Noor and Noah were the most popular baby names of 2025. Plus the sharpest risers and fallers, a comparison with England and France, and the gap between the names parents like and the names they actually give.
The top 10 of 2025
| # | Girls | Count | Boys | Count |
|---|
| 1 | Noor | 705 | Noah | 883 |
| 2 | Olivia | 676 | Liam | 723 |
| 3 | Nora | 640 | Luca | 702 |
| 4 | Julia | 634 | Sem | 674 |
| 5 | Mila | 618 | Mees | 664 |
| 6 | Sophie | 610 | James | 652 |
| 7 | Emma | 605 | Lucas | 625 |
| 8 | Yara | 499 | Sam | 605 |
| 9 | Milou | 496 | Finn | 595 |
| 10 | Sara | 482 | Levi | 588 |
The sharpest risers
Against 2024, measured on the number of children rather than the position in the list.
| Name | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|
| Eliana | 64 | 112 | +75% |
| Kian | 81 | 133 | +64% |
| Cody | 87 | 139 | +60% |
| Yahya | 58 | 91 | +57% |
| Oos | 102 | 156 | +53% |
| Joey | 51 | 77 | +51% |
| Rhode | 60 | 89 | +48% |
| Lana | 60 | 86 | +43% |
| Lily | 313 | 449 | +43% |
| Cleo | 61 | 85 | +39% |
The sharpest fallers
| Name | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|
| Joa | 88 | 55 | -38% |
| Kaj | 85 | 55 | -35% |
| Tom | 202 | 133 | -34% |
| Lot | 179 | 120 | -33% |
| Ayoub | 71 | 50 | -30% |
| Joe | 80 | 57 | -29% |
| Nourayn | 81 | 58 | -28% |
| Joshua | 170 | 122 | -28% |
| Liya | 73 | 53 | -27% |
| Fay | 112 | 84 | -25% |
Dutch, or international?
The same name in the registers of England and Wales and of France.
Noor
| Country | Rank | Count | Year |
|---|
| the Netherlands | #1 | 705 | 2025 |
| England and Wales | #181 | 274 | 2025 |
| France | #135 | 305 | 2025 |
Noah
| Country | Rank | Count | Year |
|---|
| the Netherlands | #1 | 883 | 2025 |
| England and Wales | #1892 | 15 | 2025 |
| France | #758 | 35 | 2025 |
Liked, not given
These names do far better in the app than in the birth register — the difference between liking a name and putting it on a birth certificate.
| Name | Births | Liked by |
|---|
| Lili | 11 | 14% |
| Matias | 11 | 10% |
| Anis | 10 | 8% |
| Yael | 10 | 9% |
| Dante | 10 | 8% |
| Dante | 10 | 9% |
| Cem | 11 | 8% |
| Riyad | 10 | 6% |
| Meira | 10 | 7% |
| May | 13 | 12% |
About these figures
Birth figures come from the registers of the Sociale Verzekeringsbank (the Netherlands), the Office for National Statistics (England and Wales) and INSEE (France). Like percentages come from anonymised swipe data in the Baby Name Swiper app.
