List of most popular given names
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The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, culturally, and over time. 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.
Popularity by region
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.
Africa
Male names
Female names
Americas
Male names
Female names
Asia
Male names
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2025, babies born)[46] | Davit | Narek | Hayk | Robert | Mik’ayel | Mark | Mont’e | Areg | Tigran | Leo |
| Armenia (general population, 2020)[47] | Armen | Artur | Karen | Samvel | Gevorg | Ashot | Davit | Arman | Hovhannes | Gagik |
| Azerbaijan (2025)[48] | Uğur | Raul | Huseyn (Hüseyn) | Ali (Əli) | Yusif | Miran | Omar (Ömər) | Aykhan (Ayxan) | Tunar | Murad |
| 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, (2025), newborn boys, total population[62] | Muhammad | Yosef, Yusef | Adam | Ariel | David | Ariel | Lavi | Omar | Eitan | Michael |
| Israel, (2025), Jewish boys[63] | Ariel אריאל | Lavi לביא | David דוד | Raphael רפאל | Uri אורי | Michael מיכאל | Eitan איתן | Elia אליה | Yehuda יהודה | Ari ארי |
| Israel, (2024), Muslim boys[64] | Muhammad | Yusef | Ahmad | Adam | Omer | Ali | Abd | Amir | Ibrahim | Mahmoud |
| Israel, (2020), Christian Arab boys[65] | Charbel | Jude | Niel | Elias | Liam | George | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Israel, (2020), Druze boys[66] | Adam | Taim | Niel | Amir | Jude | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Japan (Benesse) (2025)[67] | Ao あお | Minato みなと | Haruto はると | Asahi あさひ | Ren れん | Yuito ゆいと | Nagi なぎ | Haru はる | Sora そら | Ritsu りつ |
| Japan (Meiji Yasuda) (2025)[68] | Minato 湊 | Iori 伊織 | Yuito, Yūto 結翔 | Rui, Ruki 琉生 | Ren 蓮 | Saku 朔 | Ao 碧 | Hinata 陽向 | Haruto, Hinato, Haruka 陽翔 | Ran, Ai 藍 |
| Jordan (2023)[69] | Muhamad | Adam | Ahmad | Yusuf | Umar | Shaham | Sanad | Karam | Amir | Hashim |
| Kazakhstan (2024)[70] | Mukhammed (Мұхаммед) | Aysultan (Айсұлтан) | Alikhan (Алихан) | Mukhammad (Мұхаммад) | Omar (Омар) | Alidar (Әлидар) | Amir (Әмір) | Alan Алан | Ali (Әли) | Khamza (Хамза) |
| Kuwait (2015)[71] | Mohammad | Abdullah | Fahad | Khaled | Ali | Yousef | Ahmed | Abdulaziz | Faisal | Bader |
| Kyrgyzstan (2021)[72] | Muhammad (Мухаммад) | Umar (Умар) | Ali (Али) | Amir (Амир) | Bilal (Билал) | Alikhan (Алихан) | Alinur (Алинур) | Nurislam (Нурислам) | Emir (Эмир) | Usman (Усман) |
| Lebanon (2015)[73] | Elie | Mohammad | Charbel | Ali | Hassan | Hussein | George | Ahmad | Christian | Joe |
| Malaysia (2017, BabyCenter)[74] | Muhamad | Ahmad | Adam | Amar | Wan | Iman | Harraz | Izz | Umar | Aariz |
| Mongolia (2023)[75] | Tenun | Khangai | Anand | Erhes | Tushig | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Myanmar (Total population)[76] | Sun | Raza | Pan | Zan | Song | Jon | Lamin | Roi | Mao | Ba |
| Nepal(census of adult voters)[77] | 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 (2023)[78] | Nathaniel | Gabriel | Jacob | Ezekiel | Ethan | Nathan | Matthew | Liam | Jayden | Noah |
| Saudi Arabia[79] | Mohammad | Fahd | Abdullah | Abdulrahman | Turki | Bandar | Omar | Ali | NA | NA |
| South Korea (2023)[80] | Yi-joon | Ha-joon | Do-yoon | Eun-woo | Seo-jun | Si-woo | Ji-ho | Seon-woo | Do-yeon | Yoo-joon |
| Sri Lanka (Total population)[81] | Mohamed | Roshan | Dinesh | Saman | Pradeep | Mahesh | Mohammed | Fernando | Manoj | Abdul |
| Taiwan (1980s-1990s births, 2010 census)[82][83] | 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)[84] | Muhammad | Yusuf | Abdullo | Abubakr | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Thailand (Total population)[85][86] | Somchai | Prasoet | Sombun | Somsak | Narong | Prasit | Somphon | Sombat | Udom | Wichian |
| Turkey (Babies born, 2024)[87] | Alparslan | Göktuğ | Yusuf | Metehan | Ömer Asaf | Kerem | Aslan | Ömer | Miraç | Eymen |
| Turkey (Overall, 2013)[88] | Mehmet | Mustafa | Ahmet | Ali | Hüseyin | Hasan | Ibrahim | İsmail | Osman | Yusuf |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2015)[89] | Mohammad | Ali | Omar | Ahmad/Ahmed | Abdulla/Abdullah | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Uzbekistan (2023)[90] | Muhammadali | Mustafo | Abdulloh | Muhammad | Muhammadyusuf | Muhammadamin | Nurmuhammad | Muhammadjon | Imronbek | Muhammadziyo |
| Vietnam[91] | Tuân | Hùng | Nam | Huy | Long | Hai | Hieu | Son | Hoang | Duy |
Female names
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (2025, babies born)[92] | Nare | Luse | Arp’i | Maria | Angelina | Yeva | Mane | Emili | Mariam | NA |
| Armenia (general population, 2020)[47] | Anahit | Gayane | Anna | Karine | Hasmik | Lusine | Susanna | Armine | Narine | Lilit |
| Azerbaijan (2025)[93] | Melisa | Zeinab (Zeynəb) | Maryam (Məryəm) | Nilay | Aylin | Ayla | Zahra (Zəhra) | İnci | Alisa | Fatima (Fatimə) |
| Azerbaijan (general population)[94] | 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)[citation needed] | 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 (2025), newborn girls, total population[95] | Avigail | Maryam, Miriam | Libi | Tamar | Lia | Sarah | Yael | Ella | Ayala | Noa |
| Israel (2025), Jewish girls[96] | Avigail אביגיל | Libi ליבי | Tamar תמר | Yael יעל | Ella אלה | Noa נועה | Sarah שרה | Lia ליה | Ayala אילה | Adel/Edel אדל |
| Israel (2020), Muslim girls[66] | Maryam | Shams | Lyn | Malek | Jori | Lian | Mila | Aline | Nur | Marya |
| Israel (2020), Christian Arab girls[66] | Lin | Maria | Sama | Celine | Leah | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Israel (2020), Druze girls[66] | Mila | Ayalah | Lur | Lin | Yasmin | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Japan (Benesse) (2025)[97] | Sui すい | Himari ひまり | Rin りん | Mei めい | Hina ひな | Aoi あおい | Kotoha ことは | Tsumugi つむぎ | Yuzuki ゆづき | Mio みお |
| Japan (Meiji Yasuda) (2025)[98] | Sui, Midori 翠 | Himari 陽葵 | Tsumugi 紬 | Mashiro 茉白 | Rin 凛 | Hina 陽菜 | Koharu 心陽 | Iroha, Ayaha 彩葉 | Uta 詩 | Kotoha 琴葉, Yuna, Yuina 結菜 |
| Jordan (2023)[69] | Misk | Salma | Wateen | Massa | Zayna | Mariam | Mira | Sarah | Leen | Aylin |
| Kazakhstan (2024)[70] | Aylin (Айлин) | Medina (Медина) | Asylym (Асылым) | Aysha (Айша) | Tomiris (Томирис) | Ayala (Аяла) | Ayim (Айым) | Rayana (Раяна) | Sofia (София) | Mariyam (Мәриям) |
| Kuwait (2015)[71] | Fatma | Mariam | Hussa | Sherifa | Sara | Reem | Aisha | Dalal | Lulwa | Shaikha |
| Kyrgyzstan (2021)[72] | Saliha (Салиха) | Rayana (Раяна) | Amina (Амина) | Fátima (Фатима) | Aylin (Айлин) | Aliya (Алия) | Safiya (Сафия) | Aruuzat (Аруузат) | Hadicha (Хадича) | Aruuke (Арууке) |
| Lebanon (2015)[99] | Marie | Fatima | Jessica | Zeinab | Mariam | Sarah | Maya | Layla | Christina | Amal |
| Malaysia (2017, BabyCenter)[100] | Nur | Wan | Nurul | Aisyah | Maryam | Siti | Dhia | Naura | Ayra | Puteri |
| Mongolia (2023)[75] | Amin-Erdene | Michele | Sondor | Egshiglen | Anhilen | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Myanmar (Total population)[76] | Min | Lin | Yu | Lei | Ni | Ye | Yin | Wei | Yan | Yi |
| Nepal (census of adult voters)[77] | 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 (2023)[78] | Althea | Angel | Zoey | Chloe | Nathalie | Sofia, Zia | Princess | Samantha | Ayesha | NA |
| Saudi Arabia[79] | Sara | Latifa | Nora | Hessa | Maysoun | Maha | Nouf | Noor | Reema | Alanoud |
| South Korea (2023)[80] | Seoh-ah | Yi-seo | Ah-yoon | Ji-ah | Ha-yoon | Seo-yoon | Ji-yoo | Shi-ah | Ji-an | Ah-rin |
| Sri Lanka (Total population)[81] | Aruna | Asela | Amal | Ayesha | Nayana | Chandra | Priyanka | Anjana | Nirmala | |
| Taiwan (1980s-1990s births, 2010 census)[82][83] | 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)[84] | Sumayah | Asiya | Oisha | Googoosh | Anohito | Indira | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Thailand (Total population)[86] | Somchit | Nittaya | Prani | Kanchana | Sukanya | Mali | Wilai | Watsana | Rattana | Wanphen |
| Turkey (Babies born, 2024)[87] | Defne | Asel | Zeynep | Asya | Gökçe | Zümra | Elif | Elisa | Lina | Duru |
| Turkey (Overall, 2013)[88] | Fatma | Ayşe | Emine | Hatice | Zeynep | Elif | Meryem | Şerife | Zehra | Sultan |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2015)[89] | 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[101] | Anh | Linh | Hà | Trang | Phương | Thảo | Ngọc | Thùy | Hoa | Nguyên |
Europe
Male names
Female names
Oceania
Male names
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (2024)[188] | Oliver | Noah | Theodore | Henry | Luca | Leo | Hudson | Charlie | Jack | William |
| East Timor (Total population)[189] | José | João | Francisco | Pedro | Domingos | David | Mario | John | Manuel | Luis |
| French Polynesia (2023)[190] | Manea | Hia'ai | Kahanui | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Hawaii, United States (2024)[191] | Noah | Elijah, Ezra, Liam | Theodore | Luca | Kai | Levi | Luke, Oliver | Ezekiel | James, Leo, Mateo, Maverick, Roman | Asher, Isaiah, Luka, Micah |
| New Caledonia (2023)[192] | Gabriel | Samuel | Emmanuel | Joseph | Kayden | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| New Zealand (2025)[193] | Noah | Luca | Oliver | George | Theodore | Leo | Charlie | Jack | Elijah | Theo |
| New Zealand (Māori names, 2024/25)[194] | Ariki | Wiremu | Koa | Mikaere | Rangi | Nikau | Rawiri | Kiwa | Kahurangi | Manaaki |
| Tahiti (common names, unofficial)[195] | Hiro, Teiki, Moana, Manua, Marama, Teiva, Teva, Maui, Tehei, Tamatoa, Ioane, Tapuarii | |||||||||
Female names
| Region (year) | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (2024)[188] | Charlotte | Amelia | Isla | Olivia | Mia | Hazel | Harper | Matilda | Sophie | Grace |
| East Timor (Total population)[189] | Ana | Joana | Isabel | Filomena | Elizabeth | Sandra | Rui | Nina | Juliana | Rita |
| French Polynesia (2023)[190] | Kiana | Ohana | Merahi | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Hawaii, United States (2024)[191] | Olivia | Emma, Kaia | Amelia | Lily, Mia, Sophia | Ava | Isla | Aurora | Chloe | Charlotte | Isabella |
| New Caledonia (2023)[192] | Zoé | Léna | Eva | Maya | Olivia | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| New Zealand (2025)[193] | Isla | Charlotte | Amelia | Hazel | Olivia | Lily | Lucy | Mila | Aria | Mia |
| New Zealand (Māori names, 2024/25)[194] | Aroha | Maia | Moana | Anahera | Atarangi | Manaia | Rangimarie | Rangi | Marama | Tui |
| Tahiti (common names, unofficial)[195] | Tiare, Hinano, Poema, Maeva, Hina, Vaea, Titaua, Moea, Moeata, Tarita, Titaina, Teura, Heikapu, Mareva | |||||||||