List of most popular given names
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 naming 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
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya[citation needed] | Mohammed | Ahmed | Ali | Hamza | Ibrahim | Mahmoud | Abdallah | Tareq | Hassan | Khaled |
| Morocco[1] | Mohamed | Ahmed | Mohammed | Said | Rachid | Mustapha | Youssef | Hassan | Abdel-salam | Ali |
| Tunisia (2005)[citation needed] | Mehdi | Youssef | Aziz | Karim | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Female names
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya[citation needed] | Aya | Rania | Sarah | Reem | Hoda | Marwa | Mona | Fatima | Eisha | Nesreen |
| Morocco[2] | Fatima | Khadija | Aicha | Malika | Naima | Rachida | Nadia | Karima | Amina | Saida |
| Tunisia (2005) | Mariam | Shayma | Khawla | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Asia & Pacific
Male names
Female names
Europe
Male names
Female names
North and South America
Male names
Female names
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External links
Links to government statistics on popularity of names
Australia
- Queensland list
- Australian Capital Territory list
- Northern Territory list
- South Australian list under Births Deaths & Marriages.
- Victorian list
- Western Australia