Every year it comes around mid-January, the first name statistics. You can read trends from this if you want, but you can also simply take note of it. Viewed soberly, Anna was unbeatable when it came to girls’ names. New parents in Linz chose this first name for their baby 44 times. Maria (32) and Sophie (22) had to queue behind them.
The result for the boys was not quite as clear, as Elias was probably chosen 23 times, leaving David and Mateo (17 each) and Lukas (16) behind.
The city’s statisticians conclude one thing clearly from the names for newborns, which are largely of biblical origin: the people of Linz love it traditionally. There is not much left of the Kevins and Chantals, who used to be very fashionable.
These are the top ten first names for newborns in Linz:
Girl:
- 1. Anna (44 nominations)
- 2. Maria (32)
- 3. Sophie (22)
- 4. Elena (16)
- 5. Emma (15)
- 6. Laura (14)
- 7. Emilia and Klara (13 each)
- 9. Lisa (12)
- 10. Nora (11)
boys:
- 1. Elias (23)
- 2. David and Mateo (17 each)
- 4. Lukas (16)
- 5. Adam, Noah and Paul (13 each)
- 8.Follow (12)
- 9.Jakob and Niklas (each 11)
When it comes to the most popular first names of all Linz women, Maria is “unbeatable” with 3,032 names, followed by Anna (2,511) and Christine (2,056). Among men, the first names Johann (1,998), Michael (1,943) and Christian (1,816) are most common.
Source: Nachrichten
