Emilia and Elias are the most popular baby names of the previous year

"Emilia first entered the top 10 in 2013 and has been in second or third place since 2019. Already in 2023, Emilia was the most popular name for girls," said Manuela Lenk, Director General of Statistics Austria. "For boys, Elias displaced last year's winner Paul to second place in 2024. Elias took the top spot for the first time after entering the top 10 in 2010 and reaching third place last year," Lenk said.

Emma and Marie also on the podium for most popular baby names

In the list of girls' names from the previous year, Emma, who has been in the top 10 since 2010, follows in second place. Behind her is Marie, who lost one place compared to the previous year but has appeared in the list of the ten most given girls' names since 2009.

In fourth place is Anna, who has been among the ten most popular names for girls since 1991 and was on the podium from 1996 to 2021, standing at the top 13 times. In fifth place is Sophia, who performed one position better than the previous year, followed by Mia and Lena. After that, parents named their girls Valentina, as well as Lea and Laura.

Most popular baby names: Paul and Noah remain popular for boys

For boys, Paul followed in second place in 2024, having been in the top list since 2012, ahead of Noah, who first entered the top 10 in 2021. Jakob, last year's second, slipped two places back to fourth position. The exceptionally popular names Maximilian and Felix follow in fifth and sixth place. Maximilian has been in the top lists for 20 years - and except for fourth place in 2018 and 2023 - has always been on the podium since 2009. Felix has been almost continuously in the top 10 since 2007, with the exceptions of 2010, 2011, and 2015. Positions seven and eight were occupied - as in the previous year - by Leon and David. Behind them is Jonas, who improved by one place compared to 2023. In tenth place is Leo, a newcomer to the top list.

First names without special characters are counted

In total, 12.5 percent of all newborn girls and 14.6 percent of all boys received one of the ten most popular first names, as reported by Statistics Austria. In the list, the first names are ranked in their original spelling without special characters.

(APA/Red)

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