Emma, Noah and Sam are the most popular children’s names of 2022. Last year, 677 girls were given the name Emma and 871 boys were given the name Noah. Noah was also at the top in 2020 and 2021. Emma was number 3 last year. The most popular gender-neutral child name, presented for the first time this year by the Social Insurance Bank, is Sam. 581 babies were given this name in 2022.
After Emma, the maiden name Julia is the most popular for girls (given 655 times), according to the annual overview. 624 girls were given the name Mila, good for third place. Among the boys, Liam is in second place (given 666 times) in the name list. Third place goes to Luca (664 times). On the list of gender-neutral names, Isa (377 times) is in second place, followed by Bo (305 times).
According to Gerrit Bloothooft, onomologist at Utrecht University, Noah and Emma have been popular in many European countries for years. “It is striking that after the successes of Max Verstappen, his first name has not become more popular,” says Bloothooft. “For boys, the Arabic name Zayn and the Old Testament Boaz seem to be on the way, just like – also internationally – Luna and the Irish Maeve for girls.” To guarantee privacy, the SVB only lists names that have been given at least 25 times – you will therefore not see the truly unique names in these lists.
In 2022, more than 168,000 babies will be born in the Netherlands (up to and including November 2022), more than 86,000 boys and more than 82,000 girls.
Boys:
1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Luke
4. Luke
5. Tit
6. Finn
7.James
8.Milan
9. Levi
10. Shem.
Girls:
1.Emma
2. Juliet
3. Mila
4. Sophia
5. Olivia
6. Yara
7. Sarah
8. Nora
9. Tess
10. Norwegian.
Gender neutral names:
1. Sam
2. Isaac
3. Boo
4. Yep
5. Lou
6.Charlie
7. Noah
8. Danny
9. Quinn
10. Bowie.
There are differences in the top per province, says SVB. In Groningen, Daan and Julia are the most popular names, while Hidde and Lieke top the list in Friesland. In Drenthe Levi and Nora are given most often and in Overijssel Finn and Julia. Noah is the most popular in Flevoland and Levi and Julia in Gelderland. Noah and Sophie are the most popular in Utrecht and Noah and Mila are the most popular in North Holland. South Holland shows that Noah and Julia are the most commonly given names there. Noah and Emma top the list in North Brabant and Noah and Mila are the most popular in Limburg.
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