Quirky Favorite Baby Names Around the World 🌍

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Apr 27, 2025

As the world becomes more connected, international popularity charts are growing more and more similar. Names like Sophia and Emma, Noah and Leo are among the top global names trending across a wide range of countries.

Even the top Nameberry names around the world resemble each other more than they did even a few years ago. Aurelia and Eloise, Theodore and Felix make the Top 10 most-viewed names in at least a dozen countries each, according to our updated data for 2025.

Top Nameberry Names Around the World

And while there are some interesting one-offs in that data (why is Wizard trending in China?) I was itching to discover more of each country’s quirky favorites.

To find some of the most distinctive baby names from around the globe, we analyzed the Top 500 most-viewed names on Nameberry for each country and identified the names that only appeared on a single country’s list.

These may or may not correspond to babies actually given these names, particularly in English-speaking countries (I doubt there are many baby girls in Canada called Antarctica). Still, you’ll get a taste of naming cultures and conventions worldwide.

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Quirky Favorite Baby Names Around the World 🌍

What's trending in your backyard?

Quirky Favorite Baby Names Around the World 🌍

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Brazil 🇧🇷

Canada 🇨🇦

China 🇨🇳

Finland 🇫🇮

France 🇫🇷

Germany 🇩🇪

Ghana 🇬🇭

India 🇮🇳

Ireland 🇮🇪

Israel 🇮🇱

Italy 🇮🇹

Japan 🇯🇵

New Zealand 🇳🇿

Nigeria 🇳🇬

Pakistan 🇵🇰

The Philippines 🇵🇭

Poland 🇵🇱

South Africa 🇿🇦

Spain 🇪🇸

Sweden 🇸🇪

Turkey 🇹🇷

UAE 🇦🇪

UK 🇬🇧

USA 🇺🇸

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