia.
Switzerland 2011:
German-speaking: Leon and Mia
French-speaking: Gabriel and Emma
Italian-speaking: Mattia and Giulia
Romansh-speaking: Flurin and Anna
I love Sophie and I like Sophia - and so does everyone else apparently. Worldwide. *Sigh*
This message was edited 10/8/2012, 1:14 PM
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