Top Dogs in the German Baby Name Game of 2024: Sophia and Noah Steal the Show Again
In the year 2024, Sophia and Noah maintain their stands as the most frequently chosen baby names in Germany. - In the year 2024, Sophia and Noah maintained their positions as the most preferred baby names in Germany.
The battle for the number one spot among the most popular girls' names in Germany last year was a bit more lopsided compared to the previous, with Sophia/Sofia pulling ahead by a substantial margin, according to GfK. In 2023, Sophia/Sofia bested Emilia by a margin of just four names. This year, the gap between Sophia/Sofia and Emilia on the second spot has become significantly wider.
Emma held onto third place, with Mia nipping at her heels in fourth, and Lina rounding out the top five. In the boys' category, Mateo or Matthew secured the second spot, followed by Leon, Luca/Luka, and Paul.
Hanna/Hannah, who held the top spot in 2019, slid down to sixth place this year. Joining the boys' top ten this time around is Theo, swooping in at seventh place.
Wiesbaden-based GfK has been curating the list of the most popular first names since 1977, based on data collected from German civil registry offices. This time, GfK gathered data from approximately 750 civil registry offices, representing approximately 900,000 individual names, or more than 90% of all given first names.
- Germany
- Baby names
- First name
- GfK
- Popularity trends
- In the upcoming year, 2024, Sophia/Sofia is expected to maintain its popularity as the most chosen first name for babies in Germany, once again competing with Emilia for the top spot, although with a wider margin, following the trends observed by the GfK registry.
- Despite slipping to sixth place in the girls' category, Hanna/Hannah remains a prominent choice for parents in Germany, reflecting the ever-changing dynamics of baby names.
- As for the boys, Noah continues to hold the number one position, with Mateo/Matthew trailing behind in second place, signifying a diverse range of popular first names in Germany.
- The Wiesbaden-based GfK continues to play a significant role in tracking and analyzing the popularity of first names among babies in Germany, having compiled data from over 90% of all given first names collected from approximately 750 civil registry offices.
- Family-dynamics, home-and-garden lifestyles, relationships, and other factors may influence the selection of baby names in Germany, contributing to the shifting popularity trends observed by GfK each year.
