Mia and Matteo will be the most popular first names for newborns in Saxony in 2024. This is according to the annual ranking by amateur name researcher Knud Bielefeld. The two names replace Emilia and Emil, which held the top position in the Free State last year.
Emilia took second place for girls' names this year, followed by Emma, Hannah, Ella and Frieda. For boys' names, Emil fell back to second place, closely followed by Finn, Oskar, Noah and Theo. According to Bielefeld's analysis, parents in Saxony give the names Egon, Erwin, Gerda, Hazel, Hermine and Kurt much more frequently than in other federal states.
Noah is the top name for boys nationwide, followed by Matteo. Among girls' names, Emilia leads the way nationwide, taking second place in Saxony. Mia, the number one in Saxony, only achieved fifth place nationwide.
How are the rankings compiled?
Bielefeld says it recorded more than 240,000 birth registrations from all over Germany for its analysis, which corresponds to around 36 percent of births. The analysis is based on data from registry offices and maternity clinics from 391 cities. This means that there are around 450 cities with maternity clinics.
The Gesellschaft für Deutsche Sprache (GfdS) also publishes similar statistics, which it says evaluates around 90 percent of all birth registrations. However, later than Bielefeld. In its last evaluation for 2023, Hanna for girls and Emil for boys were the most frequently assigned names in Saxony.
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