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Olivia and Noah: the star names of 2023

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Olivia and Noah: the star names of 2023

In 2023, Olivia is, for the fifth 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 once again the most popular first name given to baby boys, before Arthur and Liam. This is what emerged from the new figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, on first names.

Olivia is the most popular first name for girls born in 2023. 587 babies were named Olivia, i.e. 49 fewer than in the previous year and 158 more than the 429 babies who were given Emma as first name. Louise still ranks third this year.

Three new first names enter the top 10: Sofia made a sensational entrance in 4th place, Eva in 7th and Juliette just coming in 10th.

Among the biggest increases in the top 100, there is Mona, given 204 times, or an increase of 39.7% compared to 2022, Lou, with an increase of 38.4% to 227 occurrences and Eva, with an increase of 24.8% this year with 352 newborn girls bearing this first name.

The year 2023 sees the arrival of six new names in the top 100: Florence, Millie, Estelle, Ayla, Aria and Fatima.

Complete top 10 of girls’ names in Belgium in 2023

Belgium # Evolution ranking 2023/2022
1 Olivia 587 -
2 Emma 429 -
3 Louise 365 -
4 Lina 362 +1
4 Sofia 362 +7 (new)
6 Alice 356 -
7 Eva 352 +8 (new)
8 Anna 351 -1
9 Mila 331 -5
10 Juliette 325 +4 (new)

Top 20 largest increases and decreases in girls’ names 2023-2022

Sharpest increases # Evolution 2023/2022 Sharpest decreases # Evolution 2023/2022
Eva 352 +70 Louise 365 -80
Lou 227 +63 Mia 271 -66
Mona 204 +58 Mila 331 -64
Inaya 263 +49 Camille 261 -52
Sofia 362 +48 Olivia 587 -49
Juliette 325 +32 Lucie 275 -47
Ada 141 +25 Nora 293 -44
June 124 +23 Marie 213 -42
Maxine 107 +20 Jeanne 147 -34
Clara 144 +20 Jade 240 -32
Yasmine 106 +17 Noor 204 -32
Alya 113 +16 Elise 178 -32
Lily 206 +15 Nina 214 -31
Adèle 99 +13 Victoria 244 -29
Aya 156 +13 Céleste 113 -29
Sophia 137 +12 Emma 429 -28
Anna 351 +12 Luna 246 -28
Lara 134 +11 Ella 273 -26
Renée 203 +11 Maria 114 -24
Billie 185 +10 Valentina 103 -22

Noah is the most popular first name among boys born in 2023 in Belgium for the third year in a row. 589 children were given this first name, or 68 fewer than in the previous year. So Noah retains his title, followed by Arthur in second place and Liam on the third step of the podium. Let’s note that a new first name enters the top 10: Matteo gains several position and ranks 10th.

Other first names in the top 100 that are gaining in popularity include: Ayden (113, +37.2%), Noé (129, +25.6%), Ibrahim (127, +25.2%), Lucien (112, +24.1%), Gaston (138, +23.9%) and Basile (138, +23.2%).

The year 2023 sees the arrival of nine new first names in the top 100: Andrea, Daniel, Eliott, Haroun, James, Julien, Mil, Thomas, Warre.

Complete top 10 of boys’ names in Belgium in 2023

Belgium # Evolution ranking 2023/2022
1 Noah 589 -
2 Arthur 577 -
3 Liam 498 -
4 Adam 472 +1
5 Louis 463 -1
6 Jules 456 -
7 Lucas 394 -
8 Gabriel 378 -
9 Victor 336 -
10 Matteo 297 +4 (new)

Top 20 largest increases and decreases in boys' names 2023-2022

Sharpest increases # Evolution 2023/2022 Sharpest decreases # Evolution 2023/2022
Ayden 155 +42 Noah 589 -68
Matteo 297 +35 Victor 336 -55
Noé 162 +33 Louis 463 -54
Gaston 171 +33 William 136 -42
Ibrahim 159 +32 Lucas 394 -40
Basile 170 +32 Finn 241 -39
Maurice 181 +28 Adam 472 -38
Arthur 577 +28 Robin 136 -36
Lucien 139 +27 Clément 105 -32
David 172 +27 Sacha 153 -31
Theo 136 +20 Théo 210 -30
Marcel 182 +18 Rayan 203 -30
Achille 207 +17 Lars 104 -30
Oscar 286 +17 Gabriel 378 -29
Henri 155 +16 Viktor 136 -29
Leon 275 +16 Maël 161 -28
Marius 127 +15 Raphaël 223 -27
Elias 215 +12 Samuel 126 -27
Owen 149 +11 Liam 498 -26
Ali 142 +9 Otis 187 -24
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First names girls and boys born in Belgium (2021-2023)

Girls born in 2023 Girls born in 2022 Girls born in 2021 Boys born in 2023 Boys born in 2022 Boys born in 2021
1 Olivia 587 1 Olivia 636 1 Olivia 580 1 Noah 589 1 Noah 657 1 Noah 627
2 Emma 429 2 Emma 457 2 Emma 500 2 Arthur 577 2 Arthur 549 2 Arthur 584
3 Louise 365 3 Louise 445 3 Louise 455 3 Liam 498 3 Liam 524 3 Louis 558
4 Lina 362 4 Mila 395 4 Mila 435 4 Adam 472 4 Louis 517 4 Liam 537
4 Sofia 362 5 Lina 383 5 Alice 416 5 Louis 463 5 Adam 510 5 Jules 526
6 Alice 356 6 Alice 364 6 Camille 403 6 Jules 456 6 Jules 475 6 Adam 474
7 Eva 352 7 Anna 339 7 Lina 394 7 Lucas 394 7 Lucas 434 7 Lucas 426
8 Anna 351 8 Mia 337 8 Sofia 359 8 Gabriel 378 8 Gabriel 407 8 Gabriel 422
9 Mila 331 8 Nora 337 9 Ella 352 9 Victor 336 9 Victor 391 9 Victor 416
10 Juliette 325 10 Lucie 322 10 Juliette 346 10 Matteo 297 10 Finn 280 10 Oscar 336
11 Nora 293 11 Sofia 314 11 Nora 342 11 Oscar 286 11 Oscar 269 11 Leon 310
12 Lucie 275 12 Camille 313 12 Mia 325 12 Leon 275 12 Léon 267 12 Mathis 294
13 Ella 273 13 Ella 299 13 Marie 317 12 Mohamed 275 13 Mohamed 266 12 Mohamed 294
14 Mia 271 14 Juliette 293 14 Lucie 314 14 Léon 244 14 Matteo 262 14 Finn 289
15 Elena 266 15 Eva 282 15 Anna 303 15 Finn 241 15 Leon 259 15 Léon 275
16 Inaya 263 16 Elena 280 16 Jade 296 16 Lewis 238 16 Raphaël 250 16 Matteo 264
17 Camille 261 17 Luna 274 17 Elena 281 17 Mathis 236 17 Lewis 248 17 Lewis 251
18 Luna 246 18 Victoria 273 18 Eva 280 18 Luca 232 17 Mathis 248 18 Hugo 245
19 Victoria 244 19 Jade 272 19 Julia 279 19 Raphaël 223 19 Théo 240 19 Nathan 238
20 Alba 242 20 Alba 261 20 Noor 263 20 Hugo 221 20 Rayan 233 20 Luca 234
21 Jade 240 21 Marie 255 21 Nina 256 21 Elias 215 21 Luca 232 21 Elias 225
22 Julia 234 22 Nina 245 22 Léa 252 22 Théo 210 22 Hugo 231 22 Raphaël 223
23 Lou 227 23 Julia 242 23 Victoria 249 23 Amir 209 23 Nathan 222 23 Théo 221
24 Giulia 223 24 Noor 236 24 Chloé 244 24 Achille 207 24 Amir 219 24 Amir 217
25 Léa 222 25 Léa 232 25 Alix 235 25 Nathan 206 25 Otis 211 24 Eden 217
26 Nina 214 26 Giulia 222 26 Lou 232 26 Rayan 203 26 Elias 203 26 Rayan 209
27 Marie 213 27 Inaya 214 27 Elise 220 27 Otis 187 27 Léo 201 27 Lou 208
28 Liv 212 28 Elise 210 28 Zoé 215 28 Eden 185 28 Eden 198 28 Milo 205
29 Lily 206 29 Liv 207 29 Giulia 212 29 Milo 183 29 Achille 190 29 Yanis 204
30 Mona 204 30 Lena 197 30 Ellie 210 30 Marcel 182 30 Maël 189 30 Achille 201
30 Noor 204 31 Renée 192 30 Luna 210 31 Maurice 181 31 Sacha 184 31 Otis 194
32 Renée 203 32 Lily 191 32 Liv 209 32 Léo 180 31 Yanis 184 32 Sacha 191
33 Lena 198 33 Ellie 187 33 Renée 207 32 Yanis 180 33 William 178 32 Vic 191
34 Ellie 186 34 Chloé 184 34 Amélie 204 34 Isaac 179 34 Milo 175 34 Felix 190
35 Billie 185 35 Zoé 182 35 Inaya 202 35 David 172 35 Charles 174 35 Marcel 187
35 Chloé 185 36 Jeanne 181 36 Rose 194 36 Gaston 171 35 Isaac 174 36 Basile 185
37 Elise 178 36 Livia 181 37 Charlotte 191 37 Basile 170 37 Robin 172 37 Aaron 179
38 Zoé 170 38 Billie 175 38 Jeanne 188 38 Lou 163 38 Georges 170 38 Léo 178
39 Alix 167 39 Alix 172 38 Lily 188 39 Charles 162 38 Naël 170 39 Maurice 174
40 Livia 163 40 Rose 170 40 Lena 187 39 Noé 162 40 Vic 166 40 Alexander 173
41 Amélie 162 41 Amélie 168 41 Sara 176 41 Maël 161 41 Viktor 165 41 Maël 171
42 Nour 157 42 Lou 164 42 Manon 171 42 Naël 160 42 Emiel 164 42 Emiel 168
43 Aya 156 43 Manon 163 43 Julie 170 43 Ibrahim 159 42 Marcel 164 42 Georges 168
44 Sara 150 44 Amira 158 44 Mona 160 44 Georges 157 44 Alexander 161 44 Jack 167
45 Amira 149 44 Sara 158 45 Alba 159 45 Ayden 155 45 Emile 157 44 William 167
45 Rose 149 46 Nour 157 46 Livia 155 45 Henri 155 46 Lou 155 46 Emile 163
47 Ambre 148 47 Ambre 150 47 Billie 154 47 Aaron 153 47 Maurice 153 46 Vince 163
48 Jeanne 147 48 Mona 146 47 Sophia 154 47 Sacha 153 47 Oliver 153 48 Samuel 161
49 Clara 144 49 Aya 143 49 Amira 146 47 Vic 153 47 Samuel 153 49 Gaston 159
50 Manon 142 50 Céleste 142 50 Clara 144 50 Emiel 150 50 Felix 149 50 Oliver 158
51 Ada 141 50 Romy 142 50 Stella 144 51 Emile 149 51 Jack 148 51 Isaac 155
51 Emilia 141 52 Emilia 141 52 Nour 141 51 Leo 149 51 Milan 148 52 Clément 153
53 Sophia 137 53 Elisa 139 53 Lara 137 51 Owen 149 53 Aaron 145 52 Gaspard 153
54 Elisa 136 54 Maria 138 54 Lotte 135 54 Imran 144 53 David 145 54 Charlie 152
55 Lara 134 55 Julie 136 55 Rosalie 133 55 Gust 143 53 Imran 145 55 David 151
55 Romy 134 56 Charlotte 133 56 Elisa 130 56 Alexander 142 56 Gaspard 143 56 Lowie 149
57 Rosalie 133 57 Iris 132 57 Laura 128 56 Ali 142 56 Mohammed 143 56 Tom 149
58 Charlotte 129 58 Charlie 125 58 Iris 127 58 Mohammed 140 58 Vince 142 58 Diego 146
59 Charlie 126 58 Sophia 125 59 Sarah 126 59 Felix 139 59 Leo 141 58 Mohammed 146
59 Iris 126 58 Valentina 125 60 Ellis 125 59 Lucien 139 60 Charlie 140 60 Lars 145
61 Florence 124 61 Clara 124 60 Emilia 125 61 Oliver 138 61 Henri 139 60 Viktor 145
61 June 124 61 Romée 124 60 Helena 125 62 Gaspard 137 62 Basile 138 62 Henri 144
63 Romée 122 61 Rosalie 124 63 Maya 123 63 Robin 136 62 Gaston 138 62 Robin 144
64 Julie 120 64 Lara 123 63 Romy 123 63 Theo 136 62 Gust 138 64 Tiago 143
64 Millie 120 65 Sarah 120 65 Maria 122 63 Viktor 136 62 Owen 138 65 Ethan 139
66 Maria 114 66 Féline 117 66 Léonie 119 63 William 136 66 Clément 137 65 Gust 139
67 Alya 113 67 Ada 116 67 Ada 117 67 Milan 133 66 Ethan 137 67 Noé 136
67 Céleste 113 68 Lia 115 67 Clémence 117 68 Jack 131 66 Lowie 137 68 Marius 135
69 Lia 109 69 Helena 114 69 Alya 116 69 Charlie 130 69 Lars 134 69 Ali 134
70 Maxine 107 70 Lea 109 69 Amelia 116 70 Lio 127 70 Ali 133 69 Imran 134
70 Sarah 107 71 Esmée 107 71 Féline 115 70 Marius 127 71 Mattia 130 71 Milan 133
72 Margaux 106 72 Amelia 106 72 Maryam 114 72 Samuel 126 72 Noé 129 71 Nolan 133
72 Yasmine 106 72 Lotte 106 73 Aya 113 72 Vince 126 73 Tom 128 73 Lyam 132
74 Léonie 103 74 Lola 104 73 Inès 113 74 Ethan 124 74 Ibrahim 127 73 Thomas 132
74 Valentina 103 74 Rosie 104 75 Céleste 112 74 Lowie 124 75 Ilyas 123 75 Alexandre 131
76 Estelle 102 76 June 101 75 Lola 112 76 César 122 76 Cyriel 119 75 Tuur 131
76 Lola 102 77 Amina 100 75 Rosie 112 77 Lyam 121 76 César 119 77 Leo 129
78 Maya 101 78 Eléonore 99 78 Axelle 111 77 Zayn 121 76 Lio 119 78 Lio 128
79 Amelia 100 78 Léonie 99 78 Léna 111 79 Mattia 120 79 Jayden 118 79 Naël 127
79 Léna 100 80 Alma 98 78 Margaux 111 80 Mil 116 79 Lukas 118 80 Ibrahim 125
79 Rosie 100 80 Maya 98 81 Ambre 110 81 Ilyas 114 81 Lyam 117 80 Martin 125
82 Adèle 99 82 Alya 97 82 Charlie 107 81 James 114 81 Max 117 80 Theo 125
82 Féline 99 82 Margaux 97 82 Cilou 107 83 Tom 110 83 Theo 116 83 Charles 124
84 Alma 98 84 Eloïse 96 82 Lia 107 84 Julien 109 83 Zayn 116 84 James 121
85 Esmée 97 85 Léna 95 85 Lisa 104 84 Mats 109 85 Loïc 114 84 Maxime 121
86 Ayla 96 85 Maryam 95 86 Esmée 103 84 Max 109 85 Tiago 114 86 Charly 120
86 Helena 96 87 Alina 94 87 Amber 98 87 Haroun 108 87 Ayden 113 86 Mats 120
88 Flo 93 87 Axelle 94 87 Valentina 98 88 Clément 105 88 Lucien 112 86 Youssef 120
89 Aria 92 89 Oona 92 89 Fleur 96 88 Daniel 105 88 Marius 112 89 Max 119
89 Lotte 92 89 Stella 92 90 Anaïs 95 90 Eliott 104 90 Youssef 111 89 Mil 119
91 Clémence 91 91 Leonie 91 90 Zoë 95 90 Lars 104 91 Mats 109 91 Lucien 117
91 Oona 91 92 Clémence 90 92 Estelle 93 92 Cyriel 103 91 Noa 109 92 Owen 116
93 Lea 89 92 Lya 90 93 Oona 91 92 Nolan 103 93 Maxime 108 93 Loïc 115
93 Leonie 89 94 Flo 89 94 Amelie 90 94 Tuur 102 94 Diego 107 93 Lukas 115
95 Stella 87 94 Yasmine 89 94 June 90 94 Youssef 102 94 Enzo 107 93 Simon 115
96 Cilou 86 96 Cilou 88 94 Lea 90 96 Jayden 101 94 Nolan 107 96 Ilyas 114
96 Maryam 86 96 Inès 88 94 Leonie 90 97 Andrea 98 97 Simon 106 97 Mattia 113
98 Fatima 85 98 Gloria 87 98 Adèle 88 97 Warre 98 98 Tuur 105 98 Ayden 111
99 Amina 84 98 Maxine 87 99 Amina 86 99 Thomas 97 99 Côme 104 98 Enzo 111
99 Amélia 84 100 Adèle 86 99 Tasnim 86 99 Tiago 97 99 Hamza 104 100 Cyriel 109
99 Inès 84 100 Amélia 86                   100 Mathéo 109
                              100 Wout 109
                                   
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)-Population statistics
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