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Olivia & Noah were the most popular first names in 2021

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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.

The evolution of the first name Arthur. Search for your own first name in our tool!

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
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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
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
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