These were the most popular baby names in 2022

Yep, there it is again: the list of the most popular baby names from the Social Insurance Bank. Is it Julia, Liam or Sam? These twenty boy and girl names were given the most in the past year, and these were the most popular gender neutral baby names.

We list the most popular baby names from 2022.

Most popular baby names 2022

Striking: half of the top 10 boy names – Lucas, Sem, Daan, Levi and Milan – were already popular ten years ago. In the top 10 girl names, that applies to Emma, ​​Julia and Sophie. According to Gerrit Bloothooft, onomologist at Utrecht University, Old Testament and short names, such as Levi, Sem and Saar, are especially popular. We should not expect many changes in the top 10 for the time being. “Only after about 25 years – one generation – do we see a new top list again.”

Most popular girl names

Last year, longtime favorite Emma was dethroned by Julia, but now the tables are turned again. Newcomers in the top 10 are Saar and Noor. Zoë and Milou therefore disappear from the top 10.

1. Emma
2. Juliet
3. Mila
4. Sophie
5. Olivia
6. Yara
7. Sarah
8. Nora
9. Tess
10. Norwegian

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Most popular boy names

Noah is the most popular boy name for the fourth time in a row. No fewer than 871 children were given this name last year. Second in line is Liam, followed by Luca. Daan was still in fourth place in 2021, but is now just outside the top 10. It will be replaced by the name Mees.

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Luke
4. Luke
5. Tit
6. Finn
7. James
8. Milan
9. Levi
10. Shem

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Most popular gender neutral names

This year, the Social Insurance Bank is publishing a list of popular gender-neutral baby names for the first time. First and foremost the name Sam – given to 581 children – followed by Isa and Bo.

1. Sam
2. Isa
3. Bo
4. Yep
5. Lou
6. Charlie
7. Noa
8. Dani
9. Quinn
10. Bowie

Source: Social Insurance Bank, RTL Nieuws

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