Male and female first names

Maria and Jean are the most common names in Belgium

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Maria and Jean are the most common names in Belgium

Traditional male and female first names are still strongly represented in 2022, although the names in the top 3 are steadily declining. Jean ranks first among men. 65,886 men had this name in 2021 compared to 63,736 on 01/01/2022. The names and their order in the top 10 are the same as last year.

Maria remains in the lead among women: 112,382 women have this name, compared to 116,317 in 2021. The top 10 remains unchanged compared to last year, except for Isabelle that takes the tenth place from Anna.

 

 

Top 10 of male and female first names:

Men, Belgium, all ages:

Belgium #
1 Jean 63,736
2 Marc 62,754
3 Patrick 50,523
4 Luc 47,965
5 Michel 45,517
6 Philippe 41,282
7 Jan 39,922
8 David 35,899
9 Mohamed 35,441
10 Thomas 34,905

Women, Belgium, all ages:

Belgium #
1 Maria 112,382
2 Marie 90,799
3 Martine 40,238
4 Nathalie 40,013
5 Monique 38,562
6 Anne 37,160
7 Rita 34,009
8 Nicole 32,199
9 Christine 31,447
10 Isabelle 30,495
Top 10 women
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First names of women in 2022 (top 10)

Belgium Flemish Region Walloon Region Brussels-Capital Region
1 Maria 112,382 1 Maria 84,005 1 Marie 41,370 1 Maria 10,378
2 Marie 90,799 2 Marie 42,082 2 Nathalie 20,537 2 Marie 7,347
3 Martine 40,238 3 Rita 29,651 3 Isabelle 18,724 3 Fatima 6,130
4 Nathalie 40,013 4 Ann 24,685 4 Anne 18,637 4 Anne 4,197
5 Monique 38,562 5 Martine 23,567 5 Maria 17,999 5 Sarah 3,727
6 Anne 37,160 6 Marleen 22,451 6 Françoise 15,074 6 Anna 3,188
7 Rita 34,009 7 Monique 21,567 7 Christine 14,924 7 Nathalie 2,926
8 Nicole 32,199 8 Anna 20,785 8 Monique 14,460 8 Laura 2,733
9 Christine 31,447 9 Linda 17,990 9 Martine 14,396 9 Sophie 2,677
10 Isabelle 30,495 10 Hilde 17,845 10 Véronique 14,214 10 Sara 2,567
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)
Women per municipality
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Top 10 men
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First names of men in 2022 (top 10)

Belgium Flemish Region Walloon Region Brussels-Capital Region
1 Jean 63,736 1 Marc 43,643 1 Jean 34,246 1 Mohamed 13,539
2 Marc 62,754 2 Luc 38,634 2 Michel 27,759 2 Jean 5,839
3 Patrick 50,523 3 Jan 38,107 3 Philippe 26,431 3 Mohammed 4,881
4 Luc 47,965 4 Patrick 33,673 4 Pierre 19,716 4 Ahmed 4,144
5 Michel 45,517 5 Dirk 31,219 5 Alain 19,185 5 Philippe 3,952
6 Philippe 41,282 6 Peter 31,045 6 Nicolas 19,140 6 David 3,897
7 Jan 39,922 7 Johan 29,693 7 Christian 16,417 7 Michel 3,892
8 David 35,899 8 Bart 28,608 8 Olivier 16,168 8 Nicolas 3,809
9 Mohamed 35,441 9 Tom 24,659 9 Marc 15,879 9 Daniel 3,735
10 Thomas 34,905 10 Paul 24,369 10 Christophe 15,728 10 Pierre 3,711
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)
Men per municipality
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