Thursday 17 January 2013

Popular Dutch baby names in 2012

SVB, the agency responsible for distributing child benefits in The Netherlands, publishes annual lists of the most popular Dutch baby names.

The top 10 boy names for 2012 (last year's position between brackets):

  1. Daan (1)
  2. Bram (16)
  3. Sem (2)
  4. Lucas (6)
  5. Milan (3)
  6. Levi (4)
  7. Luuk (5)
  8. Thijs (8)
  9. Jayden (7)
  10. Tim (13)

The top 10 girl names for 2012 (last year's position between brackets):

  1. Emma (1)
  2. Sophie (3)
  3. Julia (2)
  4. Anna (10)
  5. Lisa (6)
  6. Isa (5)
  7. Eva (9)
  8. Saar (7)
  9. Lotte (4)
  10. Tess (14)

Links:
Kindernamen top 20 (Top 20 child names, in Dutch)
Traditional Dutch given names

Related posts:
Traditional Dutch first names for girls
Traditional Dutch first names for boys
Top 10 Dutch baby names in 2011

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