Most Popular Names from Around The World | SJ STRUM BABY NAMES

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This week I've been really poorly so sorry for my quiet voice.
If your country isn't on here it's just as I didn't have the DATA so please do add to the comments section and if I get enough new names I'd love to do a follow up list!
I looked up the Most Popular Names from around the World this year and there are some unique names, pretty names, similarities and names I've never heard before! I hope you enjoy it and if so please subscribe and join my live next week!!
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[@montgomerymulti3594]

I’m literally a teenage girl not planning on having a baby in the next decade but instead of studying I’m sitting here binging these videos ahahaha

[@lornajackson7686]

Montgomery Grey Multi ditto

[@eleanorfagerstrom1944]

I think we should start a club

[@steph4037]

@@eleanorfagerstrom1944 We should definitely start a club because im doing the exact same thing

[@montgomerymulti3594]

Steph Amber Literally

[@aislinn6840]

Same

[@sally229h5]

I use this channel to name my sims baby’s

[@euridececachimbombo5516]

Sally229 H 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@idoru3242]

Sally229 H lol good idea, I’m a teenager that doesn’t want kids soon and loves sims

[@Kay_Far]

Me too

[@crazycat4297]

I thought it was just me lol😂

[@labcreation1216]

Sally229 H me too

[@madisonirene5870]

Can you do a most popular names list from the early 2000’s (200-2005) please? Love your videos!

[@SJ_Strum]

Oh that's a great idea!

[@laceyrein3223]

Madison top name from 2000

[@wheelbarrowingforever]

My name was popular.

[@lenavm]

I did not realise how beautiful Japanese names are! Would absolutely love to see a list for this :) xx

[@lauren8627]

I was so sure Yuki would be the most popular, I swear everyone is called Yuki in Japan (at least when I visited a school 10 years ago!)

[@vulbvibe]

Lauren Fry A lot of spring weddings I guess

[@elineb7737]

Loved this video! 😘 In The Netherlands this is the top 5: Girls: Julia, Emma, Sophie, Tess, Zoë. Boys: Lucas, Noah, Levi, Sem, Finn.

[@SJ_Strum]

Eline B ah amazing to see Finn up there’re! Tess is also one of my most favourite names. Thanks so much xx

[@rozemarijnbalemans4561]

A name that is also in the Dutch top 10 for girls since two years is Nova, which I love! 💖

[@marlou.w]

Watt? Lucas zo hoog?😱

[@alyssiagra]

The top 5 in England are: Boys: Oliver, Harry, George, Noah and Jack Girls: Olivia, Amelia, Isla, Ava and Emily

[@michaelamcintyre5895]

Charlotte in Australia gets shortened to Charlie. Never heard of a Charlotte being shortened to Lottie, but love that nickname!

[@sharaharper2253]

Michaela McIntyre I was going to comment that as well! Never heard anyone shorten it to Lottie, it’s always Charlie!

[@jadevt1939]

We shorten a friend named Charlotte to Lotte without the "i".

[@charlotteeloise7500]

My name is Charlotte I’m English/American and I go by Charlotte and sometimes Charlie...

[@cathymarieh6933]

I have never heard of Charlotte shortened to Charlie, only Lotte how strange, im from Australia!

[@biancagarling9598]

It is an old style abbreviation. In my fam it gets shortened to Lottie (I’m Australian btw)

[@ruthm9383]

More Japanese names please!! Maybe ones that could cross over to English easily- I love Rumi and Mika

[@SJ_Strum]

R McS yes there are amazing ones aren’t there!!! I can’t wait to research more x

[@thrivingnutrition9802]

My daughter is Mika and my husband and I are of Sicilian heritage! My husband and I just love multicultural names! Mika is for a boy in Switzerland.

[@itshyacinth8864]

Top names in Argentina Girls: Isabella, Martina, Catalina, Sofia, Olivia, Emma, Delfina, Francesca, Valentina, Emilia Boys: Benjamín, Bautista, Felipe, Valentino, Benicio, Joaquín, Lorenzo, Mateo, Juan Ignacio, Santino

[@dmallow22]

I love these!

[@madeleine4939]

Catalina and Santino are so pretty!

[@Tara-id3rk]

Delfina 😍

[@maija000]

My second name is Emilia! I didn’t know it was popular in Argentina :).

[@mambowjumbow]

Tara 907 nooooo it sounds like delfin which is dolphin. So ugly 😭😊😊

[@marisaleise8571]

Please do a Japanese name list!! I love Japanese names!

[@caitlinevvy387]

Marisa Leise My friend is half Japanese and her name is Yui! I think it is very nice but so many people say it wrong sadly in England - it's literally you-ee

[@idoru3242]

Omg same

[@el______]

Marisa Leise my aunt is Japanese and her 4 kids (girl, boy, twin girls) are half Japanese half Scottish, and her kidsare called Amaterasua-Jen (Ama for short, means Heaven-Jem), then Kentaro Tama (he gets called Kenta!) then twin girls Mayumi and Sakura! They all have english middle names as well but I thought they were all super unique and cute

[@chandraschannel6166]

hello is it me youre looking for aww thank you

[@ruixunzhao1896]

Ooooooh yaaas Japanese names are really cute! Like maybe Haru, Sora, and Kaito for boy names and Akari and Himari for girl names!

[@Lara-cx1sb]

In Turkey top 10 Girls; Pelin, Ayça, Yonca, Defne, İlayda, Duru, Bilge, Dilara, Duygu, Ceren, Aslı Boys; Kaan, Tuğrul, Hakan, Kıvanç, Uras, Mete, Kuzey, Mehmet, Berke, Aybars

[@jumi4717]

In South Africa you would still call the boy by the father's name. For example if the father's name is Victor and he has a son also called Victor, they would be called Victor Senior and Victor Junior. But they would call him Junior for short. If he then goes on to have a son called Victor, then he would be known as Victor Senior and his son would be Victor Junior.

[@renecilliers5980]

Jum duP yeah junior isn't their name just a place holder for their fathers names

[@mariar9477]

Please do a video on your favourites Irish baby names 🇮🇪🍀

[@miea34]

I loved the canadian and spanish ones! Here's Romania: Girls: •Ioana •Maria •Ana •Raluca •Bianca •Andreea •Nicoleta •Mihaela And boys: •Ion/Ionuț •Andrei •Alexandru/Alex •Tudor •David •Cristian/Cristi

[@ellaspirella486]

In Germany the most popular names are: Boys: Ben, Paul, Finn/Fynn, Leon, Jonas Girls: Emma, Emilia (pronounced like Amelia), Hannah, Mia, Sophia I really like no 6 and 7 though which are Lina and Mila :) Love your videos. I've always been obsessed with names and their meaning. I really love the name Olivia but in Germany it's not even on the list of most popular names.

[@ruthx895]

I think that Ireland have the most beautiful, unique and traditional names such as Saoirse, Siobhan, Saidbh, Clíonadh, Niamh, Aoibhean, Ailbhe, Caoimhe, Bronagh, Caít for girls. For the boys Micheál, Oisín, Donnough, Diarmuid, Ciarán, Ronan, Tadhg. Absolutely beautiful names. Would def be worth doing a video on it

[@RB-wf4pk]

Also Ruth 😉😉

[@ruthx895]

Ruth B best name by far hahaah

[@aoifecampbell651]

I love Clíondah❣

[@katiebells8024]

I love the stories behind the names as well like the name Muireann which means sea white and is based on the story of a mermaid who was caught by a fisherman, baptized and transformed into a woman

[@missmatti]

I love those names - but as a swede married to a brit... I do not think many swedes can pronounce some of them sadly.

[@laisespacini9208]

in brazil, i feel like josé and maria are not as popular for the most recent generations. the most popular name by far amongst young parents would probably be enzo for boys and valentina/alice for girls.

[@Snofuz68]

Agreed, my Brazilian manager said the exact same names (Enzo and Valentina) as the most popular a couple months ago. I think SJ got the overall percentage stats for the entire population and not what people our naming their babies today in Brazil. Maybe you could hook her up with link and then she can do a whole episode. There are some beautiful unique Brazilian names.

[@SJ_Strum]

Lais Espacini I heard how popular enzo is - I’ll definitely do a modern choices video. Maybe for new year?! Xxx

[@analuizanoleto9705]

Last year Maria is at 49 and José is at 94, for the past 20 years both names aren’t on the top 5 or even the top 10, I agree that they are very traditional names here (my grandfather’s name is José and my grandmother’s is Josephina) but they are nothing but tradition nowadays, last years top five were: Alice; Sophia; Helena; Valentina and Laura; and Miguel; Arthur; Bernardo; Heitor; and David

[@cybellemachado6955]

I think that Maria and José are high ranked because is mostly used in double names, like Maria Valentina.

[@vidademertz1106]

Yeah my moms friend or relative had a baby named Enzo

[@aknalb15]

The most popular names in Hungary are Bence (pronounced Ben-tseh) for boys and Hanna for girls! Runner-ups are Máté (Matthew) and Levente (pronounced Leh-ven-teh) for boys and Anna and Zoé for girls. 😊🇭🇺

[@jessicastoch7042]

I'm from South Africa but I've never met a Precious or a Junior. My sister's name is Louise though, and my first cousin's name is Sofia but we call her Sofie. I really loved this list, so interesting. I've definitely commented before that my favorite boys name is also Hugo, it's such a sweet name that will grow with a child! Thank you for all the hard work to make these videos for us, I always love them so much and they just make my Mondays a little bit better. Xxx

[@kjohnson5359]

Uh. Precious...maybe. But it’s still the “English” name to their actual legal names.

[@itsydispy]

You talked about Jose being mispronounced around the world and the way you pronounced it is actually the Spanish way, in Portuguese we would say the « j » just like in English 😉

[@elsielinstrom]

I'm from South Africa and have met tons of Precious's but never ever ever heard of any Junior 😂

[@thalia2580852]

Same here!

[@peachywenda]

What I've met so many juniors my baby brother was almost a junior but my mother hated the name. Don't know how these are the names that made the list though :(

[@Norma-Zita]

Funny enough i know sooooo many Juniors and have never met a precious....

[@madelief641]

South Africa Boys: Junior Girls: Precious Japan Boys: Hiroshi Girls: Nozomi France Boys: Gabriel Girls: Louise Canada Boys: Benjamin Girls: Olivia US Boys: Liam Girls: Emma Australia Boys: Oliver Girls: Charlotte Spain Boys: Hugo Girls: Lucia Iceland Boys: Alexander Girls: Emilia Italy Boys: Francesco Girls: Sofia Denmark Boys: Noah Girls: Sofia Norway Boys: Jakob Girls: Sofie Sweden Boys: William Girls: Alice Brazil Boys: Jose Girls: Maria Middle East Boys: Mohammed Girls: Ayesha Scotland Boys: Jack Girls: Olivia Ireland Boys: James Girl: Emily

[@peeled-oranges5395]

You’re very calming😂 Love your videos

[@noralykeller-terbijhe264]

Please do Russian names! They have some very nice ones :)

[@pellaw8011]

N T Sasha!

[@liliabi3136]

Like Natasha, Larissa, Mila

[@DashkaTochkaCom]

Daria

[@wheelbarrowingforever]

Love Natalia

[@nikabelaya1006]

Anastasia, Elena, Olga, Zinaida, Irina, Ekaterina, Tatiana, Elizaveta, Lubov, Vera, Nadezhda (Nadya), Evgenia - girl names Oleg, Nikita, Grigoriy, Arkadiy, Andrey, Nikolai, Daniil, Lev, Sergey, Evgeniy, Roman, Konstantin, Mikhail, Vsevolod - boy names

[@lexialves]

I didn't know Sofia was so popular around the world as it is here in Brazil. Funny fact: José, João, Maria and Ana are like neutral names here. Like, my name is Ana Letícia (it could've been Maria Leticia but my mum likes Ana best) and nobody calls me Ana even tho is my first name. Of course you can use those names by themselves but it's very commom that they are follow by another. Oh and we love italian names here, I was almost a Giovanna (italian for Joan) and nowdays pretty much every baby is born are named Enzo or Valentina haha Another great one, sj. Hope you're feeling better xx

[@ThatRomyKate]

Letícia Ribeiro It’s the same in Spain, a lot of girls called María use their second name and shorten it to Ma so like Ma Victoria or María Elena to Malena etc. I had 4 students called María and 7 called Pablo when I taught in Spain 😆 Nicolas was also super popular

[@lexialves]

@@ThatRomyKate Yes the nicknames are super cute as well. Here if you are a Maria Luísa you'd probably be call Malu

[@Sarah-nd2gy]

Hope you feel better soon. Love quite a few of those names already but Nozomi is my new baby name crush. It's so cute. When your a teenager you could Noz or Ozzie, when your little you could be Omi or Zomi or Mimi. I love it.

[@SJ_Strum]

Yes it's amazing isn't it!! xx

[@cassidybradley858]

We appreciate you still making a video while you are not feeling well! I always look forward to Baby Name Monday :)

[@katiesmith3838]

I guessed that Emma would be the most popular in the USA i know about twelve Emma’s!!!😂

[@SJ_Strum]

Ah it's so gorgeous! x

[@oliviasue6884]

My dogs name is Emma!

[@emmapascale6833]

Katie Smith my name is Emma!

[@emmalynnhanson]

Ugh it's been in the top ten for like 20 years and it made me hate my name for a LONG time but I've finally gotten over it bc Emma is still pretty

[@laurierodot5431]

Same here in france !! Emma is the most popular ...

[@k-vy5nt]

America’s top names: Girl: Emma, Olivia, Ava, Isabella, Sophia, Charlotte, Mia, Amelia, Harper, Evelyn Boy: Liam, Noah, William, James, Oliver, Benjamen, Elijah, Lucas, Mason, Owen

[@andreataylor5990]

Charlotte is super popular in Australia, I know like 20! It is understandable why it ranked the most popular 😂

[@summerfrost6396]

Can you do a 'traditional' series, like Traditional Hawaiian Names, Traditional Russian Names, Traditional Thai Name, Traditional Lakota Names, etc.? I just heard you say something that gave me an idea. What about names used in more than one country and the way those countries spell and pronounce it. Just suggestions. Thanks for taking time to read this.

[@_chelcie]

thank you for doing New Zealand!!! Normally whenever Australia is mentioned that normally counts for both of us so thanks for acknowledging!! Love your vids x

[@lottiegreen3658]

Every time I hear the name precious I think of friends

[@SJ_Strum]

Oh I don't know that reference! I need to look it up :-) xxx

[@rach_laze]

It makes me think of come fly with me lol

[@thysvje]

my name means precious (:

[@jadeannable8770]

I think of the hobbit

[@katiebells8024]

@@jadeannable8770 mY PrECiOuS

[@paaxiong1]

Please do a Japanese baby name list . The ones in this vid is beautiful . I love Nozomi , never heard it before .

[@Beth]

Thank you for including Japanese baby names! I’m from the UK but my husband is Japanese and we are currently expecting our first baby ❤️ It was difficult for us to decide on a Boy’s name that would work in both languages but we have finally decided on Louis / Rui 😁

[@strawberryvibes707]

Please could you do a part 2 of this at one point with more countries? I loved this vid sooo much xxx

[@rishirexraj]

I read one of your comments about you being a tiny bit Indian I think that’s so cool!! It would be lovely to see an uncommon Indian baby name video ❤️❤️

[@mad4raisins]

Rishika Rex oh wow is she really?!

[@SJ_Strum]

Yes it’s so funny - my granny is half Indian and grew up there. She has no family there so we’ve never been but she emigrated to South Africa and my dad grew up there and married my English mum there then they moved back to the Uk to have babies! They planned to move to Canada with us to family there but my dad got a good job as a policeman so they stayed! So funny all the connections with different countries! X

[@dina9626]

I‘d love to see a egyptian names video 😊

[@avaloncado7380]

I love these videos so much and now that I’m finally pregnant myself I’m looking for beautiful Hawaiian names! Any suggestions? (I’m Half native Hawaiian myself and my middle name is Kanani!)

[@lanizander6536]

Girl: Lani or Leilani Boy: Koa

[@aoife1700]

please do a video on unknown irish baby names. some of my favourites are saorlaith, clíonadh and donagh.

[@mirellysantossantos501]

Hi! I loved the video. I'm from Brazil and just would like to say that the name José, here in Brazil, is not pronounced as in Spanish. Its sound like: J (like the sound of "s" in plesure), O (like the "o" in go), S (it has a "z" sound), É (like the sound of "ea" in bear).

[@Sarah-nd2gy]

Look forward to the live. Please do tell us what time in advance so I can make sure I am around for it. Would you be able to do a Russian names list? I've come across a few Russian names recently and found I quite like them. Also another interesting one if you could do it would be foreign versions of common names (like for example the Yiddish version of Sarah being Tzeitel) - might be good for people who want to use a family name but in a different way?

[@katieepotatieex3559]

I think you should do a middle name video, anyone that naming a baby but struggling with a middle name could let you know the names they like and you could suggest a couple middle names for them. I hope that makes sence 😊

[@Sherrn21]

I live in the US and I have always been intrigued about Native American culture and it would be wonderful to find out about historical baby names. Also, I am interested in Korean names and and I have also wondered about Mongolian names.

[@tuuli12]

I would love to hear your thoughts on Finnish names! :)

[@tinabejerstrand]

Hi SJ. Thank you for great content as always. I love your channel so much!! I´m swedish and I actually have a real big language-complex because i truly think all words and names sounds so much more beautiful in english than it does in swedish. Here in Sweden we have these hard vocal-sounds, for example the letters O, U and Y (and also sometimes the letters Å, Ä, Ö) is so much more harsh and more "stubby" sounding in comparison to the more rounder vocal sound you guys have in english!! Even though both me and my husband are Swedish we actually gave our children names that are really similar in both english and swedish. Julian and Ellie :-). But I have a sister who has two boys with two really swedish names: Valter and Sixten.

[@luciafernandez1256]

In Uruguay (where I’m from) top baby names are: 1. Juan 2. Thiago 3. Santino 1. Julieta 2. Martina

[@martaweronika9813]

In Poland the top 5 are: Girls: Julia, Zuzanna, Zofia, Lena, Maja Boys: Antoni, Jan, Szymon, Jakub, Franciszek

[@catalinapopescu4353]

Popular names from Romania: Gilrs: Roxana, Iulia, Denisa, Maria, Cristina, Alexandra, Mihaela, Alexia, Bianca, Catalina. Boys: Andrei, David, Emanuel (nickname: Emy, Emi), Sebastian(nickname: Sebi), Bogdan, Vlad, Raul, Alexandru (nickname: Alex), Mihnea, Eduard (nickname: Edy).

[@ilahill2371]

My name is Ila and it usually an older women’s name but now it’s becoming more popular.

[@annakarolinejanuario]

In Brazil the top 5 in 2016: Girl: Maria,Ana,Alice,Sophia and Laura Boy: Davi,Miguel,Arthur, João (John in English) and Pedro

[@chiararaino1761]

These are the predicted top 10s of the Netherlands in 2018 Mees Noah Sem Daan Finn Bram Levi Jesse Luuk Julian Julia Mila Sophie Saar Liv Nova Emma Lauren Lynn Zoë

[@katego370]

I'm from Belgium. We have two main regions; Flanders where they speak Flemish, a Dutch dialect and Wallonia where they speak French. Then there's Brussels where it's mixed but mostly French and there are way more people with international backgrounds there. So the name trends vary due to the language but we do adopt names from the other regions. In Flanders which is where I come from, the most popular names in 2018 were: 1. Olivia 2. Mila 3. Marie 4. Ella 5. Emma 1. Arthur 2. Noah 3. Lucas 4. Leon 5. Liam I couldn't really find an official source for the other regions. I'm not a mum so I don't really know how to search for it but I know Arabic names like Abdellah, Mohammed, Fatima, Sarah are very popullar and in Wallonia you'll find names like Océanne, Chloé, Léa, Camille, Louis, Hugo, Jules, Théo and so on. My name is actually Katoo. Around English speakers, I just use Kate because English speakers really mess up the pronounciation. It's derived from Katarina, just like Katya, Katherine, Kat, Katryn, Kathy, Ekatarina and so on. The usual spelling of my name is Cato but my parents liked it better spelled like Katoo because it's more unique. It's pronounced "Kat-oh".

[@maryamhamodi6908]

My mum's called Aliaa! I'm pleasantly surprised she made it onto your list haha

[@sophiediosi4072]

Please could you do Hebrew/Israeli names? Xx

[@MyMrJellyfish]

Polish names for girls: Zuzanna, Julia, Zofia, Maja, Hanna, Lena, Alicja, Maria, Oliwia, Amelia for boys: Antoni, Jan, Jakub, Aleksander, Szymon, Franciszek, Filip, Mikołaj, Wojciech, Adam

[@LOVETHE1SM]

the top 5 in Estonia is: Girls: Eva, Sofia, Emma, Mia, Eliise Boys: Rasmus, Robert, Henri, Hugo, Kevin

[@dalecunningham9332]

Where are all of my fellow South Africans ❤🇿🇦

[@ameliadrinkwater8711]

My name is Amelia and I'm twenty-three from Australia and my younger brother and sister both in their late teens are Liam and Sophia. It's so funny because our names were more unusual when we went through school but now they're so globally popular!

[@roses7130]

In Australia, it's more common to be Char, Chaz or Charli than Lottie. It will be interesting to see what these bubs get called, because I say that, but it's definitely the girls/ladies I know, who are all at least 2010 (most of them already fully grown adults, but my younger sister had some Charlotte/Charli's in her classes) that are getting shortened that way. Maybe with a rise in popularity, we'll have a multitude of Charlotte nicknames come forth! How exciting!

[@alexagabrielle8270]

Junior is such a cute name! My favorite girls names of all time are: Annalise, Tarryn, Violet, Carter, and Harbor!!

[@SJ_Strum]

Ooooh I love them all!

[@DaysofMay19]

Nozomi is beautiful with such an amazing meaning!! It's a lot like the name Naomi which you hear more often at least here in America. I personally LOVE the top American name since I have a Liam 😍 Had no idea it was so popular when I named him. Oh well it's still a nice strong name. 💙

[@SJ_Strum]

Liam is gorgeous - my sister is called Naomi!! xxxx

[@CleanwithChristina]

Liam wasn’t very popular until that actor, I think that’s why you hear it a lot now :)

[@keto3723]

Top names in Georgia 🇬🇪 Girls: Nino, Ana, Elene, Lisa, Mariami Boy: Giorgi, Nikolozi, Daviti, Luka, Sandro

[@astaharalds3432]

I would love a video with a list of Icelandic names! I'm Icelandic but I live in USA and I'm always wondering which Icelandic names would work here and globally since a lot of them are hard to pronounce :)

[@cassidynewman2960]

Kokoro is so cute 😍 maybe Koko for short? That’s so sweet. I love French names as well :)

[@MirjanaBrownson]

I would love to see you do a video of Polish baby names! 🇵🇱

[@safaa6599]

I love the Japanese name Sakura which means Cherry Blossom :( so cute

[@kayleighwinn306]

My friends daughter is called Sakura

[@amyvergouwen6205]

Procrastinating my uni work so hard right now.... but I look so so so forward to baby name Monday! Thanks for brightening my Mondays SJ 😇😇

[@SJ_Strum]

Amy Vergouwen ah thanks so much Amy xxx

[@analicechaves13]

Can't stop imagining a best subscribers names list

[@jules_1980]

Lovely list, SJ. In South Africa, the names Junior and Precious have actually moved onto the most popular list for middle names, while many African parents are choosing traditional names for first names. www.google.co.za/amp/s/www.thesouthafrican.com/most-popular-baby-names-south-africa-2018/amp/ Here in Cape Town, most name choices are influenced by British or American trends so more “English” names are heard. Names carry such importance here, especially for the older generations, as many of them were re-named with British names during the Apartheid. As a well known example, our late former president was not named Nelson until he went to school, where he was assigned the name.

[@vilmathealien]

Finland 2018: Girls 1. Eevi 2. Sofia 3. Venla 4. Ella 5. Aino 6. Aada 7. Helmi 8. Emma 9. Olivia 10. Isla Boys 1. Eeli 2. Elias 3. Leo 4. Oliver 5. Eino 6. Väinö 7. Onni 8. Leevi 9. Niilo 10. Noel Really a mix of traditional and international and some newer Finnish names.

[@esme-joy4938]

I love the South Africa girls name precious I think it’s adorable, I also am so shocked at how gorgeous the Japanese baby names are hiroshi is amazing I love the sound of it, my favourite names of all time are Odette, Rosalie, Lydia and Clara-Joy I love Clara-Joy because my name is Esme-Joy and it sounds quite silly to name a child after myself but I have always loved Joy so much and would not have a problem using it :)

[@SJ_Strum]

Esmé Joy I absolutely love Joy! I had it as middle name for Evelina for a while but ended up with Blossom but if I have another baby I’ll definitely use it xxxxx

[@jules_1980]

Esmé Joy here in South Africa, many babies are named for values, often in an African language (we have 11 official languages), such as Patience, Innocence, Knowledge etc. On the other hand, many baby names are inspired by British and American trends

[@esme-joy4938]

SJ Strum Yes me too! It’s so short but has a beautiful meaning, I love Evelina Blossom it is absolutely gorgeous both names go so well together xxxxxxx

[@esme-joy4938]

Jules _ I think they are all so gorgeous, I love Patience! All such lovely names :)

[@mdeysenroth]

I always wanted to have twin boys. I would name them Wil and Liam so that when you put them together, they would spell Liam, lol.

[@athenacaputo]

This is the first video of yours that I've seen and I think this is a really cool idea, I'm only 18 so I'm not planning on having kids right now, but I like learning about names. I would like to see popular names from ancient societies!

[@Miriam-xd6wp]

I really like the idea of the most popular names abc one video for boys and one for girls

[@MeronPan4]

In spanish Hugo's H is silent, so it would be pronounced Ugo (u like oo in "look" and o like "pop") Hugo. My granny's name is Lucia and she hated it because back then it sounded very old fashioned (it was her own grandma's name). Now my cousin named her daughter Emma Lucia. My grandpa's and dad's names are Miguel and my mum's Gloria :)

[@sarairodriguezbalderrama7139]

In México the most popular names for a girl are Sofía, Isabella, Emma, Valentina and Victoria, and for boys are Mateo, Santiago, Matías, Sebastián and Benjamín. There's also Mía and Diego, names that I've heard lots in babies. Lovely video as alway SJ!

[@julia2806]

in brazil: girls: helena, alice, laura, manuela, valentina, sophia/sofia, julia (my name!) boys: miguel, arthur, bernardo, davi, gabriel, enzo, lucas we also pronounce josé differently, you pronounced it like they do in spanish. the j has a different sound.

[@beckywyatt4137]

Dear SJ, Really hope you feel better soon, least you shouldn't get poorly for Christmas now! Hope the rest of the family are well. Loved this video and all the names, thank you, they all sound so soft and romantic. You look amazing , and so pretty- that top and those colours suit you so well. I know other people have asked but please could you do an update on your weight loss journey and how to maintain and not allow those pounds to creep back on- that's the most difficult part I find! Also wondered if you would be willing to share a speech therapy update. My daughter who started Reception this past September has had 3 speech therapy sessions ( and that's her lot now) but I'm concerned all the other girls are pairing up and she's finding it hard to make friends. I'm a parent helper in her class one morning a week and some of the other little girls ask me why Calista doesn't talk the same as they do and it breaks my heart. I feel so anxious. So sorry to off load/over share/ramble on. She mainly has trouble with pronouncing certain letters within certain words. All my love to you, Becky x

[@annaa6623]

In Finland, the top names for Finnish-speaking babies are Aino for girls and Leo for boys, and for Swedish-speaking babies Ellen for girls and William for boys! Other popular names are Eevi, Elias, Saga and Emil, so quite similar to other nordic countries!

[@brittanyee26]

Anna A we named our little girl Ellen 😁

[@carmenhrafn]

I know this is an old video but I love that you mentioned Iceland, since I am from there, and live there. Love watching your baby name videos, and love so many of the names that you mention.

[@carmenhrafn]

and just for an update, the most common names in iceland the past year has been Aron for boys and Embla and Hekla for girls, which I love. Hekla is an old name, and actually the name of an active volcano here in iceland. So very strong and powerful.

[@anna-px3ty]

Germany 🇩🇪 Girls: Emma Mia Hannah Boys: Ben Paul Leon

[@aleesharichards3754]

My favourite welsh name is gracelynn, I think it’s so beautiful

[@lydiaellis3979]

When I hear the name Alice, my heart skips a beat and i think of that song on A Christmas Carol when Scrooge dances with his nephews wife 😍😍 Unfortunately, it really won’t work with our last name of Ellis.

[@abracabadass]

Very tempted to name a character Alice Ellis in a book, now. It's wonderful lol

[@MissNoraS]

I'm from Norway and Sofie and Jakob are definitely some of the most popular names. The years before it was Nora and William. So my name (Nora Sofie) is a combination of those two popular girl names. Although, Nora wasn't that popular when I was born in the mid-1990s, and Sofie is a family name that I would love to use when I have kids. Love hearing all of those beautiful names from alle over the world. Would love to see an Icelandic list of names as well.

[@amandacampolin2494]

Hi SJ! I'm from Brazil and even tough José and Maria are the most popular names trough the times, they are not the most popular BABY names in recent years. In 2017 the favorite girl name in Brazil was Alice, folowed by Sophia, Helena and then Valentina, and the number one boy name was Miguel, wich was followed by Arthur, Bernardo and Heitor. Also we do have different pronunciations for this names, particulary "Alice", "Helena", "Arthur", "Heitor", and the way you pronounced "José" is closer to the spanish pronunciation than the portuguese one. Just some things I tought I could add, but this was a great video in general. Thanks!

[@nattromportlova4050]

You should do Czech names. In Czech Republic we have some pretty unique and so beautiful names. Some of them might be a little difficult to pronounce. But I think they deserve more recognization.! 🤍

[@ashleyscott6885]

I coached a girl that was named Legacy and fell in love with it we called her legs because she was so fast! But I love the name Odette from swan princess. My other favorites are Kaisa, Vayda and Faye

[@charlenewilliams9472]

Ireland 🇮🇪 Girls : Aisling , Roisin , Emma Boys : Conor , Adam , Dara

[@xxsophiexx8009]

Charlene Williams how do you pronounce Aisling

[@char9800]

xx Sophie xx I have a friend named Aisling and it’s pronounced ‘Ash-ling’ but I don’t know if there are other ways to pronounce it,, I hope this helped!

[@char9800]

Charlene Williams you have a beautiful name 😂

[@charlenewilliams9472]

xx Sophie xx Ash-ling

[@charlenewilliams9472]

Charleen DerpicornMaster Hey nice name xx

[@za7290]

As of this year, the most popular girl name in Puerto Rico is Alondra and for boys it's Adrían (Ah-dree-ahn). Alondra means "defender of mankind" and Adrían means "man of Adria" which is derived from the Roman family name Hadrianus, meaning "from Hadria", there were two Roman towns named Hadria but now they are known as Adria and Atri. :)

[@bella5367]

The top girls name for Spain Lucia, is actually pronounced: loo-fee-a. One of my friends is called Lucia. (When I first met her I was very surprised as well.) I loved all the names though all were very pretty. 😊

[@ginafourie4733]

I find it so cool that you talked about South Africa 🇿🇦!!! I’m South African and the names that are popular at my school is: Abby, Isabella, erin, Jess, Jenna, Sarah, josh, David

[@Wendy.0522]

Me and my sister all thought one of my cousins names was Liam. But instead his name was Leon.

[@se0166]

Sarah is/was definitely the top girl name in the US. I have 5 just in one of my classes!

[@alexislove]

Hi SJ! Been loving your videos! I am expecting a little girl in April 2019 and we are in the name brainstorming process for our first baby! We have a bit of a fun situation being that my daughter will be the first granddaughter but will also have five great grandparents as well! My husband and I are Canadian, and my grandparents are of Polish and Slavic decent, immigrating to Canada over 50 years ago. My husband’s family heritage is Italian and German. Because I took my husband’s very Italian last name, and because we want to use the middle name Livia (to honour his last living grandparent), we were hoping to find a first name that is not too Italian (since the second and last name will be), but to find something that would be beautiful with the middle name Livia and would be easy for my Eastern European immigrant family (with strong accents) to pronounce! Extremely Anglo-Saxon or Modern names probably won’t work. My name is Alexandra. My grandmothers are Krystyna and Zuzana. My sister is Katherine. My mother is Dorota. We love a softer sound, and I would love to hear what you think in case you are making another “Name My Baby” video any time soon! Hope you are up to the challenge! Lol

[@raisingmymccains3016]

The friends reference is amazing!!! We are major friends fans! Love all your videos!

[@jessicaaa6073]

Hiii SJ! I absolutely looooove these baby name Monday videos!! (I’m 18 so babies for me is waaaay in the future - but they are amazing!) could you do a video on twin names that would sound nice together! I’d LOVE to see your opinion on twin’s individuality and how their names fit nicely together but aren’t too similar 💗💗xxx

[@rachelecamilleri2450]

Top 3 names in Malta Girls: 1) Emma, 2) Mia, 3) Valentina Boys: 1) Noah, 2) Luca, 3) Liam

[@anaclaudiamaia2911]

Actually Jose and Maria are not the most used baby names in Brazil. They still are very popular because Brazilians don't have middle names but double names, as Jose Henrique, Jose Eduardo or Maria Clara, Maria Eduarda. The most popular names is Brazil are Miguel for boys and Helena (2019) and Alice (2018) for girls.

[@endzi_the_fangirl]

Serbia: Girl: Milica, Ana, Anya, Teodora, Katarina, Maria, Angela, Ema, Maya, Sara, Jelena, Ljubica Boy: Marco, Andrey, Veljko, Lazar, Aleksa/Alexander, Vladimir, Luka, Pavle, Mihailo.

[@nikabelaya1006]

Some Russian names :) Anastasia, Elena, Olga, Zinaida, Irina, Ekaterina, Tatiana, Elizaveta, Lubov, Vera, Nadezhda (Nadya), Evgenia - girl names Oleg, Nikita, Grigoriy, Arkadiy, Andrey, Nikolai, Daniil, Lev, Sergey, Evgeniy, Roman, Konstantin, Mikhail, Vsevolod - boy names