Population
Maria is the most common female first name in Belgium, followed by Marie and Monique. For men, Jean, Marc and Michel rank in the top three. Obviously, the most common first names in Belgium should also be quite common in Flanders, Wallonia and in the Brussels-Capital Region. Maria is the most common first name in Flanders and in Brussels, while Marie ranks first in Wallonia.
For men, Jean is the most common first name. It outranks Marc and Michel. The most common first name is different in the three regions: it is Marc in Flanders, Jean in Wallonia and Mohamed in the Brussels-Capital Region.
There are also figures for the whole population and by age group.