Olivia & Noah were the most popular first names in 2021

Olivia is, for the third year in a row, the most popular first name given to baby girls in Belgium. It is still preferred to Emma which, after 16 years of reign, had faded away in 2019.
Noah is the most popular first name among boys, after Arthur was the leader for three years in a row. This is what emerged from the figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, on first names.
Olivia is the most popular first name for newborn girls born in 2021. 580 babies were named Olivia, i.e. 32 more than the previous year and 80 more than the 500 babies who were given Emma as their first name. Louise completes the podium this year. Among the greatest improvements in the top 100, there is again Alba given 159 times, i.e. an increase of 83% compared to 2020: the name has been on the rise for a few years now. Other names on the rise these last ten years are: Ellie, Ellis, Alya, Cilou, Tasnim, Féline, Charlie, Rosie and Billie.
The evolution of the first name Olivia. Search for your own first name in our tool!
Complete top 10 of girls’ names in Belgium in 2021
Belgium | # | |
---|---|---|
1 | Olivia | 580 |
2 | Emma | 500 |
3 | Louise | 455 |
4 | Mila | 435 |
5 | Alice | 416 |
6 | Camille | 403 |
7 | Lina | 394 |
8 | Sofia | 359 |
9 | Ella | 352 |
10 | Juliette | 346 |
Top 20 largest increases and decreases in girls’ names 2011-2021
Increase | 2011 | 2021 | Decrease | 2011 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alba | 12 | 159 | Lisa | 305 | 104 |
Ellie | 23 | 210 | Laura | 331 | 128 |
Ellis | 19 | 125 | Julie | 437 | 170 |
Alya | 20 | 116 | Lotte | 333 | 135 |
Cilou | 20 | 107 | Anaïs | 215 | 95 |
Tasnim | 18 | 86 | Sarah | 280 | 126 |
Féline | 25 | 115 | Lola | 246 | 112 |
Charlie | 24 | 107 | Amber | 214 | 98 |
Rosie | 26 | 112 | Elise | 479 | 220 |
Billie | 40 | 154 | Fleur | 202 | 96 |
Livia | 41 | 155 | Aya | 224 | 113 |
Ada | 32 | 117 | Clara | 283 | 144 |
Lia | 33 | 107 | Manon | 321 | 171 |
Esmée | 32 | 103 | Elisa | 223 | 130 |
Mia | 106 | 325 | Léa | 422 | 252 |
Valentina | 32 | 98 | Charlotte | 319 | 191 |
Iris | 42 | 127 | Sara | 271 | 176 |
Céleste | 39 | 112 | Inès | 171 | 113 |
Sophia | 64 | 154 | Margaux | 163 | 111 |
Rose | 82 | 194 | Lena | 274 | 187 |
Noah is the most popular first name among boys born in 2021 in Belgium: 627 children were given that name, that is 63 more than the year before. We have to go back to 2009 to find Noah on the top step of the podium. Noah is followed by Arthur and Louis. In fourth place is Liam, that is becoming increasingly popular: +15% compared to 2020. Other names on the rise since 2011 are: Georges, Lio, Gaston, Otis, Lyam (!), Leo, Cyriel, Eden, Charly and Mattia.
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Complete top 10 of boys’ names in Belgium in 2021
Belgium | # | |
---|---|---|
1 | Noah | 627 |
2 | Arthur | 584 |
3 | Louis | 558 |
4 | Liam | 537 |
5 | Jules | 526 |
6 | Adam | 474 |
7 | Lucas | 426 |
8 | Gabriel | 422 |
9 | Victor | 416 |
10 | Oscar | 336 |
Top 20 largest increases and decreases in boys' names 2011-2021
Increase | 2011 | 2021 | Decrease | 2011 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georges | 16 | 168 | Maxime | 381 | 121 |
Lio | 20 | 128 | Thomas | 412 | 132 |
Gaston | 29 | 159 | Simon | 305 | 115 |
Otis | 37 | 194 | Wout | 277 | 109 |
Lyam | 26 | 132 | Nathan | 575 | 238 |
Leo | 30 | 129 | Milan | 310 | 133 |
Cyriel | 27 | 109 | Mathéo | 249 | 109 |
Eden | 54 | 217 | Lars | 312 | 145 |
Charly | 34 | 120 | Ethan | 299 | 139 |
Mattia | 33 | 113 | Tom | 279 | 149 |
Lewis | 76 | 251 | Mats | 222 | 120 |
James | 37 | 121 | Alexandre | 239 | 131 |
Oliver | 49 | 158 | Mohamed | 518 | 294 |
Theo | 39 | 125 | Alexander | 282 | 173 |
Marcel | 59 | 187 | Lukas | 185 | 115 |
Maurice | 57 | 174 | Lucas | 677 | 426 |
Isaac | 55 | 155 | Enzo | 176 | 111 |
Charlie | 57 | 152 | Vince | 248 | 163 |
Mil | 45 | 119 | Théo | 336 | 221 |
Achille | 79 | 201 | Mathis | 437 | 294 |
First names girls and boys born in Belgium (2019-2021)
Girls born in 2021 | Girls born in 2020 | Girls born in 2019 | Boys born in 2021 | Boys born in 2020 | Boys born in 2019 | ||||||||||||
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1 | Olivia | 580 | 1 | Olivia | 548 | 1 | Olivia | 651 | 1 | Noah | 627 | 1 | Arthur | 587 | 1 | Arthur | 610 |
2 | Emma | 500 | 2 | Emma | 529 | 2 | Emma | 563 | 2 | Arthur | 584 | 2 | Noah | 564 | 2 | Liam | 575 |
3 | Louise | 455 | 3 | Mila | 489 | 3 | Mila | 518 | 3 | Louis | 558 | 3 | Jules | 543 | 3 | Louis | 549 |
4 | Mila | 435 | 4 | Louise | 432 | 4 | Louise | 515 | 4 | Liam | 537 | 4 | Louis | 499 | 4 | Noah | 545 |
5 | Alice | 416 | 5 | Lina | 411 | 5 | Alice | 407 | 5 | Jules | 526 | 5 | Liam | 467 | 5 | Adam | 504 |
6 | Camille | 403 | 6 | Alice | 361 | 6 | Lina | 388 | 6 | Adam | 474 | 5 | Lucas | 467 | 6 | Jules | 470 |
7 | Lina | 394 | 7 | Sofia | 359 | 7 | Juliette | 378 | 7 | Lucas | 426 | 7 | Adam | 443 | 7 | Lucas | 451 |
8 | Sofia | 359 | 8 | Mia | 353 | 8 | Anna | 349 | 8 | Gabriel | 422 | 8 | Victor | 412 | 8 | Victor | 449 |
9 | Ella | 352 | 9 | Anna | 350 | 9 | Elena | 347 | 9 | Victor | 416 | 9 | Gabriel | 384 | 9 | Gabriel | 391 |
10 | Juliette | 346 | 10 | Juliette | 332 | 10 | Lucie | 343 | 10 | Oscar | 336 | 10 | Mohamed | 345 | 10 | Mohamed | 357 |
11 | Nora | 342 | 11 | Elena | 327 | 11 | Sofia | 338 | 11 | Leon | 310 | 11 | Finn | 297 | 11 | Mathis | 309 |
12 | Mia | 325 | 12 | Camille | 307 | 12 | Camille | 336 | 12 | Mathis | 294 | 12 | Oscar | 282 | 12 | Oscar | 306 |
13 | Marie | 317 | 13 | Marie | 289 | 12 | Mia | 336 | 12 | Mohamed | 294 | 13 | Mathis | 273 | 13 | Leon | 305 |
14 | Lucie | 314 | 14 | Ella | 286 | 14 | Ella | 299 | 14 | Finn | 289 | 14 | Leon | 267 | 14 | Nathan | 274 |
15 | Anna | 303 | 15 | Eva | 281 | 15 | Marie | 297 | 15 | Léon | 275 | 15 | Yanis | 258 | 15 | Hugo | 258 |
16 | Jade | 296 | 15 | Julia | 281 | 16 | Nora | 287 | 16 | Matteo | 264 | 16 | Hugo | 249 | 16 | Lewis | 253 |
17 | Elena | 281 | 15 | Lucie | 281 | 17 | Chloé | 278 | 17 | Lewis | 251 | 17 | Nathan | 248 | 17 | Amir | 252 |
18 | Eva | 280 | 18 | Nora | 266 | 18 | Eva | 277 | 18 | Hugo | 245 | 18 | Léon | 245 | 17 | Finn | 252 |
19 | Julia | 279 | 19 | Léa | 254 | 19 | Léa | 276 | 19 | Nathan | 238 | 19 | Amir | 234 | 19 | Elias | 246 |
20 | Noor | 263 | 20 | Jade | 251 | 20 | Julia | 270 | 20 | Luca | 234 | 20 | Matteo | 232 | 19 | Matteo | 246 |
21 | Nina | 256 | 21 | Chloé | 249 | 21 | Elise | 268 | 21 | Elias | 225 | 21 | Lewis | 231 | 21 | Raphaël | 242 |
22 | Léa | 252 | 22 | Noor | 248 | 22 | Nina | 265 | 22 | Raphaël | 223 | 22 | Eden | 217 | 22 | Léon | 241 |
23 | Victoria | 249 | 23 | Elise | 245 | 23 | Amélie | 259 | 23 | Théo | 221 | 23 | Elias | 210 | 23 | Eden | 237 |
24 | Chloé | 244 | 24 | Amélie | 233 | 24 | Noor | 254 | 24 | Amir | 217 | 23 | Otis | 210 | 24 | Vic | 222 |
25 | Alix | 235 | 25 | Nina | 229 | 25 | Victoria | 253 | 24 | Eden | 217 | 25 | Raphaël | 208 | 25 | Rayan | 215 |
26 | Lou | 232 | 26 | Victoria | 222 | 26 | Jade | 244 | 26 | Rayan | 209 | 25 | Théo | 208 | 26 | Luca | 207 |
27 | Elise | 220 | 27 | Lou | 208 | 27 | Ellie | 238 | 27 | Lou | 208 | 27 | Rayan | 206 | 27 | Yanis | 204 |
28 | Zoé | 215 | 28 | Zoé | 207 | 28 | Giulia | 225 | 28 | Milo | 205 | 28 | Lou | 203 | 28 | Tiago | 203 |
29 | Giulia | 212 | 29 | Giulia | 206 | 28 | Nour | 225 | 29 | Yanis | 204 | 29 | Vic | 197 | 29 | Lou | 201 |
30 | Ellie | 210 | 30 | Ellie | 205 | 30 | Zoé | 224 | 30 | Achille | 201 | 30 | Léo | 193 | 30 | Vince | 199 |
30 | Luna | 210 | 31 | Lena | 201 | 31 | Charlotte | 220 | 31 | Otis | 194 | 31 | Jack | 192 | 31 | Jack | 197 |
32 | Liv | 209 | 32 | Inaya | 198 | 32 | Lena | 210 | 32 | Sacha | 191 | 32 | Alexander | 183 | 32 | Alexander | 195 |
33 | Renée | 207 | 32 | Liv | 198 | 33 | Lily | 208 | 32 | Vic | 191 | 32 | Robin | 183 | 32 | Théo | 195 |
34 | Amélie | 204 | 34 | Luna | 196 | 34 | Rose | 202 | 34 | Felix | 190 | 34 | Maurice | 182 | 34 | Lars | 192 |
35 | Inaya | 202 | 35 | Lily | 194 | 35 | Inaya | 197 | 35 | Marcel | 187 | 35 | Aaron | 181 | 35 | Robin | 189 |
36 | Rose | 194 | 36 | Manon | 185 | 35 | Luna | 197 | 36 | Basile | 185 | 35 | Luca | 181 | 36 | Marcel | 186 |
37 | Charlotte | 191 | 37 | Julie | 183 | 37 | Liv | 195 | 37 | Aaron | 179 | 37 | Marcel | 180 | 37 | Léo | 185 |
38 | Jeanne | 188 | 38 | Alix | 182 | 38 | Sara | 194 | 38 | Léo | 178 | 38 | Vince | 179 | 38 | Milo | 183 |
38 | Lily | 188 | 38 | Charlotte | 182 | 39 | Renée | 190 | 39 | Maurice | 174 | 39 | Ethan | 170 | 38 | William | 183 |
40 | Lena | 187 | 40 | Jeanne | 179 | 40 | Lou | 185 | 40 | Alexander | 173 | 40 | Viktor | 168 | 40 | Felix | 182 |
41 | Sara | 176 | 40 | Sara | 179 | 41 | Julie | 177 | 41 | Maël | 171 | 40 | William | 168 | 41 | Samuel | 175 |
42 | Manon | 171 | 42 | Rose | 172 | 41 | Manon | 177 | 42 | Emiel | 168 | 42 | Milo | 166 | 42 | Sacha | 173 |
43 | Julie | 170 | 43 | Billie | 165 | 43 | Aya | 175 | 42 | Georges | 168 | 43 | Sacha | 161 | 43 | Maurice | 171 |
44 | Mona | 160 | 44 | Nour | 161 | 44 | Amira | 171 | 44 | Jack | 167 | 44 | Felix | 160 | 44 | Tom | 170 |
45 | Alba | 159 | 45 | Lotte | 158 | 45 | Alix | 170 | 44 | William | 167 | 44 | Samuel | 160 | 45 | Aaron | 167 |
46 | Livia | 155 | 46 | Amira | 155 | 46 | Clara | 161 | 46 | Emile | 163 | 46 | Achille | 158 | 45 | Thomas | 167 |
47 | Billie | 154 | 47 | Renée | 154 | 47 | Laura | 158 | 46 | Vince | 163 | 46 | Oliver | 158 | 47 | Maxime | 165 |
47 | Sophia | 154 | 48 | Clara | 149 | 48 | Elisa | 151 | 48 | Samuel | 161 | 48 | Henri | 156 | 47 | Simon | 165 |
49 | Amira | 146 | 49 | Sarah | 142 | 48 | Sarah | 151 | 49 | Gaston | 159 | 48 | Lars | 156 | 49 | Ethan | 163 |
50 | Clara | 144 | 50 | Sophia | 135 | 50 | Lotte | 147 | 50 | Oliver | 158 | 50 | Tiago | 154 | 50 | Henri | 158 |
50 | Stella | 144 | 51 | Inès | 133 | 51 | Lara | 145 | 51 | Isaac | 155 | 51 | Emiel | 152 | 51 | Emiel | 157 |
52 | Nour | 141 | 51 | Mona | 133 | 52 | Maria | 144 | 52 | Clément | 153 | 51 | Tom | 152 | 51 | Emile | 157 |
53 | Lara | 137 | 53 | Axelle | 132 | 53 | Billie | 143 | 52 | Gaspard | 153 | 53 | Basile | 150 | 51 | Gust | 157 |
54 | Lotte | 135 | 54 | Charlie | 131 | 54 | Margaux | 138 | 54 | Charlie | 152 | 54 | Gaspard | 149 | 54 | David | 156 |
55 | Rosalie | 133 | 54 | Lara | 131 | 55 | Yasmine | 133 | 55 | David | 151 | 55 | Clément | 147 | 55 | Basile | 154 |
56 | Elisa | 130 | 56 | Aya | 129 | 56 | Iris | 132 | 56 | Lowie | 149 | 55 | David | 147 | 55 | Viktor | 154 |
57 | Laura | 128 | 56 | Rosalie | 129 | 57 | Mona | 131 | 56 | Tom | 149 | 57 | Ali | 142 | 57 | Diego | 152 |
58 | Iris | 127 | 58 | Helena | 127 | 58 | Jeanne | 129 | 58 | Diego | 146 | 57 | Emile | 142 | 57 | Milan | 152 |
59 | Sarah | 126 | 58 | Livia | 127 | 59 | Axelle | 128 | 58 | Mohammed | 146 | 57 | Enzo | 142 | 59 | Mats | 151 |
60 | Ellis | 125 | 60 | Elisa | 126 | 59 | Sophia | 128 | 60 | Lars | 145 | 60 | Mats | 141 | 60 | Clément | 147 |
60 | Emilia | 125 | 60 | Margaux | 126 | 61 | Lola | 125 | 60 | Viktor | 145 | 61 | Owen | 139 | 61 | Charlie | 146 |
60 | Helena | 125 | 62 | Emilia | 123 | 62 | Lisa | 123 | 62 | Henri | 144 | 62 | Imran | 138 | 62 | Ilyas | 145 |
63 | Maya | 123 | 62 | Stella | 123 | 63 | Livia | 121 | 62 | Robin | 144 | 62 | Isaac | 138 | 62 | Youssef | 145 |
63 | Romy | 123 | 64 | Maria | 118 | 64 | Anaïs | 120 | 64 | Tiago | 143 | 64 | Ibrahim | 137 | 64 | Imran | 144 |
65 | Maria | 122 | 65 | Rosie | 117 | 65 | Lilou | 119 | 65 | Ethan | 139 | 65 | Charlie | 136 | 65 | Ali | 141 |
66 | Léonie | 119 | 66 | Lola | 116 | 66 | Amelia | 118 | 65 | Gust | 139 | 66 | Martin | 134 | 66 | Gaspard | 138 |
67 | Ada | 117 | 67 | Iris | 115 | 67 | Emilia | 117 | 67 | Noé | 136 | 67 | Diego | 133 | 67 | Maël | 135 |
67 | Clémence | 117 | 67 | Laura | 115 | 68 | Helena | 115 | 68 | Marius | 135 | 67 | Lowie | 133 | 68 | Baptiste | 134 |
69 | Alya | 116 | 67 | Yasmine | 115 | 69 | Ines | 113 | 69 | Ali | 134 | 69 | Maël | 132 | 69 | Lukas | 132 |
69 | Amelia | 116 | 70 | Lia | 113 | 70 | Nore | 112 | 69 | Imran | 134 | 69 | Milan | 132 | 70 | Martin | 128 |
71 | Féline | 115 | 71 | Ellis | 112 | 70 | Stella | 112 | 71 | Milan | 133 | 71 | Alexandre | 130 | 71 | Ibrahim | 126 |
72 | Maryam | 114 | 72 | Amelia | 110 | 72 | Lia | 109 | 71 | Nolan | 133 | 71 | Mohammed | 130 | 72 | Isaac | 125 |
73 | Aya | 113 | 73 | Lea | 107 | 73 | Amelie | 108 | 73 | Lyam | 132 | 73 | Leo | 129 | 72 | Lowie | 125 |
73 | Inès | 113 | 73 | Léonie | 107 | 74 | Amina | 107 | 73 | Thomas | 132 | 73 | Stan | 129 | 72 | Nolan | 125 |
75 | Céleste | 112 | 75 | Milou | 104 | 75 | Maya | 105 | 75 | Alexandre | 131 | 75 | Tuur | 127 | 72 | Otis | 125 |
75 | Lola | 112 | 76 | Esmée | 102 | 76 | Rosalie | 103 | 75 | Tuur | 131 | 76 | Alex | 125 | 76 | Lyam | 124 |
75 | Rosie | 112 | 76 | Romy | 102 | 77 | Maryam | 101 | 77 | Leo | 129 | 76 | Ayden | 125 | 76 | Owen | 124 |
78 | Axelle | 111 | 78 | Amina | 100 | 77 | Valentina | 101 | 78 | Lio | 128 | 76 | Kobe | 125 | 78 | Achille | 123 |
78 | Léna | 111 | 78 | June | 100 | 79 | Fatima | 100 | 79 | Naël | 127 | 79 | Charles | 123 | 78 | James | 123 |
78 | Margaux | 111 | 78 | Nore | 100 | 79 | Inès | 100 | 80 | Ibrahim | 125 | 80 | Ilyas | 122 | 78 | Tuur | 123 |
81 | Ambre | 110 | 81 | Estelle | 99 | 79 | Marion | 100 | 80 | Martin | 125 | 80 | Maxime | 122 | 81 | Enzo | 122 |
82 | Charlie | 107 | 82 | Céleste | 97 | 79 | Zoë | 100 | 80 | Theo | 125 | 80 | Simon | 122 | 81 | Stan | 122 |
82 | Cilou | 107 | 83 | Maya | 95 | 83 | Emily | 99 | 83 | Charles | 124 | 83 | Gust | 121 | 83 | Noé | 119 |
82 | Lia | 107 | 84 | Hannah | 94 | 84 | Ellis | 98 | 84 | James | 121 | 84 | Marius | 119 | 84 | Oliver | 118 |
85 | Lisa | 104 | 84 | Valentina | 94 | 84 | Emy | 98 | 84 | Maxime | 121 | 84 | Sam | 119 | 85 | Mathias | 116 |
86 | Esmée | 103 | 86 | Amber | 93 | 84 | Léonie | 98 | 86 | Charly | 120 | 86 | Anas | 118 | 86 | Alexandre | 115 |
87 | Amber | 98 | 86 | Eléonore | 93 | 87 | Rosie | 97 | 86 | Mats | 120 | 87 | Antoine | 116 | 86 | Ayden | 115 |
87 | Valentina | 98 | 86 | Fleur | 93 | 88 | Eléonore | 95 | 86 | Youssef | 120 | 87 | Georges | 116 | 88 | Miel | 113 |
89 | Fleur | 96 | 89 | Cilou | 92 | 89 | Charlie | 93 | 89 | Max | 119 | 87 | James | 116 | 89 | Lenn | 112 |
90 | Anaïs | 95 | 90 | Aline | 91 | 89 | Hannah | 93 | 89 | Mil | 119 | 87 | Youssef | 116 | 89 | Nicolas | 112 |
90 | Zoë | 95 | 90 | Amelie | 91 | 91 | Romy | 92 | 91 | Lucien | 117 | 91 | Loïc | 114 | 91 | Anas | 111 |
92 | Estelle | 93 | 90 | Maryam | 91 | 92 | Maëlle | 91 | 92 | Owen | 116 | 91 | Nolan | 114 | 92 | Alexis | 110 |
93 | Oona | 91 | 93 | Clémence | 90 | 92 | Pauline | 91 | 93 | Loïc | 115 | 93 | Baptiste | 111 | 92 | Georges | 110 |
94 | Amelie | 90 | 93 | Féline | 90 | 94 | Amber | 88 | 93 | Lukas | 115 | 93 | Lyam | 111 | 92 | Julian | 110 |
94 | June | 90 | 93 | Léna | 90 | 95 | Elif | 87 | 93 | Simon | 115 | 93 | Thomas | 111 | 92 | Kobe | 110 |
94 | Lea | 90 | 96 | Adèle | 89 | 95 | Emilie | 87 | 96 | Ilyas | 114 | 96 | Lukas | 109 | 96 | Alex | 109 |
94 | Leonie | 90 | 97 | Alba | 87 | 95 | Esmée | 87 | 97 | Mattia | 113 | 97 | Lenn | 107 | 96 | Sam | 109 |
98 | Adèle | 88 | 98 | Capucine | 85 | 95 | Estelle | 87 | 98 | Ayden | 111 | 98 | Miel | 106 | 98 | Cas | 108 |
99 | Amina | 86 | 99 | Romane | 84 | 95 | Milou | 87 | 98 | Enzo | 111 | 99 | Ayoub | 105 | 98 | Maxim | 108 |
99 | Tasnim | 86 | 100 | Lore | 83 | 100 | Norah | 86 | 100 | Cyriel | 109 | 99 | Lucien | 105 | 100 | Jayden | 107 |
100 | Marion | 83 | 100 | Oona | 86 | 100 | Mathéo | 109 | 100 | Mohammed | 107 | ||||||
100 | Maëlle | 83 | 100 | Wout | 109 | 100 | Thiago | 107 | |||||||||
100 | Yara | 83 | 100 | Wout | 107 | ||||||||||||
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)-Population statistics |
Remark: we provide figures only as from a frequency of 5.