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, 2010)[1] | Mohamed | Abdelkader | Ahmed | Mohammed | Ali | Rachid | Said | Brahim | Omar | Djamel |
Egypt (2004, unofficial)[2] | Mohamed, Youssef, Ahmed, Mahmoud, Mustafa, Yassin, Taha, Khaled, Hamza, Bilal, Ibrahim, Hassan, Hussein, Karim, Tareq, Abdel-Rahman, Ali, Omar, Halim, Murad, Selim, Abdallah | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Egypt (2004, Coptic Christians, unofficial)[2] | Peter, Pierre, George, John, Mina, Beshoi, Kirollos, Mark, Fadi, Habib | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Equatorial Guinea (2011)[3] | Manuel | Juan | Antonio | José | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Libya[citation needed] | Mohammed | Ahmed | Ali | Hamza | Ibrahim | Mahmoud | Abdallah | Tareq | Hassan | Khaled |
Mali (census, 2010)[1] | Mamadou | Moussa | Mahamadou | Adama | Bakary | Abdoulaye | Modibo | Oumar | Sekou | Souleymane |
Morocco (2019)[4] | Mohamed | Amir | Ibrahim | Naïm | Ayoub | Youssef | Younès | Wassim | Ali | Amine |
South Africa[5][6](2023) | Lethabo | Nkazimulo | Lubanzi | Nkanyezi | Langelihle | Lethokuhle | Junior | Melokuhle | Siphosethu | Omphile |
Tunisia[7] | Mehdi | Youssef | Aziz | Karim | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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 |
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)[8] | Inès | Noûr | Aya | Yasmine | Assia | Maryam | Aïcha | Nora | Amira | Amina |
South Africa[5][6] (2023) | Onalerona | Melokuhle | Lisakhanya | Zanokuhle | Lethabo | Lesedi | Omphile | Amahle | Naledi | Nkanyezi |
Tunisia[7] (2005) | Mariam | Shayma | Khawla | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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)[39] | Mohamed محمد | Abdullah عبدالله | Ahmed أحمد | Ali علي | Yousouf يوسف | Omar عمر | Adam آدم | Abd عبد | Khaled خالد | Fahd فهد |
Armenia (2023, babies born)[40] | Davit | Narek | Hayk | Mark | Tigran | Areg | Monte | Mikayel | Robert | Levon |
Armenia (general population, 2020)[41] | Armen | Artur | Karen | Samvel | Gevorg | Ashot | Davit | Arman | Hovhannes | Gagik |
Azerbaijan (babies born 2022)[42] | Ali | Huseyn | Yusif | Mahammad | Raul | Omar | Murad | Adam | Tunar | NA |
Azerbaijan (general population as of 2010)[43] | Ali | Elchin | Vugar | Anar | Elnur | Samir | Elshan | Rashad | Ilgar | Vusal |
China (2022)[44] | Mùchén 沐宸 | Hàoyǔ 浩宇 | Mùchén 沐辰 | Míngzé 茗泽 | Yìchén 奕辰 | Yǔzé 宇泽 | Hàorán 浩然 | Yìzé 奕泽 | Yǔxuān 宇轩 | Mùyáng 沐阳 |
Bangladesh (2022)[45] | Mohammed | Mohammad | Abdul | Muhammad | Abdullah | Ahmed | Syed | Kazi | Sheikh | Hasan |
India (BabyCenter, 2022)[46] | Muhammad | Hridayan | Shivansh | Dhruv | Kabir | Vedant | Kiaan | Aarav | Arjun | Viraj |
Indonesia (general population as of 2023)[47] | Sutrisno | Slamet | Mulyadi | Herman | Supardi | Ismail | Suprianto | Suparman | Junaidi | Wahyudi |
Iran (2019)[48] | Amir-Ali | Mohammad | Ali | Amir-Hossein | Hossein | AbulFazl | Amir-Abbas | Samyar | Mohammad-Taha | Aria |
Iran (general population)[49] | 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, (2022), newborn boys, total population[50] | Muhammad | Adam | Yosef, Yusef | David | Ariel | Lavi | Omar | Raphael | Ahmed | Daniel |
Israel, (2022), Jewish boys[50][51] | David | Ariel | Lavi | Raphael | Uri | Yehuda | Eitan | Daniel | Moshe | Noam |
Israel, (2020), Muslim boys[52] | Muhammad | Ahmad | Adam | Yusef | Omer | Ali | Abd | Amir | Ibrahim | Mahmoud |
Israel, (2020), Christian Arab boys[53] | Charbel | Jude | Niel | Elias | Liam | George | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Israel, (2020), Druze boys[52] | Adam | Taim | Niel | Amir | Jude | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Japan (2022)[54] | Aoi, Sō, Ao 蒼, Nagi, Nagisa 凪 | Ren 蓮 | Haruto, Hinato 陽翔, Minato 湊, Sōma, Fūma 颯真, Ao, Aoi 碧 | Itsuki, Tatsuki 樹 | Yamato 大和, Yūma, Haruma 悠真, Dan, Haru 暖 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Jordan (2020)[55] | Mohammad | Adam | Ahmed | Youssef | Omar | Karam | Shahem | Jad | Ali | Hashem |
Kazakhstan (2021)[56] | Alikhan (Алихан) | Aisultan (Айсұлтан) | Nurislam (Нұрислам) | Aldiyar (Алдияр) | Amir (Амир) | Alinur (Алинұр) | Ali (Әли) | Omar (Омар) | Ramazan (Рамаза́н) | Muhammed (Мұхаммед) |
Kuwait (2015)[57] | Mohammad | Abdullah | Fahad | Khaled | Ali | Yousef | Ahmed | Abdulaziz | Faisal | Bader |
Kyrgyzstan (2021)[58] | Muhammad (Мухаммад) | Umar (Умар) | Ali (Али) | Amir (Амир) | Bilal (Билал) | Alikhan (Алихан) | Alinur (Алинур) | Nurislam (Нурислам) | Emir (Эмир) | Usman (Усман) |
Lebanon (2015)[59] | Elie | Mohammad | Charbel | Ali | Hassan | Hussein | George | Ahmad | Christian | Joe |
Malaysia (2017, BabyCenter)[60] | Muhamad | Ahmad | Adam | Amar | Wan | Iman | Harraz | Izz | Umar | Aariz |
Mongolia (2023)[61] | Tenun | Khangai | Anand | Erhes | Tushig | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Nepal[62] | Krishna | Kiran | Bishal | Bibek | Siddhartha | Manish | Mahesh | Kamal | Prem | Prakash |
Pakistan | Mohammad | Ali | Hussain | Omar | Bilal | Usman | Zahid | Shahid | Saqib | Nomaan |
Philippines (2022)[63] | Nathaniel | Jacob | Ezekiel | Gabriel | Nathan | Ethan | Noah | Liam | James | Matthew |
Saudi Arabia[64] | Mohammad | Fahd | Abdullah | Abdulrahman | Turki | Bandar | Omar | Ali | NA | NA |
South Korea (2019)[65] | Seo-jun (서준) | Ha-joon (하준) | Do-yun (도윤) | Eun-woo (은우) | Si-woo (시우) | Ji-ho (지호) | Ye-jun (예준) | Yu-jun (유준) | Ju-won (주원) | Min-jun(민준) |
Taiwan (1980s-1990s births, 2010 census)[66][67] | 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)[68] | Muhammad | Yusuf | Abdullo | Abubakr | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Thailand (2011 census)[69] | Somchai | Somsak | Somporn | Somboon | Prasert | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Turkey (Babies born, 2021)[70] | Yusuf | Alparslan | Miraç | Ömer Asaf | Eymen | Göktug | Ömer | Mustafa | Aras | Ali Asaf |
Turkey (Overall, 2013)[71] | Mehmet | Mustafa | Ahmet | Ali | Hüseyin | Hasan | Ibrahim | İsmail | Osman | Yusuf |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2015)[72] | Mohammad | Ali | Omar | Ahmad/Ahmed | Abdulla/Abdullah | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Uzbekistan (2023)[73] | Muhammadali | Mustafo | Abdulloh | Muhammad | Muhammadyusuf | Muhammadamin | Nurmuhammad | Muhammadjon | Imronbek | Muhammadziyo |
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)[39] | Maryam مريم | Fatima فاطمة | Lyn لين | Hur حور | Lian ليان | Maria ماريا | Malak ملك | Nur نور | Mila ميلا | Farah فرح |
Armenia (2023, babies born)[74] | Nare | Arpi | Maria | Lucy | Maneh | Mari | Eva | Luse | Angelina | Anna |
Armenia (general population, 2020)[41] | Anahit | Gayane | Anna | Karine | Hasmik | Lusine | Susanna | Armine | Narine | Lilit |
Azerbaijan (babies born 2022)[42] | Zahra | Aylin | Zeynab | Maryam | Fatima | Nilay | Malak | Ayla | İnci | Nuray |
Azerbaijan (general population)[75] | Sevinj | Gunel | Leyla | Aygun | Gunay | Sevda | Vusala | Konul | Aysel | Tarana |
China (2022)[76] | Ruòxī 若汐 | Yīnuò 一诺 | Yìhán 艺涵 | Yīnuò 依诺 | Zǐhán 梓涵 | Yǐmò 苡沫 | Yǔtóng 雨桐 | Xīnyí 欣怡 | Yǔtóng 语桐 | Yǔxī 语汐 |
India (BabyCenter, 2021)[77] | Aditi | Inaya | Aarya | Kiara | Aadhya | Vamika | Pari | Jiya | Mehar | Amayra |
Indonesia (general population as of 2023)[47] | Nurhayati | Sulastri | Sumiati | Sri Wahyuni | Sumarni | Sunarti | Siti Aminah | Aminah | Ernawati | Kartini |
Iran (2019)[48] | Fatemeh | Zahra | Helma | Zeinab | Yasna | Ava | Mersana | Nazanin-Zahra | Baran | Fatemeh-Zahra |
Iran (general population)[49] | Fatemeh | Zahra | Maryam | Ma'soumeh | Sakineh | Zeinab | Roghayyeh | Khadije | Leyla | Somayyeh |
Israel, (2022), newborn girls, total population[78] | Avigail | Tamar | Maryam, Miriam | Sarah | Yael | Ayala | Noa | Lia | Adel | Maya |
Israel, (2022), Jewish girls)[78][51] | Avigail | Tamar | Yael | Noa | Sarah | Libi | Ayala | Adel | Lia | Ella |
Israel, (2020), Muslim girls[52] | Maryam | Shams | Lyn | Malek | Jori | Lian | Mila | Aline | Nur | Marya |
Israel, (2020), Christian Arab girls[52] | Lin | Maria | Sama | Celine | Leah | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Israel, (2020), Druze girls[52] | Mila | Ayalah | Lur | Lin | Yasmin | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Japan (2022)[79] | Himari, Hinata, Hina 陽葵 | Rin 凛 | Uta 詩 | Hina, Haruna 陽菜, Yuina, Yuna, Yūna 結菜 | An, Anzu 杏 | Mio, Rei 澪 | Yua 結愛 | Mei 芽依, Riko 莉子, Sakura さくら, Ema 咲茉 | NA | NA |
Jordan (2020)[80] | Jouri | Salma | Naya | Mira | Lianne | Leen | Zina | Mariam | Wateen | Tuleen |
Kazakhstan (2021)[81] | Mädïna (Медина) | Aylin (Айлин) | Asilim (Асылым) | Ayşa (Айша) | Rayana (Раяна) | Ayala (Аяла) | Ayzere (Айзере) | Amina (Амина) | Tomyris (Томирис) | Ayim (Айым) |
Kuwait (2015)[57] | Fatma | Mariam | Hussa | Sherifa | Sara | Reem | Aisha | Dalal | Lulwa | Shaikha |
Kyrgyzstan (2021)[58] | Saliha (Салиха) | Rayana (Раяна) | Amina (Амина) | Fátima (Фатима) | Aylin (Айлин) | Aliya (Алия) | Safiya (Сафия) | Aruuzat (Аруузат) | Hadicha (Хадича) | Aruuke (Арууке) |
Lebanon (2015)[82] | Marie | Fatima | Jessica | Zeinab | Mariam | Sarah | Maya | Layla | Christina | Amal |
Malaysia (2017, BabyCenter)[83] | Nur | Wan | Nurul | Aisyah | Maryam | Siti | Dhia | Naura | Ayra | Puteri |
Mongolia (2023)[84] | Amin-Erdene | Michele | Sondor | Egshiglen | Anhilen | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Nepal[62] | Shristi | Sunita | Rabina | Asmita | Niharika | Binita | Aasha | Kabita | Sita | Gita |
Pakistan | Fatima | Fozia | Bismah | Sobia | Farrah | Maryam | Farzana | Ayesha | Sakeena | Zainab |
Philippines (2022)[63] | Althea | Angel | Samantha | Princess | Nathalie | Chloe | Sofia | Zia | Athena | Sophia |
Saudi Arabia[64] | Sara | Latifa | Nora | Hessa | Maysoun | Maha | Nouf | Noor | Reema | Alanoud |
South Korea (2019)[65] | Ji-an (지안) | Ha-yoon (하윤) | Seo-ah (서아) | Ha-eun (하은) | Seo-yun (서윤) | Ha-rin (하린) | Ji-yoo (지유) | Ji-woo (지우) | Soo-ah (수아) | Ji-a (지아) |
Taiwan (1980s-1990s births, 2010 census)[66][67] | 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)[68] | Sumayah | Asiya | Oisha | Googoosh | Anohito | Indira | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Turkey (Babies born, 2021)[70] | Zeynep | Elif | Asel | Asya | Defne | Nehir | Azra | Zümra | Eylül | Ecrin |
Turkey (Overall, 2013)[71] | Fatma | Ayşe | Emine | Hatice | Zeynep | Elif | Meryem | Şerife | Zehra | Sultan |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2015)[72] | 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 |
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 |
French Polynesia (2023)[175] | Manea | Hia'ai | Kahanui | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Hawaii, United States (2022)[176] | Noah | Liam | Kai | Asher | Ethan | Oliver | Maverick | Ezekiel | Ezra | Aiden, Elijah, Isaiah, Ryder |
New Caledonia (2023)[177] | Gabriel | Samuel | Emmanuel | Joseph | Kayden | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
New Zealand (2023)[178] | Noah | Oliver | Luca | Jack | Leo | Theodore | George | Henry | Charlie | Hudson |
New Zealand (Māori names, 2023/24)[179] | Ariki/Te Ariki | Wiremu | Rawiri | Mikaere | Nikau | Koa | Manaia | Manaaki | Kiwa | Kaitoa |
Tahiti (common names, unofficial)[180] | 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)[181] | Isla | Amelia | Charlotte | Olivia | Mia | Ava | Matilda | Harper | Lily | Hazel |
French Polynesia (2023)[182] | Kiana | Ohana | Merahi | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Hawaii, United States (2022)[176] | Olivia | Amelia | Aria, Luna | Sophia | Charlotte | Ava, Isabella | Kaia, Mila | Emma, Lily, Mia | Isla | Chloe |
New Caledonia (2023)[177] | Zoé | Léna | Eva | Maya | Olivia | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
New Zealand (2023)[178] | Charlotte | Amelia | Isla | Olivia | Harper | Willow | Lily | Ava | Ella | Hazel |
New Zealand (Māori names, 2023/24)[179] | Aroha/Te Aroha | Amaia | Maia | Anahera | Moana | Manaia | Ataahua | Marama | Atarangi | Tui |
Tahiti (common names, unofficial)[180] | Tiare, Hinano, Poema, Maeva, Hina, Vaea, Titaua, Moea, Moeata, Tarita, Titaina, Teura, Heikapu, Mareva |
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