Most Popular Baby Boy Names from Around the World
I told you about the most popular baby names here in the U.S. (for boys and girls), and even which names are destined to be future chart-toppers, but now let’s take a look at the top baby names from around the world.
Maybe you’ll find a unique, exotic name that’s inherently likable, or maybe you’ll see that a semi-popular name here has an even bigger international appeal.
Either way, here are some of the most popular baby boy names from around the world:
Top Baby Names
Click through for a glimpse of the chart-topping baby boy names from around the globe.
England + Wales
Top 10: Harry, Oliver, Jack, Alfie, Charlie, Thomas, Jacob, James, Joshua, William
Also popular: George, Riley, Mohammed, and Dylan
Source: Huffington Post (2011).
Denmark
Top 10: William, Noah, Lucas, Victor, Mikkel, Magnus, Frederik, Mathias, Oliver, Emil
Also popular: Sebastian, Oscar, Gustav, and Elias
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Armenia
Top 10: Narek, Davit, Gor, Arman, Erik, Hayk, Tigran, Samvel, Aruther, Allen
Also popular: Alex, Armen, Aram, and Ashot
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Canada
Top 10 in Quebec: William, Thomas, Oliver, Jacob, Nathan, Samuel, Gabriel, Alexis, Felix, Antoine
Top 10 in virtually everywhere else in Canada: Jacob, Liam, Ethan, Lucas, Benjamin, Logan, Mason, Alexander, Noah, Nathan
Also popular: Owen, Carter, and Hayden
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
France
Top 10: Nathan, Lucas, Enzo, Jules, Hugo, Noah, Arthur, Mathias, Maxime, Leo
Also popular: Tom, Louis, Clement, and Raphael
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Chile
Top 10: Benjamin, Vincente, Martin, Matias, Joaquin, Agustin, Cristobel, Maximiliano, Sebastian, Tomas
Also popular: Diego, Felipe, Alonso, and Bastian
Source: Baby name Wizard (2010).
Croatia
Top 10: Luka, Ivan, Marko, Filip, Karlo, Petar, Leon, Josip, Fran, David
Source: Baby Name Facts (2010).
Germany
Top 10: Maximilian, Alexander, Paul, Leon, Lukas, Luca, Elias, Louis, Jonas, Felix
See Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Ireland
Top 5: Jack, James, Sean, Daniel, Conor (most of which have been in the Top 5 since 1998)
Also popular: Ryan, Alex, and Jamie
Source: Central Statistics Office (2011).
Scotland
Top 10: Jack, Lewis, James, Logan, Ethan, Daniel, Ryan, Alexander, Harry, Aaron
Also popular: Cameron, Callum, Dylan, and Adam
Source: Mindful Mum (2010).
Italy
Top 10: Francesco, Alessandro, Andrea, Lorenzo, Matteo, Mattia, Gabriele, Riccardo, Davide, Leonardo
Also popular: Luca, Mario, Guiseppe, and Simone
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Spain
Top 10: Daniel, Alejandro, Pablo, Hugo, Alvaro, Adrian, David, Javier, Diego, Mario
Also popular: Marcos, Sergio, Iker, and Ivan
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Sweden
Top 10: Oscar, William, Lucas, Elias, Alexander, Hugo, Oliver, Theo, Liam, Leo
Also popular: Erik, Axel, Anton, and Edvin
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Finland
Top 10: Elias, Onni, Eetu, Veeti, Aleksi, Lauri, Joona, Leo, Leevi, Niilo
Also popular: Matias, Lenni, Miro, and Jesse
Source: Baby Name Wizard (2010).
Australia
Top 10: William, Jack, Ethan, Oliver, Lucas, Lachlan, Noah, Cooper, Thomas, James
Also popular: Samuel, Riley, Max, and Xavier
Source: Kidspot (2011).
Netherlands
Top 10: Sem, Lucas, Milan, Daan, Jayden, Tim, Levi, Thomas, Thijs, Jesse
Also popular: Ruben, Lars, Finn, and Bram
See Baby Name Wizard (2010).
See more internationally popular baby names.
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