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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 (2020-2022)

Girls born in 2022 Girls born in 2021 Girls born in 2020 Boys born in 2022 Boys born in 2021 Boys born in 2020
1 Olivia 636 1 Olivia 580 1 Olivia 548 1 Noah 657 1 Noah 627 1 Arthur 587
2 Emma 457 2 Emma 500 2 Emma 529 2 Arthur 549 2 Arthur 584 2 Noah 564
3 Louise 445 3 Louise 455 3 Mila 489 3 Liam 524 3 Louis 558 3 Jules 543
4 Mila 395 4 Mila 435 4 Louise 432 4 Louis 517 4 Liam 537 4 Louis 499
5 Lina 383 5 Alice 416 5 Lina 411 5 Adam 510 5 Jules 526 5 Liam 467
6 Alice 364 6 Camille 403 6 Alice 361 6 Jules 475 6 Adam 474 5 Lucas 467
7 Anna 339 7 Lina 394 7 Sofia 359 7 Lucas 434 7 Lucas 426 7 Adam 443
8 Mia 337 8 Sofia 359 8 Mia 353 8 Gabriel 407 8 Gabriel 422 8 Victor 412
8 Nora 337 9 Ella 352 9 Anna 350 9 Victor 391 9 Victor 416 9 Gabriel 384
10 Lucie 322 10 Juliette 346 10 Juliette 332 10 Finn 280 10 Oscar 336 10 Mohamed 345
11 Sofia 314 11 Nora 342 11 Elena 327 11 Oscar 269 11 Leon 310 11 Finn 297
12 Camille 313 12 Mia 325 12 Camille 307 12 Léon 267 12 Mathis 294 12 Oscar 282
13 Ella 299 13 Marie 317 13 Marie 289 13 Mohamed 266 12 Mohamed 294 13 Mathis 273
14 Juliette 293 14 Lucie 314 14 Ella 286 14 Matteo 262 14 Finn 289 14 Leon 267
15 Eva 282 15 Anna 303 15 Eva 281 15 Leon 259 15 Léon 275 15 Yanis 258
16 Elena 280 16 Jade 296 15 Julia 281 16 Raphaël 250 16 Matteo 264 16 Hugo 249
17 Luna 274 17 Elena 281 15 Lucie 281 17 Lewis 248 17 Lewis 251 17 Nathan 248
18 Victoria 273 18 Eva 280 18 Nora 266 17 Mathis 248 18 Hugo 245 18 Léon 245
19 Jade 272 19 Julia 279 19 Léa 254 19 Théo 240 19 Nathan 238 19 Amir 234
20 Alba 261 20 Noor 263 20 Jade 251 20 Rayan 233 20 Luca 234 20 Matteo 232
21 Marie 255 21 Nina 256 21 Chloé 249 21 Luca 232 21 Elias 225 21 Lewis 231
22 Nina 245 22 Léa 252 22 Noor 248 22 Hugo 231 22 Raphaël 223 22 Eden 217
23 Julia 242 23 Victoria 249 23 Elise 245 23 Nathan 222 23 Théo 221 23 Elias 210
24 Noor 236 24 Chloé 244 24 Amélie 233 24 Amir 219 24 Amir 217 23 Otis 210
25 Léa 232 25 Alix 235 25 Nina 229 25 Otis 211 24 Eden 217 25 Raphaël 208
26 Giulia 222 26 Lou 232 26 Victoria 222 26 Elias 203 26 Rayan 209 25 Théo 208
27 Inaya 214 27 Elise 220 27 Lou 208 27 Léo 201 27 Lou 208 27 Rayan 206
28 Elise 210 28 Zoé 215 28 Zoé 207 28 Eden 198 28 Milo 205 28 Lou 203
29 Liv 207 29 Giulia 212 29 Giulia 206 29 Achille 190 29 Yanis 204 29 Vic 197
30 Lena 197 30 Ellie 210 30 Ellie 205 30 Maël 189 30 Achille 201 30 Léo 193
31 Renée 192 30 Luna 210 31 Lena 201 31 Sacha 184 31 Otis 194 31 Jack 192
32 Lily 191 32 Liv 209 32 Inaya 198 31 Yanis 184 32 Sacha 191 32 Alexander 183
33 Ellie 187 33 Renée 207 32 Liv 198 33 William 178 32 Vic 191 32 Robin 183
34 Chloé 184 34 Amélie 204 34 Luna 196 34 Milo 175 34 Felix 190 34 Maurice 182
35 Zoé 182 35 Inaya 202 35 Lily 194 35 Charles 174 35 Marcel 187 35 Aaron 181
36 Jeanne 181 36 Rose 194 36 Manon 185 35 Isaac 174 36 Basile 185 35 Luca 181
36 Livia 181 37 Charlotte 191 37 Julie 183 37 Robin 172 37 Aaron 179 37 Marcel 180
38 Billie 175 38 Jeanne 188 38 Alix 182 38 Georges 170 38 Léo 178 38 Vince 179
39 Alix 172 38 Lily 188 38 Charlotte 182 38 Naël 170 39 Maurice 174 39 Ethan 170
40 Rose 170 40 Lena 187 40 Jeanne 179 40 Vic 166 40 Alexander 173 40 Viktor 168
41 Amélie 168 41 Sara 176 40 Sara 179 41 Viktor 165 41 Maël 171 40 William 168
42 Lou 164 42 Manon 171 42 Rose 172 42 Emiel 164 42 Emiel 168 42 Milo 166
43 Manon 163 43 Julie 170 43 Billie 165 42 Marcel 164 42 Georges 168 43 Sacha 161
44 Amira 158 44 Mona 160 44 Nour 161 44 Alexander 161 44 Jack 167 44 Felix 160
44 Sara 158 45 Alba 159 45 Lotte 158 45 Emile 157 44 William 167 44 Samuel 160
46 Nour 157 46 Livia 155 46 Amira 155 46 Lou 155 46 Emile 163 46 Achille 158
47 Ambre 150 47 Billie 154 47 Renée 154 47 Maurice 153 46 Vince 163 46 Oliver 158
48 Mona 146 47 Sophia 154 48 Clara 149 47 Oliver 153 48 Samuel 161 48 Henri 156
49 Aya 143 49 Amira 146 49 Sarah 142 47 Samuel 153 49 Gaston 159 48 Lars 156
50 Céleste 142 50 Clara 144 50 Sophia 135 50 Felix 149 50 Oliver 158 50 Tiago 154
50 Romy 142 50 Stella 144 51 Inès 133 51 Jack 148 51 Isaac 155 51 Emiel 152
52 Emilia 141 52 Nour 141 51 Mona 133 51 Milan 148 52 Clément 153 51 Tom 152
53 Elisa 139 53 Lara 137 53 Axelle 132 53 Aaron 145 52 Gaspard 153 53 Basile 150
54 Maria 138 54 Lotte 135 54 Charlie 131 53 David 145 54 Charlie 152 54 Gaspard 149
55 Julie 136 55 Rosalie 133 54 Lara 131 53 Imran 145 55 David 151 55 Clément 147
56 Charlotte 133 56 Elisa 130 56 Aya 129 56 Gaspard 143 56 Lowie 149 55 David 147
57 Iris 132 57 Laura 128 56 Rosalie 129 56 Mohammed 143 56 Tom 149 57 Ali 142
58 Charlie 125 58 Iris 127 58 Helena 127 58 Vince 142 58 Diego 146 57 Emile 142
58 Sophia 125 59 Sarah 126 58 Livia 127 59 Leo 141 58 Mohammed 146 57 Enzo 142
58 Valentina 125 60 Ellis 125 60 Elisa 126 60 Charlie 140 60 Lars 145 60 Mats 141
61 Clara 124 60 Emilia 125 60 Margaux 126 61 Henri 139 60 Viktor 145 61 Owen 139
61 Romée 124 60 Helena 125 62 Emilia 123 62 Basile 138 62 Henri 144 62 Imran 138
61 Rosalie 124 63 Maya 123 62 Stella 123 62 Gaston 138 62 Robin 144 62 Isaac 138
64 Lara 123 63 Romy 123 64 Maria 118 62 Gust 138 64 Tiago 143 64 Ibrahim 137
65 Sarah 120 65 Maria 122 65 Rosie 117 62 Owen 138 65 Ethan 139 65 Charlie 136
66 Féline 117 66 Léonie 119 66 Lola 116 66 Clément 137 65 Gust 139 66 Martin 134
67 Ada 116 67 Ada 117 67 Iris 115 66 Ethan 137 67 Noé 136 67 Diego 133
68 Lia 115 67 Clémence 117 67 Laura 115 66 Lowie 137 68 Marius 135 67 Lowie 133
69 Helena 114 69 Alya 116 67 Yasmine 115 69 Lars 134 69 Ali 134 69 Maël 132
70 Lea 109 69 Amelia 116 70 Lia 113 70 Ali 133 69 Imran 134 69 Milan 132
71 Esmée 107 71 Féline 115 71 Ellis 112 71 Mattia 130 71 Milan 133 71 Alexandre 130
72 Amelia 106 72 Maryam 114 72 Amelia 110 72 Noé 129 71 Nolan 133 71 Mohammed 130
72 Lotte 106 73 Aya 113 73 Lea 107 73 Tom 128 73 Lyam 132 73 Leo 129
74 Lola 104 73 Inès 113 73 Léonie 107 74 Ibrahim 127 73 Thomas 132 73 Stan 129
74 Rosie 104 75 Céleste 112 75 Milou 104 75 Ilyas 123 75 Alexandre 131 75 Tuur 127
76 June 101 75 Lola 112 76 Esmée 102 76 Cyriel 119 75 Tuur 131 76 Alex 125
77 Amina 100 75 Rosie 112 76 Romy 102 76 César 119 77 Leo 129 76 Ayden 125
78 Eléonore 99 78 Axelle 111 78 Amina 100 76 Lio 119 78 Lio 128 76 Kobe 125
78 Léonie 99 78 Léna 111 78 June 100 79 Jayden 118 79 Naël 127 79 Charles 123
80 Alma 98 78 Margaux 111 78 Nore 100 79 Lukas 118 80 Ibrahim 125 80 Ilyas 122
80 Maya 98 81 Ambre 110 81 Estelle 99 81 Lyam 117 80 Martin 125 80 Maxime 122
82 Alya 97 82 Charlie 107 82 Céleste 97 81 Max 117 80 Theo 125 80 Simon 122
82 Margaux 97 82 Cilou 107 83 Maya 95 83 Theo 116 83 Charles 124 83 Gust 121
84 Eloïse 96 82 Lia 107 84 Hannah 94 83 Zayn 116 84 James 121 84 Marius 119
85 Léna 95 85 Lisa 104 84 Valentina 94 85 Loïc 114 84 Maxime 121 84 Sam 119
85 Maryam 95 86 Esmée 103 86 Amber 93 85 Tiago 114 86 Charly 120 86 Anas 118
87 Alina 94 87 Amber 98 86 Eléonore 93 87 Ayden 113 86 Mats 120 87 Antoine 116
87 Axelle 94 87 Valentina 98 86 Fleur 93 88 Lucien 112 86 Youssef 120 87 Georges 116
89 Oona 92 89 Fleur 96 89 Cilou 92 88 Marius 112 89 Max 119 87 James 116
89 Stella 92 90 Anaïs 95 90 Aline 91 90 Youssef 111 89 Mil 119 87 Youssef 116
91 Leonie 91 90 Zoë 95 90 Amelie 91 91 Mats 109 91 Lucien 117 91 Loïc 114
92 Clémence 90 92 Estelle 93 90 Maryam 91 91 Noa 109 92 Owen 116 91 Nolan 114
92 Lya 90 93 Oona 91 93 Clémence 90 93 Maxime 108 93 Loïc 115 93 Baptiste 111
94 Flo 89 94 Amelie 90 93 Féline 90 94 Diego 107 93 Lukas 115 93 Lyam 111
94 Yasmine 89 94 June 90 93 Léna 90 94 Enzo 107 93 Simon 115 93 Thomas 111
96 Cilou 88 94 Lea 90 96 Adèle 89 94 Nolan 107 96 Ilyas 114 96 Lukas 109
96 Inès 88 94 Leonie 90 97 Alba 87 97 Simon 106 97 Mattia 113 97 Lenn 107
98 Gloria 87 98 Adèle 88 98 Capucine 85 98 Tuur 105 98 Ayden 111 98 Miel 106
98 Maxine 87 99 Amina 86 99 Romane 84 99 Côme 104 98 Enzo 111 99 Ayoub 105
100 Adèle 86 99 Tasnim 86 100 Lore 83 99 Hamza 104 100 Cyriel 109 99 Lucien 105
100 Amélia 86       100 Marion 83       100 Mathéo 109      
            100 Maëlle 83       100 Wout 109      
            100 Yara 83                  
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)-Population statistics
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