Choosing a name for a baby boy is not easy. You need to consider whether the name will suit him when he is a cute baby and once he has grown into a strong man. Here is a list of the most popular baby names given to boys in Europe.
Each country releases its most popular name statistics at different time intervals. The names for boys listed here all come from official statistic lists, but the list ranges from 2016 to 2020, depending on the country.
Choosing a Popular Boys’ Name
If parents are considering giving their son a popular boys’ name – or avoiding commonly used names in Europe – this list will give them the most popular names in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, England, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Denmark. For more popular name lists from other countries, see the online list of International Statistical Agencies and International Organizations.
From the lists, you will see that the most common boys’ names across Europe are currently Lucas/Lukas, Ethan, Noah, Nathan, and David. It’s curious to note that there are many biblical names on the list.
Top baby boy names in England and Wales
The most popular English baby boy names are:
1. Jack 2. Oliver 3. Thomas 4. Harry 5. Joshua 6. Alfie 7. Charlie 8. Daniel 9. James 10. William 11. Samuel 12. George 13. Joseph 14. Lewis 15. Ethan 16. Mohammed 17. Dylan 18. Benjamin 19. Alexander 20. Jacob
Top baby boy names in Belgium
The most popular Belgian baby boy names are:
1. Nathan 2. Lucas 3. Noah 4. Louis 5. Thomas 6. Arthur 7. Mohamed 8. Milan 9. Mathis 10. Hugo 11. Simon 12. Maxime 13. Adam 14. Nicolas 15. Théo 16. 1Tom 17. Liam 18. Lars 19. Victor 20. Ethan
Top baby boy names in The Netherlands
The most popular Dutch baby boy names are:
1. Daan 2. Sem 3. Lucas 4. Ruben 5. Jayden 6. Thomas 7. Tim 8. Milan 9. Lars 10. Jesse 11. Thijs 12. Finn 13. Stijn 14. Bram 15. Luuk 16. Levi 17. Sven 18. Julian 19. Noah 20. Max
Top baby boy names in Sweden
The most popular Swedish baby boy names are:
1. Lucas 2. Elias 3. Oscar 4. William 5. Hugo 6. Alexander 7. Oliver 8. Viktor 9. Erik 10. Axel
Top baby boy names in Denmark
The most popular Danish baby boy names are:
1. Mikkel 2. Lucas 3. Mathias 4. Noah 5. William 6. Oliver 7. Mads 8. Magnus 9. Christian 10. Emil 11. Frederik 12. Sebastian 13. Victor 14. Marcus 15. Tobias 16. Gustav 17. Rasmus 18. Oscar 19. Jonas 20. Alexander
Top baby boy names in France
The most popular French baby boy names are:
1. Enzo 2. Mathis 3. Nathan 4. Mathéo 5. Hugo 6. Noah 7. Romain 8. Yanis 9. Raphaël 10. Ethan
Top baby boy names in Italy
The most popular Italian baby boy names are:
1. Andrea 2. Lorenzo 3. Simone 4. Paolo 5. Marco 6. Francesco 7. Luca 8. Tommaso 9. Christian 10. Alessandro
Top baby boy names in Spain
The most popular Spanish baby boy names are:
1. Alejandro 2. Daniel 3. Pablo 4. David 5. Adrian 6. Alvaro 7. Javier 8. Sergio 9. Hugo 10. Diego 11. Carlos 12. Marcos 13. Mario 14. Ivan 15. Manuel 16. Miguel 17. Jorge 18. Ruben 19. Iker 20. Raul
Top baby boy names in Germany
The most popular German baby boy names are:
1. Maximilian 2. Alexander 3. Leon 4. Paul 5. Luca/Luka 6. Elias 7. Felix 8. Lukas/Lucas 9. Jonas 10. David
Top baby boy names in Switzerland
The most popular Swiss baby boy names are (by language):
German-Swiss Names
1. Tim 2. Luca 3. Leon 4. David 5. Noah
Italian Swiss Names
1. Alessandro 2. Matteo 3. Leonardo 4. Mattia 5. Davide
French-Swiss Names
1. Nathan 2. Luca 3. Lucas 4. Maxime 5. Thomas
Whatever you decide to call your little boy, don’t forget to choose a suitable second name for him!
