The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population.
The names listed in the following tables, unless otherwise noted, represent the most current top 10 breakdowns of what newborn children are commonly being named in the various regions of the world.
Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
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Algeria (census, 2020) [1] | Imene | Sara | Yasmine | Lyna | Maria | Amina | Meriem | Karima | Melissa | Lydia |
Egypt (2004, unofficial) [2] | Shaimaa, Fatma, Maha, Reem, Farida, Aya, Shahd, Ashraqat, Sahar, Fatin, Dalal, Doha, Fajr, Suha, Rowan, Hosniya, Hasnaa, Hosna, Gamila, Gamalat, Habiba | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Egypt (2004, Coptic Christians, unofficial) [2] | Mary, Marie, Mariam, Marina, Irene, Malak, Habiba, Hana, Farah, Marwa, Nada, Salma | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ethiopia (total population) [4] | Daba | Fanta | Sima | Aman | Araya | Berta | Marie | Rahel | Nida | Jean |
Equatorial Guinea (2011) [3] | María del Carmen | Isabel | María Teresa | Esperanza | Milagrosa | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Libya [ citation needed ] | Aya | Rania | Sarah | Reem | Hoda | Marwa | Mona | Fatima | Eisha | Nesreen |
Mali (census, 2010) [1] | Fatoumata | Mariam | Aminata | Hawa | Awa | Oumou | Djeneba | Bintou | Fanta | Kadiatou |
Morocco (2019) [14] | Inès | Noûr | Aya | Yasmine | Assia | Maryam | Aïcha | Nora | Amira | Amina |
Nigeria (total population, most common names, unofficial) [6] | Blessing | Aisha | Fatima | Mary | Esther | Grace | Amina | Zainab | Maryam | Joy |
Senegal (total population) [7] | Fatou | Ndeye | Awa | Khady | Aminata | Aïssatou | Coumba | Adama | Mariama | Amy |
Sierra Leone (total population, most popular names, unofficial) [8] | Francis | Victoria | Aminata | Mariama | Amara | Elizabeth | Zainab | Josephine | Christiana | Esther |
Somalia (unofficial) [9] | Maryan | Amina | Halima | Asha | Hawa | Sahra | Mariam | Khadija | Zahra | Habiba |
South Africa [10] [11] (2023) | Onalerona | Melokuhle | Lisakhanya | Zanokuhle | Lethabo | Lesedi | Omphile | Amahle | Naledi | Nkanyezi |
Sudan (unofficial){{cite web | url= https://babynamesinfo.com/most-popular-sudanese-names-for-girls/#google_vignette | Fatima | Mariam | Sara | Huda | Layla | Noor | Yasmin | Samira | Iman | Ameera |
Tunisia (2022) [13] | Mariem | Rayhane | Lina | Mayar | Essil | Beya | Soujoud | Jouri | Yasmine | Eline |
Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
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Arab world (2021) [45] | Mohamed محمد | Abdullah عبدالله | Ahmed أحمد | Ali علي | Yousouf يوسف | Omar عمر | Adam آدم | Abd عبد | Khaled خالد | Fahd فهد |
Armenia (2023, babies born) [46] | Davit | Narek | Hayk | Mark | Tigran | Areg | Monte | Mikayel | Robert | Levon |
Armenia (general population, 2020) [47] | Armen | Artur | Karen | Samvel | Gevorg | Ashot | Davit | Arman | Hovhannes | Gagik |
Azerbaijan (2024) [48] | Huseyn (Hüseyn) | Ali (Əli) | Yusif | Raul | Omar (Ömər) | Murad | Mahammad (Məhəmməd) | Tunar | Aykhan (Ayxan) | Adam (Adəm) |
Azerbaijan (general population as of 2010) [49] | Ali | Elchin | Vugar | Anar | Elnur | Samir | Elshan | Rashad | Ilgar | Vusal |
Bahrain (total population) [50] | Omar | Abdul | Osama | Nabeel | Muhammad | Ammar | Mohammad | Hani | Hisham | Saeed |
Bangladesh (total population) [51] | Mohammed | Mohammad | Abdul | Muhammad | Abdullah | Ahmed | Syed | Kazi | Sheikh | Hasan |
Bhutan (total population) [52] | Nima | Som | Ram | Lal | Hari | Prem | Kamal | Kumar | Raj | Mangal |
Brunei (total population) [53] | Haji | Mohammad | Mohamed | Muhammad | Abdul | Yong | Mohamad | Nurul | Ahmad | Lau |
Cambodia (total population) [54] | Sam | Khan | Heng | Ron | Ryan | Dani | Da | Long | Di | Song |
China (most popular names for children in recent years) [55] | Yìchén (奕辰) | Yǔxuān (宇轩) | Hàoyǔ (浩宇) | Yìchén (亦辰) | Yǔchén (宇辰) | Zǐmò (子墨) | Yǔháng (宇航) | Hàorán (浩然) | Zǐháo (梓豪) | Yìchén (亦宸) |
India [56] | Shivansh | Dhruv | Kabir | Vedant | Kiaan | Aarav | Arjun | Viraj | Krishna | Avyan |
India (most common names, unofficial) [57] | Ram | Mohammed | Santosh | Sanjay | Sunil | Rajesh | Ramesh | Ashok | Manoj | Anil |
Indonesia (general population as of 2023, including mononyms) [58] | Sutrisno | Slamet | Mulyadi | Herman | Supardi | Ismail | Suprianto | Suparman | Junaidi | Wahyudi |
Indonesia (2024, babies born) [59] | Muhammad Al Fatih | Muhammad Arsya Alfarizoi | Muhammad Razka Raffasya | Muhammad Rayyan Alfarizoi | Muhammad Rayyan | Muhammad Attaqi Rafandra | Muhammad Arsya Alfarizqi | Kenzie Alvaro Devanka | Muhammad Raffasya Elvano | Muhammad Alfatih |
Iran (2019) [60] | Amir-Ali | Mohammad | Ali | Amir-Hossein | Hossein | AbulFazl | Amir-Abbas | Samyar | Mohammad-Taha | Aria |
Iran (general population) [61] | Mohammad | Ali | Hossein | Mahdi | Hassan | Reza | Ahmad | Mohammad-Reza | Abbas | Ali-Reza |
Iraq (2007)[ citation needed ] | Ali | Muhammed | Hussein | Hydar | Ahmed | Omar | Hasan | Kathem | Abdullah | Ammar |
Israel, (2024), newborn boys, total population [62] | Muhammad | Yosef, Yusef | Adam | David | Ariel | Lavi | Omar | Raphael | Uri | Daniel |
Israel, (2024), Jewish boys [62] | Ariel אריאל | David דוד | Lavi לביא | Raphael רפאל | Uri אורי | Eitan איתן | Daniel דניאל | Elia אליה | Yehuda יהודה | Ari ארי |
Israel, (2020), Muslim boys [63] | Muhammad | Ahmad | Adam | Yusef | Omer | Ali | Abd | Amir | Ibrahim | Mahmoud |
Israel, (2020), Christian Arab boys [64] | Charbel | Jude | Niel | Elias | Liam | George | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Israel, (2020), Druze boys [63] | Adam | Taim | Niel | Amir | Jude | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Japan (Benesse) (2024) [65] [66] | Haruto はると | Minato みなと | Rikuりく | Aoto あおと | Haruki はるき | Sōta そうた | Sora そら | Yuito ゆいと | Hinata ひなた | Haru はる |
Japan (Meiji Yasuda) (2024) [67] [66] | Haruto ハルト | Minato RTr | Riku リク | Haruki ハルキ | Hinata ヒナ | Sōta ソウタ | Sora ソラ | Aoto アオト, Yuito 그어~ | Asahi アサビ | NA |
Jordan (2023) [68] | Muhamad | Adam | Ahmad | Yusuf | Umar | Shaham | Sanad | Karam | Amir | Hashim |
Kazakhstan (2024) [69] | Mukhammed (Мұхаммед) | Aysultan (Айсұлтан) | Alikhan (Алихан) | Mukhammad (Мұхаммад) | Omar (Омар) | Alidar (Әлидар) | Amir (Әмір) | Alan Алан | Ali (Әли) | Khamza (Хамза) |
Kuwait (2015) [70] | Mohammad | Abdullah | Fahad | Khaled | Ali | Yousef | Ahmed | Abdulaziz | Faisal | Bader |
Kyrgyzstan (2021) [71] | Muhammad (Мухаммад) | Umar (Умар) | Ali (Али) | Amir (Амир) | Bilal (Билал) | Alikhan (Алихан) | Alinur (Алинур) | Nurislam (Нурислам) | Emir (Эмир) | Usman (Усман) |
Lebanon (2015) [72] | Elie | Mohammad | Charbel | Ali | Hassan | Hussein | George | Ahmad | Christian | Joe |
Malaysia (2017, BabyCenter) [73] | Muhamad | Ahmad | Adam | Amar | Wan | Iman | Harraz | Izz | Umar | Aariz |
Mongolia (2023) [74] | Tenun | Khangai | Anand | Erhes | Tushig | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Myanmar (Total population) [75] | Sun | Raza | Pan | Zan | Song | Jon | Lamin | Roi | Mao | Ba |
Nepal(census of adult voters) [76] | Ram राम | Krishan कृष्ण | Prem प्रेम | Dhan धन | Chandra चन्द्र | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Pakistan | Mohammad | Ali | Hussain | Omar | Bilal | Usman | Zahid | Shahid | Saqib | Nomaan |
Philippines (2022) [77] | Nathaniel | Jacob | Ezekiel | Gabriel | Nathan | Ethan | Noah | Liam | James | Matthew |
Saudi Arabia [78] | Mohammad | Fahd | Abdullah | Abdulrahman | Turki | Bandar | Omar | Ali | NA | NA |
South Korea (2023) [79] | Yi-joon | Ha-joon | Do-yoon | Eun-woo | Seo-jun | Si-woo | Ji-ho | Seon-woo | Do-yeon | Yoo-joon |
Sri Lanka (Total population) [80] | Mohamed | Roshan | Dinesh | Saman | Pradeep | Mahesh | Mohammed | Fernando | Manoj | Abdul |
Taiwan (1980s-1990s births, 2010 census) [81] [82] | Chia-hao (家豪) | Chih-ming (志明) | Chun-chieh (俊傑) | Chien-hung (建宏) | Chun-hung (俊宏) | Chih-hao (志豪) | Chih-wei (志偉) | Wen-Hsiung (文雄) | Chin-lung (金龍) | Chih-chiang (志強) |
Tajikistan (2009) [83] | Muhammad | Yusuf | Abdullo | Abubakr | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Thailand (Total population) [84] [85] | Somchai | Prasoet | Sombun | Somsak | Narong | Prasit | Somphon | Sombat | Udom | Wichian |
Turkey (Babies born, 2023) [86] | Alparslan | Yusuf | Göktuğ | Ömer Asaf | Miraç | Ömer | Kerem | Eymen | Metehan | Aras |
Turkey (Overall, 2013) [87] | Mehmet | Mustafa | Ahmet | Ali | Hüseyin | Hasan | Ibrahim | İsmail | Osman | Yusuf |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2015) [88] | Mohammad | Ali | Omar | Ahmad/Ahmed | Abdulla/Abdullah | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Uzbekistan (2023) [89] | Muhammadali | Mustafo | Abdulloh | Muhammad | Muhammadyusuf | Muhammadamin | Nurmuhammad | Muhammadjon | Imronbek | Muhammadziyo |
Vietnam [90] | Tuân | Hùng | Nam | Huy | Long | Hai | Hieu | Son | Hoang | Duy |
Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
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Arab world (2021) (BabyCenter Arabia members) [45] | Maryam مريم | Fatima فاطمة | Lyn لين | Hur حور | Lian ليان | Maria ماريا | Malak ملك | Nur نور | Mila ميلا | Farah فرح |
Armenia (2023, babies born) [46] | Nare | Arpi | Maria | Lucy | Maneh | Mari | Eva | Luse | Angelina | Anna |
Armenia (general population, 2020) [47] | Anahit | Gayane | Anna | Karine | Hasmik | Lusine | Susanna | Armine | Narine | Lilit |
Azerbaijan (2024) [48] | Zahra (Zəhra) | Zeinab (Zeynəb) | Maryam (Məryəm) | Nilay | Aylin | Melisa | Ayla | Fatima (Fatimə) | İnci | Malak (Mələk) |
Azerbaijan (general population) [91] | Sevinj | Gunel | Leyla | Aygun | Gunay | Sevda | Vusala | Konul | Aysel | Tarana |
Bahrain (total population) [50] | Fatima | Maryam | Mona | Eman | Huda | Hanan | Zahra | Amal | Nadia | Alaa |
Bangladesh (total population) [51] | Sharmin | Jannatul | Fatema | Sadia | Taslima | Tania | Salma | Asma | Nasrin | Farjana |
Bhutan (total population) [52] | Chandra | Man | Kinga | Krishna | Indra | Santa | Devi | Tara | Amber | Sita |
Brunei (total population) [53] | Lee | Nur | Nor | Ling | Ting | Noor | Hong | Chan | Mary | Han |
Cambodia (total population) [54] | Chan | Kim | Yan | Ni | Li | Sina | Sophie | Nan | Thea | Chang |
China (most popular names for children in recent years) [92] | Yī nuò (一诺) | Yī nuò (依诺) | Xīn yí (欣怡) | Zǐ hán (梓涵) | Yǔ tóng (语桐) | Xīn yán (欣妍) | Kě xīn ( 可欣) | Yǔ xī (语汐) | Yǔ tóng (雨桐) | Mèng yáo (梦瑶) |
India [56] | Aditi | Inaya | Aarya | Kiara | Aadhya | Vamika | Pari | Jiya | Mehar | Amayra |
India (most common names, unofficial) [57] | Sunita | Anita | Gita | Rekha | Shanti | Usha | Asha | Mina | Laxmi | Sita |
Indonesia (general population as of 2023, including mononyms) [58] | Nurhayati | Sulastri | Sumiati | Sri Wahyuni | Sumarni | Sunarti | Siti Aminah | Aminah | Ernawati | Kartini |
Indonesia (2024, babies born) [59] | Allea Shanum Almahyra | Alifazea Amanda | Adiva Arsyila Savina | Aleeya Dzakira | Khalisa Yumna Alzena | Arumi Nasha Razeta | Fatimah Azzahra | Inara Rizqiana Alesha | Fatimah Az Zahra | Maisya Salsabila |
Iran (2019) [60] | Fatemeh | Zahra | Helma | Zeinab | Yasna | Ava | Mersana | Nazanin-Zahra | Baran | Fatemeh-Zahra |
Iran (general population) [61] | Fatemeh | Zahra | Maryam | Ma'soumeh | Sakineh | Zeinab | Roghayyeh | Khadije | Leyla | Somayyeh |
Israel, (2024), newborn girls, total population [62] | Avigail | Maryam, Miriam | Tamar | Sarah | Yael | Lia | Ayala | Libi | Ella, Noa | NA |
Israel, (2024), Jewish girls) [62] | Avigail אביגיל | Tamar תמר | Yael יעל | Lia ליה | Libi ליבי | Sarah שרה | Noa נועה | Ayala אילה | Ella אלה | Adel/Edel אדל |
Israel, (2020), Muslim girls [63] | Maryam | Shams | Lyn | Malek | Jori | Lian | Mila | Aline | Nur | Marya |
Israel, (2020), Christian Arab girls [63] | Lin | Maria | Sama | Celine | Leah | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Israel, (2020), Druze girls [63] | Mila | Ayalah | Lur | Lin | Yasmin | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Japan (Benesse) (2024) [65] [66] | Sana さな | Ema えま | Mei めい | Mio みお | Tsumugi つむぎ | Sui すい | Koharu こはる | Ena えな | Nagisa なぎさ | Rio りお |
Japan (Meiji Yasuda) (2024) [67] [66] | Tsumugi ツムギ | Ema エマ | Sana サナ | Koharu コバル | Mei メイ | Aoi アオイ | Sui スイ | Mio ミオ | Himari ヒマリ | Yui 고1 |
Jordan (2023) [68] | Misk | Salma | Wateen | Massa | Zayna | Mariam | Mira | Sarah | Leen | Aylin |
Kazakhstan (2024) [69] | Aylin (Айлин) | Medina (Медина) | Asylym (Асылым) | Aysha (Айша) | Tomiris (Томирис) | Ayala (Аяла) | Ayim (Айым) | Rayana (Раяна) | Sofia (София) | Mariyam (Мәриям) |
Kuwait (2015) [70] | Fatma | Mariam | Hussa | Sherifa | Sara | Reem | Aisha | Dalal | Lulwa | Shaikha |
Kyrgyzstan (2021) [71] | Saliha (Салиха) | Rayana (Раяна) | Amina (Амина) | Fátima (Фатима) | Aylin (Айлин) | Aliya (Алия) | Safiya (Сафия) | Aruuzat (Аруузат) | Hadicha (Хадича) | Aruuke (Арууке) |
Lebanon (2015) [93] | Marie | Fatima | Jessica | Zeinab | Mariam | Sarah | Maya | Layla | Christina | Amal |
Malaysia (2017, BabyCenter) [94] | Nur | Wan | Nurul | Aisyah | Maryam | Siti | Dhia | Naura | Ayra | Puteri |
Mongolia (2023) [74] | Amin-Erdene | Michele | Sondor | Egshiglen | Anhilen | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Myanmar (Total population) [75] | Min | Lin | Yu | Lei | Ni | Ye | Yin | Wei | Yan | Yi |
Nepal (census of adult voters) [76] | Laxmi लक्ष्मी | Kamala कमला | Sita सिता | Sunita सुनिता | Mina मिना) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Pakistan | Fatima | Fozia | Bismah | Sobia | Farrah | Maryam | Farzana | Ayesha | Sakeena | Zainab |
Philippines (2022) [77] | Althea | Angel | Samantha | Princess | Nathalie | Chloe | Sofia | Zia | Athena | Sophia |
Saudi Arabia [78] | Sara | Latifa | Nora | Hessa | Maysoun | Maha | Nouf | Noor | Reema | Alanoud |
South Korea (2023) [79] | Seoh-ah | Yi-seo | Ah-yoon | Ji-ah | Ha-yoon | Seo-yoon | Ji-yoo | Shi-ah | Ji-an | Ah-rin |
Sri Lanka (Total population) [80] | Aruna | Asela | Amal | Ayesha | Nayana | Chandra | Priyanka | Anjana | Nirmala | |
Taiwan (1980s-1990s births, 2010 census) [81] [82] | Shu-fen (淑芬) | Shu-hui (淑惠) | Mei-ling (美玲) | Ya-ting (雅婷) | Mei-hui (美惠) | Li-hua (麗華) | Shu-chuan (淑娟) | Shu-chen (淑貞) | I-chun (怡君) | Shu-hua (淑華) |
Tajikistan (2009) [83] | Sumayah | Asiya | Oisha | Googoosh | Anohito | Indira | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Thailand (Total population) [85] | Somchit | Nittaya | Prani | Kanchana | Sukanya | Mali | Wilai | Watsana | Rattana | Wanphen |
Turkey (Babies born, 2023) [86] | Asel | Zeynep | Defne | Zümra | Asya | Elif | Elisa | Lina | Gökçe | Ecrin |
Turkey (Overall, 2013) [87] | Fatma | Ayşe | Emine | Hatice | Zeynep | Elif | Meryem | Şerife | Zehra | Sultan |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2015) [88] | Mariam | Sara/Sarah | Fatima/Fatma | Ayesha | Noor | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Uzbekistan (2023) | Soliha | Yasmina | Muslima | Hadicha | Imona | Shukrona | Sumayya | Ifora | Sa'diya | Mudina |
Vietnam [95] | Anh | Linh | Hà | Trang | Phương | Thảo | Ngọc | Thùy | Hoa | Nguyên |
Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
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Australia (2023) [174] | Oliver | Noah | Henry | Leo | Theodore | Hudson | Luca | William | Charlie | Jack |
East Timor (Total population) [175] | José | João | Francisco | Pedro | Domingos | David | Mario | John | Manuel | Luis |
French Polynesia (2023) [176] | Manea | Hia'ai | Kahanui | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Hawaii, United States (2022) [177] | Noah | Liam | Kai | Asher | Ethan | Oliver | Maverick | Ezekiel | Ezra | Aiden, Elijah, Isaiah, Ryder |
New Caledonia (2023) [178] | Gabriel | Samuel | Emmanuel | Joseph | Kayden | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
New Zealand (2024) [179] | Noah | Oliver | Jack | George | Luca | Leo | Theodore | Theo | Elijah | Arthur |
New Zealand (Māori names, 2023/24) [180] | Ariki/Te Ariki | Wiremu | Rawiri | Mikaere | Nikau | Koa | Manaia | Manaaki | Kiwa | Kaitoa |
Tahiti (common names, unofficial) [181] | Hiro, Teiki, Moana, Manua, Marama, Teiva, Teva, Maui, Tehei, Tamatoa, Ioane, Tapuarii |
Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
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Australia (2023) [182] | Isla | Amelia | Charlotte | Olivia | Mia | Ava | Matilda | Harper | Lily | Hazel |
East Timor (Total population) [175] | Ana | Joana | Isabel | Filomena | Elizabeth | Sandra | Rui | Nina | Juliana | Rita |
French Polynesia (2023) [176] | Kiana | Ohana | Merahi | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Hawaii, United States (2022) [177] | Olivia | Amelia | Aria, Luna | Sophia | Charlotte | Ava, Isabella | Kaia, Mila | Emma, Lily, Mia | Isla | Chloe |
New Caledonia (2023) [178] | Zoé | Léna | Eva | Maya | Olivia | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
New Zealand (2024) [179] | Isla | Amelia | Charlotte | Isabella | Olivia | Lily | Hazel | Harper | Mila | Mia |
New Zealand (Māori names, 2023/24) [180] | Aroha/Te Aroha | Amaia | Maia | Anahera | Moana | Manaia | Ataahua | Marama | Atarangi | Tui |
Tahiti (common names, unofficial) [181] | Tiare, Hinano, Poema, Maeva, Hina, Vaea, Titaua, Moea, Moeata, Tarita, Titaina, Teura, Heikapu, Mareva |
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