Most popular Swedish baby names unveiled
Move over, Alice and Lucas. Maja and Oscar have taken over as the most popular names for children born in Sweden, new statistics show.
Altogether, 895 girls born in Sweden in 2010 were named Maja, or 1.6 percent of the total girls born, according to figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB).
It was the third time in the last five years that Maja topped the agency's list of popular girl names.
Among boys born in Sweden last year, Oscar was the most popular name, moving up from the number three spot in 2009.
The name has been among the 10 most popular names given to boys born in Sweden since the year 2000.
A total of 1,108 boys were named Oscar last year, or 1.9 percent of all boys born in the country.
Three new names also made their way into the top-ten list of popular boy names: Theo, Liam, and Leo. Dropping out of the top-ten were Erik, Victor, and Axel.
Among girl names, Alice, Emma and Ella all dropped in popularity, but remained in the top 10, while Julia climbed from seventh to third place.
One new name also appeared on the list of the 10 most popular girl names: Olivia.
Tove, Minna and Novalie were the three girl names which displayed the biggest jump in popularity between 2009 and 2010, although none managed to crack the top 10. Kajsa, Emelie and Cornelia, on the other hand, had the biggest decrease.
Among boy names, Frank, Elvin and Milo climbed the most in popularity, while Carl, Marcus and Jonathan had the greatest drop.
SCB also noted that many parents chose to exercise a bit of creativity in naming their children, with 4,092 girls and 3,775 boys receiving names with spellings that gave each of them a one-of-a-kind name in Sweden.
Popular Boy Names 2010 (2009)
1. Oscar (3)
2. William (3)
3. Lucas (3)
4. Elias (2)
5. Alexander (6)
6. Hugo (5)
7. Oliver (7)
8. Theo (16)
9. Liam (15)
10. Leo (14)
Popular Girl Names 2010 (2009)
1. Maja (2)
2. Alice (1)
3. Julia (7)
4. Linnéa (8)
5. Wilma (9)
6. Ella (3)
7. Elsa (3)
8. Emma (4)
9. Alva (6)
10. Olivia (17)
Source: Statistics Sweden
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Altogether, 895 girls born in Sweden in 2010 were named Maja, or 1.6 percent of the total girls born, according to figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB).
It was the third time in the last five years that Maja topped the agency's list of popular girl names.
Among boys born in Sweden last year, Oscar was the most popular name, moving up from the number three spot in 2009.
The name has been among the 10 most popular names given to boys born in Sweden since the year 2000.
A total of 1,108 boys were named Oscar last year, or 1.9 percent of all boys born in the country.
Three new names also made their way into the top-ten list of popular boy names: Theo, Liam, and Leo. Dropping out of the top-ten were Erik, Victor, and Axel.
Among girl names, Alice, Emma and Ella all dropped in popularity, but remained in the top 10, while Julia climbed from seventh to third place.
One new name also appeared on the list of the 10 most popular girl names: Olivia.
Tove, Minna and Novalie were the three girl names which displayed the biggest jump in popularity between 2009 and 2010, although none managed to crack the top 10. Kajsa, Emelie and Cornelia, on the other hand, had the biggest decrease.
Among boy names, Frank, Elvin and Milo climbed the most in popularity, while Carl, Marcus and Jonathan had the greatest drop.
SCB also noted that many parents chose to exercise a bit of creativity in naming their children, with 4,092 girls and 3,775 boys receiving names with spellings that gave each of them a one-of-a-kind name in Sweden.
Popular Boy Names 2010 (2009)
1. Oscar (3)
2. William (3)
3. Lucas (3)
4. Elias (2)
5. Alexander (6)
6. Hugo (5)
7. Oliver (7)
8. Theo (16)
9. Liam (15)
10. Leo (14)
Popular Girl Names 2010 (2009)
1. Maja (2)
2. Alice (1)
3. Julia (7)
4. Linnéa (8)
5. Wilma (9)
6. Ella (3)
7. Elsa (3)
8. Emma (4)
9. Alva (6)
10. Olivia (17)
Source: Statistics Sweden
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