Most Popular Baby Names Worldwide

Looking for unique baby names? Why not take some global inspiration, and check out the best names from Mumzone nations around the world. Maybe some pretty girls' names might catch on in the UK, such as the Brazilian and Spanish Mariana, French Clara, German Lena, Indian Aanya or Russian Anastasia. Or UK parents might go for a striking boys' names that will stand out in the playground, such as Canadian Logan, French and Brazilian Gabriel, Russian Artem, or Aussie and US Jackson. Some names cross borders and languages. Girls' names Sophie, Sophia and Sofia feature in the top 10 for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Russia, Spain, US, as well as the UK. Also Lily (or Lilly), Emma, Emily and Isabella are all popular throughout the world. For the boys, Lucas (or Lukas) is hugely popular in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and the US.

Australia

Girls' names Lily Ruby Charlotte Chloe - tied with Sophie Olivia Isabella Mia Emily Ava

Boys' names Jack Cooper Oliver Noah Thomas Lucas Lachlan William Jackson Charlie

Brazil

Girls' names Júlia Sophia Isabella Maria Eduarda Giovanna Beatriz Manuela Rafaela Mariana Gabriela

Boys' names Gabriel Davi Miguel Arthur Matheus Lucas Guilherme Pedro Gustavo Felipe

Canada

Girls' names Olivia Emma Sophia Ava Chloe Abigail Emily Lily Madison Charlotte

Boys' names Liam Ethan Jacob Logan Owen Noah Alexander Nathan Benjamin Lucas

France

Girls' names Emma Léa Clara Chloé Inès Jade Manon Sarah Lola Camille

Boys' names Lucas Enzo Nathan Mathis Louis Raphaël Gabriel Yanis Hugo Thomas

Germany

Girls' names Mia Lea Emma Emily Hannah Lena Lilly Sarah Laura Leonie

Boys' names Lukas Jonas Maximilian Ben Felix Luca Leon Niklas Louis Paul

India

Girls' names Ananya Sara Aditi Riya Jiya Saanvi Khushi Anika Aanya Anushka

Boys' names Aarav Aryan Krishna Arnav Sai Aarush Ishaan Neel Om Vihaan

 

Russia

Girls' names Maria Anastasia Daria Elizaveta Anna Sofia Ksenia Eva Polina Ekaterina

Boy's names Alexandr Maxim Ivan Artem Dmitriy Egor Nikita Matvey Arseny Timofey

Spain

Girls' names Sofía Valentina Isabella Camila Valeria Mariana Gabriela Sara Daniella Maria Jose

Boys' names Santiago Sebastián Matías Nicholas Samuel Alejandro Matthew Diego Benjamin Daniel

US

Girls' names Sophia Isabella Olivia Emma Chloe Ava Lily Madison Addison Abigail

Boys' names Aiden Jacob Jackson Ethan Jayden Noah Logan Caden Lucas Liam

Still stuck for a name? Read our article for ideas or try our baby name finder where you can search by origin or meaning as well as alphabetically. Also see the most popular baby names in the UK.