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Liam is for the first time the most popular boy name

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22 August 2018

Liam is for the first time the most popular boy name

Emma has been the most popular girl name for 15 years

In 2017, 570 newborn boys were named Liam in Belgium, according to the new figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office. Liam is for the first time at the top of the list of most popular first names. Adam ranks second with 559 boys and Arthur third with 546 boys. Louis and Lucas, two names that have often swapped the lead in recent years, are not in the top 3 this year.

634 baby girls were named Emma, making it for the 15th year in a row the most popular first name in Belgium. The top 3 is completed by Olivia (613 girls) and Louise (595 girls), just like in 2016.

By region

In the Flemish region, the first place for girls goes to Louise, followed by Mila and Emma. For boys, Liam comes first, before Noah and Lucas.
In the Walloon region, Emma is at the top of the list, followed by Olivia and Léa. For boys, Gabriel ranks first, followed by Hugo and Louis.
In Brussels, Lina is the most popular girl name, before Sofia and Nour. The most popular boy name in Brussels is Adam, followed by Mohamed and Gabriel.

Girls – top 10

2017

Belgium			Brussels			Flemish Region			Walloon Region
1	Emma	634	1	Lina	113	1	Louise	351	1	Emma	243
2	Olivia	613	2	Sofia	97	2	Mila	333	2	Olivia	231
3	Louise	595	3	Nour	85	3	Emma	326	3	Léa	219
4	Mila	522	4	Aya	74	4	Olivia	321	4	Alice	216
5	Alice	423	5	Sarah	69	5	Ella	294	5	Lucie	211
6	Elise	386	6	Emma	65	6	Elise	260	6	Louise	203
7	Lina	375	7	Yasmine	63	7	Marie	258	7	Giulia	183
8	Juliette	364	8	Olivia	61	8	Noor	242	8	Mia	181
8	Sofia	364	9	Alice	57	9	Amélie	234	9	Camille	174
10	Lucie	350	10	Malak	54	10	Elena	221	10	Jade	173

2016

Belgium			Brussels			Flemish Region			Walloon Region
1	Emma	662	1	Lina	100	1	Mila	355	1	Emma	252
2	Olivia	587	2	Sofia	94	2	Emma	336	2	Léa	245
3	Louise	565	3	Nour	87	3	Olivia	335	3	Louise	216
4	Mila	538	4	Sarah	81	4	Louise	318	4	Lucie	207
5	Elise	444	5	Emma	74	5	Elise	308	5	Alice	205
6	Alice	428	6	Sara	68	6	Ella	285	5	Olivia	205
7	Lina	413	7	Maryam	60	7	Marie	268	7	Zoé	197
8	Juliette	384	8	Alice	55	8	Noor	263	8	Chloé	182
9	Sofia	361	9	Yasmine	54	9	Nora	244	9	Camille	181
10	Camille	349	10	Eva	53	10	Anna	221	9	Mia	181

Boys – top 10

2017

Belgium			Brussels			Flemish Region			Walloon Region
1	Liam	570	1	Adam	191	1	Liam	316	1	Gabriel	276
2	Adam	559	2	Mohamed	171	2	Noah	312	2	Hugo	229
3	Arthur	546	3	Gabriel	89	3	Lucas	292	3	Louis	227
4	Noah	545	4	Rayan	87	4	Finn	288	4	Arthur	226
5	Louis	536	5	Youssef	73	5	Arthur	270	5	Liam	221
6	Lucas	497	6	David	72	5	Lars	270	6	Théo	216
7	Jules	462	7	Amir	69	7	Louis	258	7	Jules	210
8	Gabriel	427	8	Imran	65	8	Leon	256	8	Nathan	197
9	Victor	422	9	Yanis	63	9	Lewis	239	9	Victor	181
10	Mohamed	392	10	Noah	59	10	Mathis	234	10	Noah	174

2016

Belgium			Brussels			Flemish Region			Walloon Region
1	Lucas	629	1	Adam	190	1	Lucas	369	1	Gabriel	257
2	Louis	611	2	Mohamed	174	2	Finn	335	2	Louis	247
3	Liam	539	3	Gabriel	89	3	Louis	325	3	Hugo	235
4	Adam	538	4	Imran	79	4	Liam	313	4	Arthur	218
5	Arthur	535	5	David	75	5	Noah	274	4	Jules	218
5	Noah	535	5	Rayan	75	6	Arthur	267	4	Nathan	218
7	Jules	512	7	Ayoub	69	7	Vince	266	7	Théo	217
8	Victor	418	8	Amir	66	8	Jules	264	8	Lucas	198
9	Mohamed	408	9	Noah	63	9	Stan	257	8	Noah	198
10	Gabriel	394	10	Lucas	62	10	Mathis	239	10	Liam	196

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Top 100

First names girls and boys born in Belgium (2015-2017)

Girls born in 2017			Girls born in 2016			Girls born in 2015			Boys born in 2017			Boys born in 2016			Boys born in 2015
1	Emma	634	1	Emma	662	1	Emma	645	1	Liam	570	1	Lucas	629	1	Louis	613
2	Olivia	613	2	Olivia	587	2	Louise	596	2	Adam	559	2	Louis	611	2	Arthur	606
3	Louise	595	3	Louise	565	3	Olivia	538	3	Arthur	546	3	Liam	539	3	Noah	586
4	Mila	522	4	Mila	538	4	Elise	437	4	Noah	545	4	Adam	538	4	Lucas	572
5	Alice	423	5	Elise	444	5	Alice	428	5	Louis	536	5	Arthur	535	5	Liam	561
6	Elise	386	6	Alice	428	6	Juliette	404	6	Lucas	497	5	Noah	535	6	Adam	543
7	Lina	375	7	Lina	413	7	Mila	400	7	Jules	462	7	Jules	512	7	Victor	487
8	Juliette	364	8	Juliette	384	8	Lucie	389	8	Gabriel	427	8	Victor	418	8	Jules	468
8	Sofia	364	9	Sofia	361	9	Marie	383	9	Victor	422	9	Mohamed	408	9	Mohamed	461
10	Lucie	350	10	Camille	349	10	Camille	366	10	Mohamed	392	10	Gabriel	394	10	Nathan	450
11	Elena	349	11	Lucie	348	11	Lina	360	11	Nathan	358	11	Nathan	390	11	Gabriel	424
12	Camille	348	12	Anna	327	12	Elena	358	12	Mathis	354	12	Mathis	374	12	Mathis	380
13	Ella	326	13	Ella	322	13	Ella	350	13	Hugo	300	13	Finn	343	13	Hugo	343
14	Mia	309	14	Marie	318	14	Chloé	334	14	Finn	293	14	Hugo	309	14	Ethan	296
15	Anna	307	15	Nora	316	15	Anna	332	15	Leon	278	15	Oscar	292	15	Thomas	288
16	Marie	299	16	Elena	315	16	Léa	320	16	Matteo	277	16	Matteo	273	16	Finn	274
17	Jade	297	17	Mia	313	17	Sofia	311	17	Rayan	275	17	Eden	271	17	Oscar	264
18	Léa	294	18	Léa	310	18	Noor	302	18	Théo	274	17	Vince	271	17	Rayan	264
19	Chloé	281	19	Noor	290	19	Lena	296	19	Lars	273	19	Alexander	269	19	Eden	263
20	Charlotte	273	20	Charlotte	289	20	Charlotte	292	20	Oscar	269	20	Stan	264	20	Matteo	256
21	Nora	267	21	Chloé	285	21	Eva	275	21	Eden	264	21	Ethan	263	20	Vince	256
22	Amélie	265	22	Nina	282	22	Julie	271	22	Lewis	256	22	Rayan	256	22	Alexander	255
22	Eva	265	23	Manon	275	23	Nina	269	23	Elias	255	23	Maxime	251	23	Maxime	253
24	Nina	262	24	Eva	264	24	Victoria	260	24	Raphaël	250	23	Thomas	251	23	Théo	253
25	Noor	261	25	Jade	259	25	Zoé	258	25	Yanis	230	25	Théo	250	25	Stan	248
26	Victoria	260	26	Lena	258	26	Manon	246	26	Ethan	226	26	Leon	249	26	Leon	242
27	Manon	250	27	Julie	256	27	Jade	243	27	Aaron	218	27	Lewis	240	27	Aaron	235
28	Lena	242	28	Zoé	249	28	Giulia	238	27	Alexander	218	28	Raphaël	219	27	Lars	235
29	Giulia	239	29	Victoria	237	29	Nora	237	29	Samuel	209	29	David	218	29	Raphaël	232
30	Julia	227	30	Julia	235	30	Sara	233	30	Jack	208	29	Simon	218	30	Tom	226
31	Zoé	221	31	Sarah	231	31	Clara	229	31	Vic	206	31	Aaron	217	31	Simon	225
32	Sarah	220	32	Lily	228	32	Sarah	222	32	Stan	204	32	Luca	215	31	David	225
33	Lily	214	33	Sara	221	32	Lisa	222	33	Amir	203	33	Jack	212	33	Sacha	217
34	Julie	212	34	Giulia	211	34	Amélie	220	34	David	202	33	Robin	212	34	Luca	214
35	Sara	211	35	Lisa	210	35	Laura	217	34	Vince	202	35	Sacha	210	34	Milan	214
36	Aya	195	36	Amélie	202	36	Julia	213	36	Léon	196	36	Tom	205	36	Yanis	213
37	Laura	179	37	Luna	196	37	Lotte	205	37	Luca	194	37	Elias	203	37	Elias	212
38	Liv	177	38	Clara	194	38	Mia	204	38	Sacha	193	38	Samuel	202	38	Mats	199
39	Inaya	175	39	Lotte	190	38	Lily	204	38	Youssef	193	39	Léon	199	38	Seppe	199
39	Luna	175	40	Laura	189	40	Fien	182	40	Nolan	189	39	Vic	199	40	Nolan	195
41	Lou	172	41	Elisa	188	41	Lore	181	40	Tom	189	39	William	199	41	Robin	190
42	Jeanne	168	42	Liv	175	42	Elisa	178	42	Simon	177	42	Lars	198	42	William	187
43	Clara	166	43	Nour	167	43	Lola	175	42	Wout	177	42	Yanis	198	42	Vic	187
44	Amira	165	44	Amber	161	44	Liv	173	44	Maxime	172	44	Imran	195	44	Jack	185
45	Renée	159	44	Inaya	161	45	Inaya	172	45	Mats	170	45	Mats	191	45	Lewis	184
46	Ellie	158	46	Anaïs	160	46	Anaïs	171	46	Thomas	168	46	Timéo	184	46	Samuel	177
47	Nour	157	46	Aya	160	46	Nour	171	47	Ali	165	47	Nolan	178	46	Alexandre	177
48	Lotte	155	48	Lore	156	48	Luna	170	47	William	165	48	Kobe	175	48	Tuur	175
49	Rose	151	48	Yasmine	156	49	Axelle	169	49	Robin	164	49	Amir	173	48	Timéo	175
50	Lola	149	50	Jeanne	154	49	Aya	169	50	Kobe	163	49	Milan	173	50	Sam	172
50	Margaux	149	51	Renée	153	51	Lou	158	51	Imran	162	51	Lowie	169	51	Youssef	168
52	Elisa	148	52	Amira	152	51	Yasmine	158	51	Milan	162	51	Wout	169	52	Clément	166
52	Helena	148	53	Fien	151	53	Elsa	151	53	Marcel	160	53	Alexandre	168	53	Felix	165
54	Lisa	144	53	Margaux	151	54	Jeanne	143	54	Antoine	159	54	Felix	167	53	Daan	165
54	Sophia	144	55	Rose	149	55	Amber	141	55	Emiel	158	55	Clément	160	55	Imran	163
54	Yasmine	144	56	Axelle	148	55	Lara	141	56	Enzo	152	55	Tuur	160	56	Maxim	162
57	Fien	142	56	Ellie	148	55	Eline	141	57	Maurice	151	57	Jayden	157	57	Enzo	161
58	Inès	140	58	Inès	137	58	Maryam	136	58	Ibrahim	149	58	Ali	154	57	Martin	161
59	Alix	137	58	Maria	137	59	Fleur	135	58	Milo	149	59	Emile	153	59	Léon	159
60	Lore	134	60	Emilie	135	60	Inès	134	60	Alex	148	60	Alexis	148	59	Wout	159
61	Anaïs	133	60	Lara	135	61	Emilie	131	60	Viktor	148	61	Enzo	147	61	Emile	157
62	Mona	132	60	Sophia	135	62	Nore	130	62	Jayden	147	61	Léo	147	62	Lowie	156
63	Fleur	126	63	Lola	131	63	Margaux	129	63	Felix	146	63	Antoine	146	62	Kobe	156
64	Axelle	125	63	Lou	131	64	Rose	127	63	Lou	146	63	Emiel	146	64	Ibrahim	155
65	Lilou	122	65	Maryam	126	65	Amina	126	63	Timéo	146	63	Gust	146	64	Mathias	155
66	Maria	121	65	Maya	126	65	Ines	126	66	Alexandre	145	63	Martin	146	66	Senne	153
67	Billie	120	67	Amina	125	67	Pauline	125	66	Sam	145	67	Maël	143	67	Léo	150
67	Lara	120	68	Alix	124	67	Renée	125	68	Mohammed	143	67	Seppe	143	67	Warre	150
69	Lise	119	68	Ines	124	69	Enora	123	68	Seppe	143	69	Mohammed	142	69	Amir	147
69	Marion	119	70	Fleur	122	70	Valentina	121	70	Ilyas	142	70	Lukas	141	70	Mathéo	146
71	Nore	114	71	Elsa	119	70	Amira	121	70	Martin	142	71	Maxim	139	70	Jayden	146
72	Emilia	110	71	Pauline	119	70	Noémie	121	72	Emile	141	71	Warre	139	72	Mathys	145
73	Maryam	108	73	Amelia	114	70	Helena	121	73	Lukas	140	73	Baptiste	138	73	Ferre	144
73	Oona	108	73	Helena	114	74	Maya	120	74	Mathias	139	74	Jasper	137	73	Romain	144
75	Rosalie	107	75	Lilou	113	75	Hanne	117	75	Gust	136	74	Youssef	137	75	Alexis	143
76	Amina	106	76	Estelle	111	76	Roos	116	76	Diego	133	76	Diego	136	76	Diego	139
76	Emilie	106	76	Hanne	111	77	Maria	114	77	Maël	130	76	Ibrahim	136	77	Emiel	138
78	Ines	104	78	Mona	109	77	Alix	114	78	Tuur	128	76	Lou	136	77	Hamza	138
79	Livia	103	78	Valentina	109	79	Tess	113	79	Charles	125	76	Romain	136	79	Ilyas	134
80	Amber	102	80	Alicia	107	79	Alicia	113	79	Clément	125	80	Marcel	135	80	Alessio	132
81	Alicia	101	80	Billie	107	81	Sophia	112	79	Loïc	125	81	Ferre	134	81	Mohammed	131
81	Lize	101	80	Léna	107	82	Elif	111	82	Baptiste	124	82	Cas	133	81	Antoine	131
81	Maya	101	83	Emily	106	83	Marion	110	82	Owen	124	83	Alex	131	83	Cas	130
84	Amelia	99	83	Noémie	106	84	Estelle	108	84	Alexis	123	83	Loïc	131	84	Baptiste	129
84	Estelle	99	85	Elif	105	85	Célia	107	84	Daan	123	83	Viktor	131	84	Marcel	129
86	Malak	98	85	Malak	105	86	Nell	105	84	Hamza	123	86	Ilyas	130	84	Ayoub	129
86	Zoë	98	87	Livia	104	87	Mona	104	87	Ferre	122	86	Sam	130	87	Tiago	128
88	Elif	97	88	Emilia	103	88	Laure	101	87	Oliver	122	88	Ayoub	129	87	Daniel	128
89	Eline	96	89	Marion	102	89	Eléonore	99	87	Sem	122	89	Maurice	127	89	Lou	127
89	Léna	96	89	Romane	102	90	Zoë	98	90	Basile	120	90	Milo	126	90	Nicolas	126
89	Noa	96	89	Zoë	102	90	Margot	98	91	Léo	118	91	Mathias	123	90	Axel	126
92	Clémence	95	92	Nore	100	90	Emilia	98	92	Henri	116	92	Alessio	122	92	Henri	125
92	Céleste	95	93	Lise	99	93	Lilou	97	92	Lowie	116	93	Daniel	121	93	Milo	123
94	Assia	92	94	Laure	98	94	Jana	96	94	Alessio	115	94	Hamza	120	94	Julien	122
95	Noémie	91	95	Tess	97	94	Emily	96	94	Mauro	115	94	Henri	120	94	Alex	122
96	Féline	90	96	Eline	93	96	Fenna	95	96	Maxim	114	96	Nicolas	117	96	Mauro	121
96	Lia	90	96	Eléonore	93	97	Leonie	94	97	Warre	113	96	Valentin	117	97	Loïc	120
98	Eléonore	89	96	Esmée	93	97	Kato	94	98	Julian	110	98	Mathéo	116	98	Gust	119
98	June	89	96	Kato	93	97	Fatima	94	98	Romain	110	98	Owen	116	99	Maurice	118
98	Pauline	89	100	Clémence	91	100	Rosalie	93	100	Achille	109	98	Senne	116	99	Jasper	118
98	Valentina	89	100	Janne	91	100	Febe	93	100	Anas	109
			100	Margot	91	100	Noa	93	100	Ayoub	109
						100	Léna	93	100	Benjamin	109
						100	Lise	93	100	Daniel	109
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)-Population statistics