List of most popular given names
Appearance
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] | Ryan | 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] | Bitch | Rania | Evelyn | 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
Male names
Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arab world (2008–2009) (BabyCenter Arabia members)[3] | Mohamed | Ahmed | Omar | Yousef | Ali | Abdallah | Adam | Abdul Rahman | Khaled | Hamzah |
Iran (2008–2009)[4] | Reza | Milad | Hamid | Mehdi | Hossein | Ali | Omid | Shahin | Shervin | Kian |
Iran[5] (2007) |
Mohammad | Ali | Hossein | Abolfazl | Mahdi | Reza | Ehsan | Amirali | Amirmohammad | Abbas |
Iraq (2007)[citation needed] |
Ali | Muhammed | Hussein | Hydar | Ahmed | Omar | Hasan | Kathem | Abdullah | Ammar |
Israel, Jewish boys (2009) [6] |
Noam | Itai | Ori | Daniel | David | Yonatan | Yosef | Ido | Moshe | Ariel |
Israel, Jewish boys (2008) [7] |
Noam | Itai | Daniel | David | Idan | Moshe | Yosef | Yonatan | NA | NA |
Israel, Jewish intersex names (given to both boys and girls) (2008)[8] | Noam | Amit | Ariel | Daniel | Adi | Ma'ayan | Yuval | Yahli | Omer | Lior |
Israel, Muslim boys (2009)[9] | Muhammad | Ahmad | Hamid | Abd | Yousouf | Adam | Omar | Mahmud | Ali | Amir |
Israel, Christian boys (2004) [6] |
Elias | George | Amir | Fadi | Yousouf | Sharbal | Baasal | Majd | Julian | Bashar |
Israel, Druze boys (2004) [6] |
Adam | Omri | Eyal | Amir | Salman | Rani | Tamir | Yosef | Bahah | Daniel |
Japan (2010)[10] |
Ren | Hiroto | Sōta | Yūma | Sora | Yūto (悠斗) | Yūto (悠人) | Kotarō | Taiga | Itsuki |
Jordan (2009)[11] |
Mohammad | Ahmad | Abdul Rahman | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kazakhstan (2010)[12] | Yerasyl | Diaz | Nurasyl | Alikhan | Miras | Max | Beybarys | Artyom | Sanjar | Nurislam |
Malaysia (2009, English-speaking BabyCenter Malaysia members)[13] | Adam | Danish | Aqil | Jayden | Ethan | Irfan | Rayyan | Isaac | Ian | Ryan |
Mongolia [14] |
Naranbaatar | Batukhan | Bataar | Chuluun | Sukhbataar | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Pakistan | Mohammad | Ali | Hussain | Omar | Bilal | Usman | Zahid | Shahid | Saqib | Nomaan |
South Korea (2009)[15] | Minjun (민준) | Jihu (지후) | Jihun (지훈) | Junseo (준서) | Hyeonu (현우) | Yejun (예준) | Geonu (건우) | Hyeonjun (현준) | Minjae (민재) | Ujin (우진) |
Tajikistan (2009)[16] | Muhammad | Yusuf | Abdullo | Abubakr | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Turkey (2008–2009)[17] |
Can | Onur | Mert | Arda | Umut | Emre | Cihan | Cem | Ali | Hüseyin |
United Arab Emirates [18] |
Mohammad | Ahmad | Eisa | Majid | Tarek | Hamdan | Khalifa | Omar | Rashid | Ammar |
Female names
Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arab world (2008–2009) (BabyCenter Arabia members)[3] | Jana | Mariam | Malak | Sara | Nour | Hala | Yara | Liane | Fatima | Leen |
Iran[4] (2009) | Maryam | Fereshteh | Niloufar | Mahtāb | Setareh | Sara | Bahar | Mahsa | Banou | Roya |
Iran[5] (2007) |
Fatemeh | Zahra | Sara | Zeinab | Elham | Maryam | Mahsa | Negâr | Hasti | Yaldâ |
Israel, Jewish girls (2009) [6] |
Noa | Shira | Maya | Tamar | Yael | Talia | Sarah | Hila | Noya | Michal |
Israel, Jewish girls (2008) [7] |
Noa | Shira | Yael | Tamar | Maya | Talia | Hila | Michal | Adi | Lian |
Israel, Jewish intersex names (given to both boys and girls) (2008)[8] | Noam | Amit | Ariel | Daniel | Adi | Ma'ayan | Yuval | Yahli | Omer | Lior |
Israel, Muslim (girls) (2009)[9] | Hala | Maryam | Malk | Gazel | Aya | Lian | Noor | NA | NA | NA |
Israel, Christian girls (2004) [6] |
Maria | Nicol | Marian | Mariah | Lian | Dima | Hallah | Maya | Karin | Carol |
Israel, Druze girls (2004) [6] |
Eden | Yarin | Nur | Sarah | Sillin | Assil | Malk | Maya | Aya | Miyar |
Japan (2010)[10] |
Yua | Yui | Aoi | Hina | Riko | Rin | Sakura | Yuna | Miu | Misaki |
Jordan (2009)[11] |
Rimas | Jana | Hala | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kazakhstan (2010)[12] | Aruzhan | Kawthar | Ayauly | Diana | Alina | Amina | Madinah | Nuray | Aisha | Daria |
Malaysia (2009, English-speaking BabyCenter Malaysia members)[13] | Alya | Hannah | Zara | Nurul | Sarah | Alyssa | Qaseh | Arissa | Adriana | Qistina |
Mongolia [14] |
Odval | Bolormaa | Bayarmaa | Oyunbileg | Khongordzol | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Pakistan | Fatima | Fozia | Sadia | Sobia | Nadia | Maryam | Farzana | Ayesha | Sakeena | Zainab |
South Korea (2009)[15] | Seoyeon (서연) | Minseo (민서) | Seohyeon (서현) | Jiu (지우) | Seoyun (서윤) | Jimin (지민) | Subin (수빈) | Haeun (하은) | Yeeun (예은) | Yunseo (윤서) |
Tajikistan (2009)[16] |
Sumayah | Asiya | Oisha | Googoosh | Anohito | Indira | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Turkey (2008–2009)[17] |
Yasemin | Derya | Meltem | Dilan | Eda | Canan | Didem | Meryem | Dilay | Zehra |
United Arab Emirates [18] |
Fatima | Aisha | Maitha | Hind | Hessa | Afra | Mariam | Hamdah | Khadijah | Shamma |
Europe
Male names
Female names
North and South America
Male names
Female names
The Pacific
Male names
Female names
See also
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