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Arthur is for the first time the most popular boy name

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Arthur is for the first time the most popular boy name

Arthur is for the first time the most popular name of newborn boys in Belgium. For girls, Emma is year after year far above the others, according to the new figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, on first names and family names.

Newborn babies: Arthur & Emma

Arthur is the most popular first name for boys born in 2018 in Belgium. 565 children were named Arthur. This name has been on the rise for several years, and is now at the top of the list for the first time.

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The rest of the top 10 remains virtually unchanged compared to 2017:

Belgium #
1 Arthur 565
2 Noah 553
3 Adam 548
4 Louis 547
5 Liam 539
6 Lucas 519
7 Jules 509
8 Victor 476
9 Gabriel 429
10 Mohamed 420

The baby names that were given only 5 times to newborn boys in 2018 include Adriaan, Ignace and Marnix, among others. 

Emma remains first for girls who were born in 2018: 608 babies were called Emma, a lot more than the 554 babies that were given the name Olivia.

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The complete top 10 of girls' names in 2018:

Belgium #
1 Emma 608
2 Olivia 554
3 Louise 545
4 Mila 536
5 Alice 422
6 Juliette 373
7 Elena 369
7 Marie 369
9 Sofia 368
10 Lina 362

At the bottom of the list of the girls' names in 2018 there are, for example, more phonetic spellings of a name, such as Liss, Alies or Rozie. At the same time, names like Tina, Wendy or Annie are becoming less and less common: last year they were given to five babies only.

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First names girls and boys born in Belgium (2016-2018)

Girls born in 2018 Girls born in 2017 Girls born in 2016 Boys born in 2018 Boys born in 2017 Boys born in 2016
1 Emma 608 1 Emma 634 1 Emma 662 1 Arthur 565 1 Liam 570 1 Lucas 629
2 Olivia 554 2 Olivia 613 2 Olivia 587 2 Noah 553 2 Adam 559 2 Louis 611
3 Louise 545 3 Louise 595 3 Louise 565 3 Adam 548 3 Arthur 546 3 Liam 539
4 Mila 536 4 Mila 522 4 Mila 538 4 Louis 547 4 Noah 545 4 Adam 538
5 Alice 422 5 Alice 423 5 Elise 444 5 Liam 539 5 Louis 536 5 Arthur 535
6 Juliette 373 6 Elise 386 6 Alice 428 6 Lucas 519 6 Lucas 497 5 Noah 535
7 Elena 369 7 Lina 375 7 Lina 413 7 Jules 509 7 Jules 462 7 Jules 512
7 Marie 369 8 Juliette 364 8 Juliette 384 8 Victor 476 8 Gabriel 427 8 Victor 418
9 Sofia 368 8 Sofia 364 9 Sofia 361 9 Gabriel 429 9 Victor 422 9 Mohamed 408
10 Lina 362 10 Lucie 350 10 Camille 349 10 Mohamed 420 10 Mohamed 392 10 Gabriel 394
11 Camille 355 11 Elena 349 11 Lucie 348 11 Nathan 343 11 Nathan 358 11 Nathan 390
12 Ella 353 12 Camille 348 12 Anna 327 12 Leon 296 12 Mathis 354 12 Mathis 374
13 Anna 345 13 Ella 326 13 Ella 322 13 Mathis 293 13 Hugo 300 13 Finn 343
14 Elise 327 14 Mia 309 14 Marie 318 14 Eden 292 14 Finn 293 14 Hugo 309
15 Lucie 323 15 Anna 307 15 Nora 316 15 Hugo 289 15 Leon 278 15 Oscar 292
16 Chloé 316 16 Marie 299 16 Elena 315 16 Matteo 283 16 Matteo 277 16 Matteo 273
17 Mia 310 17 Jade 297 17 Mia 313 17 Oscar 282 17 Rayan 275 17 Eden 271
18 Amélie 298 18 Léa 294 18 Léa 310 18 Finn 270 18 Théo 274 17 Vince 271
19 Léa 283 19 Chloé 281 19 Noor 290 19 Raphaël 267 19 Lars 273 19 Alexander 269
20 Nora 273 20 Charlotte 273 20 Charlotte 289 20 Rayan 255 20 Oscar 269 20 Stan 264
21 Nina 271 21 Nora 267 21 Chloé 285 21 Lewis 250 21 Eden 264 21 Ethan 263
22 Eva 266 22 Amélie 265 22 Nina 282 22 Amir 232 22 Lewis 256 22 Rayan 256
23 Charlotte 264 22 Eva 265 23 Manon 275 23 Elias 222 23 Elias 255 23 Maxime 251
24 Victoria 258 24 Nina 262 24 Eva 264 24 Léon 220 24 Raphaël 250 23 Thomas 251
25 Noor 251 25 Noor 261 25 Jade 259 25 David 218 25 Yanis 230 25 Théo 250
26 Julia 249 26 Victoria 260 26 Lena 258 26 Lars 215 26 Ethan 226 26 Leon 249
27 Jade 239 27 Manon 250 27 Julie 256 27 Vic 213 27 Aaron 218 27 Lewis 240
27 Lena 239 28 Lena 242 28 Zoé 249 28 Luca 210 27 Alexander 218 28 Raphaël 219
29 Giulia 227 29 Giulia 239 29 Victoria 237 29 Vince 208 29 Samuel 209 29 David 218
30 Manon 226 30 Julia 227 30 Julia 235 29 Yanis 208 30 Jack 208 29 Simon 218
31 Lily 211 31 Zoé 221 31 Sarah 231 31 Théo 200 31 Vic 206 31 Aaron 217
32 Zoé 210 32 Sarah 220 32 Lily 228 32 Ethan 199 32 Stan 204 32 Luca 215
33 Sara 204 33 Lily 214 33 Sara 221 33 Aaron 198 33 Amir 203 33 Jack 212
34 Liv 201 34 Julie 212 34 Giulia 211 34 Jack 190 34 David 202 33 Robin 212
35 Lou 198 35 Sara 211 35 Lisa 210 35 Alexander 186 34 Vince 202 35 Sacha 210
36 Julie 190 36 Aya 195 36 Amélie 202 35 Tom 186 36 Léon 196 36 Tom 205
37 Luna 189 37 Laura 179 37 Luna 196 37 Maxime 182 37 Luca 194 37 Elias 203
38 Inaya 176 38 Liv 177 38 Clara 194 38 Thomas 181 38 Sacha 193 38 Samuel 202
39 Sarah 175 39 Inaya 175 39 Lotte 190 39 Samuel 180 38 Youssef 193 39 Léon 199
40 Nour 172 39 Luna 175 40 Laura 189 40 William 174 40 Nolan 189 39 Vic 199
41 Renée 167 41 Lou 172 41 Elisa 188 41 Emiel 171 40 Tom 189 39 William 199
42 Rose 164 42 Jeanne 168 42 Liv 175 41 Sacha 171 42 Simon 177 42 Lars 198
43 Amira 161 43 Clara 166 43 Nour 167 43 Marcel 170 42 Wout 177 42 Yanis 198
43 Ellie 161 44 Amira 165 44 Amber 161 44 Robin 167 44 Maxime 172 44 Imran 195
45 Clara 157 45 Renée 159 44 Inaya 161 45 Milan 166 45 Mats 170 45 Mats 191
46 Lotte 149 46 Ellie 158 46 Anaïs 160 45 Milo 166 46 Thomas 168 46 Timéo 184
47 Laura 148 47 Nour 157 46 Aya 160 45 Youssef 166 47 Ali 165 47 Nolan 178
48 Aya 146 48 Lotte 155 48 Lore 156 48 Felix 165 47 William 165 48 Kobe 175
48 Mona 146 49 Rose 151 48 Yasmine 156 49 Emile 162 49 Robin 164 49 Amir 173
50 Alix 137 50 Lola 149 50 Jeanne 154 50 Diego 161 50 Kobe 163 49 Milan 173
51 Sophia 135 50 Margaux 149 51 Renée 153 50 Maurice 161 51 Imran 162 51 Lowie 169
51 Yasmine 135 52 Elisa 148 52 Amira 152 52 Lou 159 51 Milan 162 51 Wout 169
53 Lara 134 52 Helena 148 53 Fien 151 52 Stan 159 53 Marcel 160 53 Alexandre 168
53 Lisa 134 54 Lisa 144 53 Margaux 151 54 Alexandre 157 54 Antoine 159 54 Felix 167
53 Maria 134 54 Sophia 144 55 Rose 149 54 Gust 157 55 Emiel 158 55 Clément 160
56 Amelie 133 54 Yasmine 144 56 Axelle 148 56 Simon 156 56 Enzo 152 55 Tuur 160
56 Elisa 133 57 Fien 142 56 Ellie 148 57 Baptiste 154 57 Maurice 151 57 Jayden 157
58 Jeanne 131 58 Inès 140 58 Inès 137 58 Léo 152 58 Ibrahim 149 58 Ali 154
59 Anaïs 130 59 Alix 137 58 Maria 137 59 Ibrahim 151 58 Milo 149 59 Emile 153
59 Margaux 130 60 Lore 134 60 Emilie 135 60 Clément 146 60 Alex 148 60 Alexis 148
61 Rosalie 128 61 Anaïs 133 60 Lara 135 60 Imran 146 60 Viktor 148 61 Enzo 147
62 Billie 127 62 Mona 132 60 Sophia 135 60 Lowie 146 62 Jayden 147 61 Léo 147
62 Helena 127 63 Fleur 126 63 Lola 131 63 Basile 142 63 Felix 146 63 Antoine 146
64 Amina 126 64 Axelle 125 63 Lou 131 63 Ilyas 142 63 Lou 146 63 Emiel 146
65 Amber 124 65 Lilou 122 65 Maryam 126 65 Mats 141 63 Timéo 146 63 Gust 146
66 Emilia 122 66 Maria 121 65 Maya 126 65 Mohammed 141 66 Alexandre 145 63 Martin 146
66 Inès 122 67 Billie 120 67 Amina 125 65 Viktor 141 66 Sam 145 67 Maël 143
68 Fien 118 67 Lara 120 68 Alix 124 68 Lukas 140 68 Mohammed 143 67 Seppe 143
68 Maryam 118 69 Lise 119 68 Ines 124 69 Wout 137 68 Seppe 143 69 Mohammed 142
70 Ines 117 69 Marion 119 70 Fleur 122 70 Kobe 136 70 Ilyas 142 70 Lukas 141
71 Lola 116 71 Nore 114 71 Elsa 119 71 Hamza 133 70 Martin 142 71 Maxim 139
72 Axelle 113 72 Emilia 110 71 Pauline 119 71 Nolan 133 72 Emile 141 71 Warre 139
73 Amelia 112 73 Maryam 108 73 Amelia 114 73 Martin 131 73 Lukas 140 73 Baptiste 138
74 Oona 110 73 Oona 108 73 Helena 114 73 Tuur 131 74 Mathias 139 74 Jasper 137
75 Estelle 106 75 Rosalie 107 75 Lilou 113 73 Warre 131 75 Gust 136 74 Youssef 137
76 Esmée 104 76 Amina 106 76 Estelle 111 76 Henri 130 76 Diego 133 76 Diego 136
77 Alicia 102 76 Emilie 106 76 Hanne 111 77 Maël 129 77 Maël 130 76 Ibrahim 136
78 Ellis 101 78 Ines 104 78 Mona 109 78 Antoine 127 78 Tuur 128 76 Lou 136
78 Janne 101 79 Livia 103 78 Valentina 109 78 Enzo 127 79 Charles 125 76 Romain 136
80 Clémence 99 80 Amber 102 80 Alicia 107 80 Mathias 125 79 Clément 125 80 Marcel 135
80 Fatima 99 81 Alicia 101 80 Billie 107 80 Owen 125 79 Loïc 125 81 Ferre 134
80 Léna 99 81 Lize 101 80 Léna 107 82 Eliott 123 82 Baptiste 124 82 Cas 133
83 Hannah 98 81 Maya 101 83 Emily 106 82 Seppe 123 82 Owen 124 83 Alex 131
83 Lilou 98 84 Amelia 99 83 Noémie 106 84 Augustin 122 84 Alexis 123 83 Loïc 131
85 Eline 97 84 Estelle 99 85 Elif 105 85 Ali 121 84 Daan 123 83 Viktor 131
85 Nore 97 86 Malak 98 85 Malak 105 85 Sam 121 84 Hamza 123 86 Ilyas 130
85 Stella 97 86 Zoë 98 87 Livia 104 87 Georges 119 87 Ferre 122 86 Sam 130
88 Céleste 96 88 Elif 97 88 Emilia 103 88 Alexis 117 87 Oliver 122 88 Ayoub 129
88 Fleur 96 89 Eline 96 89 Marion 102 88 Oliver 117 87 Sem 122 89 Maurice 127
88 Livia 96 89 Léna 96 89 Romane 102 88 Tiago 117 90 Basile 120 90 Milo 126
88 Maya 96 89 Noa 96 89 Zoë 102 91 Achille 115 91 Léo 118 91 Mathias 123
92 Adèle 95 92 Clémence 95 92 Nore 100 92 Alessio 114 92 Henri 116 92 Alessio 122
93 Eléonore 94 92 Céleste 95 93 Lise 99 93 Alex 113 92 Lowie 116 93 Daniel 121
94 Léonie 92 94 Assia 92 94 Laure 98 93 Gaspard 113 94 Alessio 115 94 Hamza 120
94 Noa 92 95 Noémie 91 95 Tess 97 93 Timéo 113 94 Mauro 115 94 Henri 120
94 Valentina 92 96 Féline 90 96 Eline 93 96 Cas 112 96 Maxim 114 96 Nicolas 117
97 Romy 91 96 Lia 90 96 Eléonore 93 96 Charlie 112 97 Warre 113 96 Valentin 117
98 Iris 90 98 Eléonore 89 96 Esmée 93 96 Valentin 112 98 Julian 110 98 Mathéo 116
98 Zoë 90 98 June 89 96 Kato 93 99 Jayden 111 98 Romain 110 98 Owen 116
100 Margot 89 98 Pauline 89 100 Clémence 91 100 Lyam 110 100 Achille 109 98 Senne 116
      98 Valentina 89 100 Janne 91       100 Anas 109      
            100 Margot 91       100 Ayoub 109      
                        100 Benjamin 109      
                        100 Daniel 109      
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)-Population statistics
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Remark: we provide figures only as from a frequency of 5.