When it comes to choosing a baby name, inspiration can come from all around the world. With its different cultures, traditions, and history, Europe is home to some of the most beautiful and meaningful names.
Here at La Coqueta, our collections marry modern traditionalism with Spanish nostalgia. Creating luxury children’s clothing from newborn to age 10, we strive to represent all ages, lifestyles, and nationalities. With this in mind, we analysed baby name data from Office from National Statistics (ONS) to discover how various European cultures have influenced recent* baby name choices in England and Wales. Read on to find out more…Our research included analysing 180 baby names in total – 90 boy names and 90 girl names – including those with French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scottish, and Spanish origins.
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Top European Baby Names Overall
Overall, based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the 50 most popular European-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
Origin
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Henry
Boy
German
11
2,868
2
Charlie
Boy
German
12
2,810
3
Finley
Boy
Irish
16
2,613
4
William
Boy
German
20
2,215
5
Isabella
Girl
Italian
8
2,052
6
Freya
Girl
Scandinavian
12
1,982
7
Ella
Girl
German
16
1,887
8
Elsie
Girl
Scottish
19
1,772
9
Charlotte
Girl
French
20
1,732
10
Evelyn
Girl
French
21
1,709
11
Max
Boy
French
33
1,585
12
Sophie
Girl
Greek
26
1,525
13
Alice
Girl
German
27
1,432
14
Louis
Boy
French
52
1,186
15
Luca
Boy
Italian
58
1,170
16
Leo
Boy
Latin
6
1,164
17
Oscar
Boy
Irish
19
1,112
18
Emily
Girl
Latin
34
1,107
19
Lily
Girl
English
5
1,092
20
Aria
Girl
Hebrew
29
1,073
21
Thomas
Boy
Aramaic
32
1,042
22
Mia
Girl
Scandinavian
10
1,038
23
Harper
Girl
English
22
1,017
24
George
Boy
Greek
4
988
25
Grace
Girl
Latin
31
962
26
James
Boy
Hebrew
18
942
27
Poppy
Girl
Latin
17
935
28
Isaac
Boy
Hebrew
23
918
29
Daisy
Girl
English
36
911
30
Alexander
Boy
Greek
13
893
31
Chloe
Girl
Greek
28
882
32
Hugo
Boy
German
45
880
33
Florence
Girl
Latin
24
877
34
Roman
Boy
Latin
49
875
35
Erin
Girl
Irish
42
871
36
Sebastian
Boy
Greek
40
860
37
Thea
Girl
Greek
39
857
38
Logan
Boy
Scottish
25
853
39
Zara
Girl
Arabic
44
840
40
Reuben
Boy
Hebrew
62
834
41
Layla
Girl
Arabic
43
826
42
Nathan
Boy
Hebrew
70
812
43
Lottie
Girl
English
46
798
44
Ethan
Boy
Hebrew
27
794
45
Hannah
Girl
Hebrew
49
791
46
Joseph
Boy
Hebrew
35
777
47
Elsa
Girl
Scandinavian
59
762
48
Benjamin
Boy
Hebrew
22
758
49
Willow
Girl
English
32
755
50
Jacob
Boy
Hebrew
24
749
Top Girl Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the 10 most popular European-inspired baby girl names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
Origin
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Isabella
Girl
Italian
8
2,052
2
Freya
Girl
Scandinavian
12
1,982
3
Ella
Girl
German
16
1,887
4
Elsie
Girl
Scottish
19
1,772
5
Charlotte
Girl
French
20
1,732
6
Evelyn
Girl
French
21
1,709
7
Sophie
Girl
Greek
26
1,525
8
Alice
Girl
German
27
1,432
9
Maisie
Girl
Scottish
41
1,094
10
Penelope
Girl
Greek
44
1,020
Names with German, Scottish, French, and Greek origins all featured twice in the top 10 for baby girl names, with Italian and Scandinavian making up the remainder. A variety of influences made up the top spots, with Isabella, Freya, and Ella making the top 3.
Top Boy Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the 10 most popular European-inspired baby boy names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
Origin
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Henry
Boy
German
11
2,868
2
Charlie
Boy
German
12
1,810
3
Finley
Boy
Irish
16
2,613
4
William
Boy
German
20
2,515
5
Max
Boy
French
20
1,585
6
Louis
Boy
French
33
1,186
7
Finn
Boy
Irish
73
757
8
Charles
Boy
German
88
646
9
Leon
Boy
French
93
620
10
Austin
Boy
French
105
571
German and French were most popular influences for baby boy names, with both featuring 4 times. Irish making up the remainder, featuring twice. Classic German names were particularly popular for boys, including the royal monikers Henry, William, and Charles.
Top Names By Country of Origin
As well as looking at the most popular names overall and by gender, we also analysed the figures based on each name’s country of origin. Here’s what we found:
Origin
Top Girl Name
2020 Name Count
Top Boy Name
2020 Name Count
French
Charlotte
1,732
Max
1,585
German
Ella
1,887
Henry
2,868
Greek
Sophie
1,525
Xander
255
Irish
Maeve
547
Finley
2,613
Italian
Isabella
2,052
Rocco
326
Russian
Anastasia
341
Erik
130
Scandinavian
Freya
1,982
Jensen
191
Scottish
Elsie
1,772
Lennox
112
Spanish
Nina
350
Xavier
245
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Spanish Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 Spanish-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Nina
Girl
145
350
2
Xavier
Boy
205
245
3
Santiago
Boy
377
113
4
Antonio
Boy
381
112
5
Diego
Boy
425
95
French Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 French-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Charlotte
Girl
20
350
2
Evelyn
Girl
21
245
3
Max
Boy
33
113
4
Louis
Boy
52
112
5
Chloe
Girl
46
95
German Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 German-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Henry
Boy
11
2,868
2
Charlie
Boy
12
2,810
3
William
Boy
20
2,215
4
Ella
Girl
16
1,887
5
Alice
Girl
27
1,432
Italian Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 Italian-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Isabella
Girl
8
2,052
2
Rocco
Boy
163
326
3
Lorenzo
Boy
179
298
4
Nico
Boy
232
210
5
Romeo
Boy
243
194
Scottish Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 Scottish-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Elsie
Girl
19
1,772
2
Maisie
Girl
41
1,094
3
Bonnie
Girl
45
1,015
4
Paisley
Girl
146
349
5
Lennox
Boy
381
112
Irish Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 Irish-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Finley
Boy
16
2,613
2
Finn
Boy
73
757
3
Maeve
Girl
94
547
4
Connor
Boy
158
335
5
Kiara
Girl
217
210
Scandinavian Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 Scandinavian-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Freya
Girl
12
1,982
2
Hallie
Girl
49
954
3
Jensen
Boy
248
191
4
Stefan
Boy
264
177
5
Ari
Boy
377
113
Greek Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 Greek-inspired baby names include:
Overall Rank
Name
Gender
2020 Gender Rank
2020 Name Count
1
Sophie
Girl
26
1,525
2
Penelope
Girl
44
1,020
3
Ellie
Girl
67
772
4
Lydia
Girl
136
366
5
Cora
Girl
153
326
Russian Names
Based on the names with the highest counts in 2020, the top 5 Russian-inspired baby names include:
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