40 official lists
Popular boy names by country
Number one in the most lists: Noah, in 15 of the 40.
Official boys' name lists from 40 countries, provinces and cities, each taken from the statistics office or registry that publishes it.
British Isles
| Country or region | Number 1 | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| England and WalesOffice for National Statistics | Muhammad | 2025Full list |
| ScotlandNational Records of Scotland | Noah | 2025Full list |
| Northern IrelandNISRA | Noah | 2025Full list |
| IrelandCentral Statistics Office (CSO) | Rían | 2025Full list |
North America
| Country or region | Number 1 | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario provinceOntario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) | Noah | 2024Full list |
| Quebec provinceRetraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) | Noah | 2025Full list |
| British Columbia provinceBC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) | Noah | 2023Full list |
| Nova Scotia provinceNova Scotia Vital Statistics (data.novascotia.ca) | Henry | 2025Top 21 |
Oceania
| Country or region | Number 1 | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales stateNSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) | Noah | 2025Top 100 |
| Victoria stateRegistry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) | Noah | 2025Top 101 |
| Queensland stateQueensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) | Oliver | 2025Top 101 |
| South Australia stateSA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) | Oliver | 2025Top 100 |
| New ZealandDepartment of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart | Noah | 2025Top 100 |
Western Europe
| Country or region | Number 1 | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| FranceINSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) | Gabriel | 2025Full list |
| NetherlandsSociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) | Noah | 2025Full list |
Central Europe
| Country or region | Number 1 | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| AustriaStatistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) | Noah | 2025Full list |
| SwitzerlandBundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) | Noah | 2025Full list |
| Berlin cityBerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter | Adam | 2023Full list |
| Munich cityLandeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) | Felix | 2025Full list |
| Cologne cityStadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) | Noah | 2023Full list |
| Bonn cityBundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) | Felix | 2025Full list |
| Leipzig cityStadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) | Noah | 2025Full list |
| Rostock cityHanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) | Emil | 2025Full list |
Nordic countries
| Country or region | Number 1 | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| NorwayStatistics Norway (SSB) | Noah | 2025Full list |
| SwedenSkatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency); Statistics Sweden (SCB) | Noah | 2025Full list |
| DenmarkStatistics Denmark (DST) | Oscar | 2025Top 50 |
| FinlandDigital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) | Eino | 2025Top 50 |
| IcelandÞjóðskrá (Registers Iceland); Hagstofa Íslands (Statistics Iceland) | Birnir | 2025Top 10 |
Southern Europe
Central and Eastern Europe
| Country or region | Number 1 | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| PolandMinisterstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) | Nikodem | 2025Full list |
| HungaryBelügyminisztérium, Nyilvántartások (kormany.hu) | Dominik | 2025Top 100 |
| SloveniaStatistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat | Mark | 2025Full list |
| EstoniaSiseministeerium (rahvastikuregister) | Mark | 2025Top 27 |
| Moscow cityMoscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru | Mikhail | 2025Top 61 |
| CroatiaMinistarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije (Matica rođenih) | Luka | 2025Top 50 |
Middle East
Latin America
Germany has no official national first-name statistics, so German figures here come from city registers: Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, and Rostock.
Regions without a link publish too few names for a page of their own; their figures still appear on each name's page.
Names rising across these lists
42 official sources
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3; National Records of Scotland (1974-2025), OGL v3; NISRA (1997-2025), OGL v3; Central Statistics Office (CSO) (1964-2025), CC BY 4.0; Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (1980-2025), CC BY 4.0; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC; Nova Scotia Vital Statistics (data.novascotia.ca) (1920-2025), NS OGL; NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (1952-2025), CC BY 4.0; Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (2008-2025), CC BY 4.0; Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (1960-2025), CC BY 3.0 AU; SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (1944-2025), CC BY 4.0; Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (1954-2025), Crown copyright; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0; Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (2017-2025), not stated; Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (1984-2025), CC BY 4.0; Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (2000-2025), OGD Switzerland; BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (2012-2023), CC BY 3.0 DE; Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (2013-2025), dl-de/by-2-0; Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (2010-2023), dl-de/zero-2-0; Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (2010-2025), CC0 1.0 / dl-de/zero-2-0; Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (2014-2025), dl-de/by-2-0; Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (2012-2025), CC0 1.0; Statistics Norway (SSB) (1945-2025), CC BY 4.0; Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (2021-2025), not stated; Statistics Sweden (SCB) (1998-2022), CC0; Statistics Denmark (DST) (1985-2025), CC BY 4.0; Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) (2021-2025), not stated; Þjóðskrá (Registers Iceland) (2021-2025), not stated; Hagstofa Íslands (Statistics Iceland) (2021), CC BY 4.0; INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (2002-2024), INE terms of reuse; Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (1997-2025), CC BY 4.0; ISTAT, Contanomi (1999-2024), CC BY 4.0; Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (2000-2025), CC0 1.0; Belügyminisztérium, Nyilvántartások (kormany.hu) (2010-2025), not stated; Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (1992-2025), CC BY 4.0; Siseministeerium (rahvastikuregister) (2015-2025), not stated; Moscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru (2015-2025), Moscow open data terms; TÜİK (Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu), Nüfus İstatistikleri Portalı (2018-2025), TÜİK terms of use; Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (1949-2024), CBS terms of use; RENAPER, Dirección Nacional de Población (datos.gob.ar) (2012-2024), CC BY 4.0; Ministarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije (Matica rođenih) (2023-2025), not stated.