🇨🇭 Most Popular Baby Names in Switzerland (2024)
Switzerland's Federal Statistical Office (BFS) publishes annual baby name data covering all four linguistic regions: German-, French-, Italian-, and Romansh-speaking Switzerland. The national rankings reflect the country's multilingual character — names that work well across languages (Noah, Emma, Luca, Mia) tend to do especially well, while regional variation is visible between German-speaking Zurich and French-speaking Geneva.
Data source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) · Year: 2024 · 30 girl names, 30 boy names
👧 Most Popular Girl Names in Switzerland (2024)
#1MiaHebrewScandinavian
Meaning: Mine; wished-for child
Mia began as a Scandinavian pet form of Maria and has become an international favourite, topping charts from Norway to the United States.
#2EmmaGermanic
Meaning: Whole, universal
Emma is a Germanic name that was popular among medieval queens and has remained a top choice across Europe and North America for over a century.
#3OliviaLatin
Meaning: Olive tree
Olivia was first popularised by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night and is now consistently ranked among the top girl's names in the English-speaking world.
#4LaraLatinGreek
Meaning: Protection, citadel
Lara is a short form of Larissa, of Greek origin, and gained international recognition through the character in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago.
#5MilaSlavic
Meaning: Gracious, dear
Mila began as a Slavic diminutive meaning gracious or dear and has spread widely across Europe and the Americas in recent decades.
#6LeaHebrew
Meaning: Weary
Lea is the German and Scandinavian spelling of Leah, the biblical name meaning weary in Hebrew, today popular across central and northern Europe.
#7SofiaGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sofia is the Slavic and southern European form of Sophia, meaning wisdom in Greek, and is the most popular girl's name in Italy and Spain.
#8LenaGreekGermanic
Meaning: Bright, shining
Lena arose as a short form of Helena or Magdalena and has grown into a standalone name beloved throughout Germany, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
#9LeonieLatin
Meaning: Lioness
#10EmiliaLatin
Meaning: Rival, industrious
Emilia derives from the Latin Aemilia, the name of an ancient Roman family, and has been among the most popular girl's names in Austria and Germany for years.
#11SaraHebrew
Meaning: Princess
#12LauraLatin
Meaning: Laurel
Laura was immortalised by the Italian poet Petrarch in the 14th century and remains a classic choice in Italy, Spain, Germany and beyond.
#13AlinaGermanicSlavic
Meaning: Noble, bright
#14LinaGreekArabic
Meaning: Bright, shining; tender
#15HannahHebrew
Meaning: Grace, favour
Hannah is the original Hebrew form of the name Anna, meaning grace or favour, and appears in the Bible as the mother of the prophet Samuel.
#16NoraLatinIrish
Meaning: Honour
Nora arose as a short form of Honora or Eleanor and has become an independently popular name across Ireland, Scandinavia and central Europe.
#17EllaGermanic
Meaning: All, completely
Ella developed as a short form of Eleanor or Elisabeth and has surged in popularity across Europe and North America since the early 2000s.
#18ClaraLatin
Meaning: Clear, bright, famous
Clara is the Latin feminine form of Clarus, meaning clear or famous, and was the name of the 13th-century saint Clara of Assisi.
#19SophieGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sophie is the French form of Sophia and has been a popular name among European royal families, including those of Britain, Sweden and Greece.
#20MajaGreekScandinavian
Meaning: Pearl; great
Maja is the Scandinavian form of Maya or Maria and is consistently among the most popular girl's names in Sweden and Germany.
#21AmelieGermanicFrench
Meaning: Work, industrious
Amélie is the French form of Amelia and gained enormous popularity worldwide after the 2001 French film of the same name.
#22JanaHebrewSlavic
Meaning: God is gracious
#23ElenaGreek
Meaning: Bright, shining
#24JuliaLatin
Meaning: Youthful
Julia is the feminine form of the ancient Roman family name Julius and has been popular across Europe since the Renaissance.
#25Eva
#26NinaHebrewSpanish
Meaning: Grace; little girl
#27LuisaGermanic
Meaning: Renowned warrior
#28LaylaArabic
Meaning: Night
#29Isabel
#30ValentinaLatin
Meaning: Strong, healthy
Valentina is the feminine form of the Roman Valentinus, rooted in the Latin word for strong and healthy, and widely popular in southern Europe.
👦 Most Popular Boy Names in Switzerland (2024)
#1NoahHebrew
Meaning: Rest, comfort
Noah is a Hebrew name meaning rest or comfort, famous as the biblical patriarch who built the ark, and the most popular boy's name across much of Europe.
#2LucaLatinItalian
Meaning: Bringer of light
Luca is the Italian form of Luke, meaning bringer of light in Greek, and is among the most popular boy's names in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
#3JonasHebrew
Meaning: Dove
Jonas is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew Jonah, meaning dove, and is a consistently popular name across Germany, Austria and Scandinavia.
#4Lian
#5LeonGreekLatin
Meaning: Lion
Leon is the Greek form of Leo, meaning lion, and has been rising steadily across Germany, Austria and the Netherlands since the 1990s.
#6FinnIrishNorse
Meaning: Fair, white
Finn is an Irish and Norse name meaning fair or white and has become increasingly popular across northern Europe and North America.
#7EliasHebrew
Meaning: My God is Yahweh
Elias is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning my God is Yahweh, and is a top name across Austria, Scandinavia and the Netherlands.
#8NicoGreek
Meaning: Victory of the people
#9LukasLatinGreek
Meaning: Bringer of light
Lukas is the German and Scandinavian spelling of Luke, meaning bringer of light in Greek, and has been a consistent favourite in central Europe.
#10BenHebrew
Meaning: Son of the right hand
Ben is a Hebrew short form of Benjamin, meaning son of the right hand, and is a friendly, timeless name popular across Germany and the UK.
#11JulianLatin
Meaning: Youthful
Julian derives from the Roman family name Julius and has been steadily popular across Germany, Austria and the English-speaking world.
#12MarcoLatin
Meaning: Of Mars; warlike
#13LuisGermanicSpanish
Meaning: Renowned warrior
#14SimonHebrew
Meaning: He has heard
Simon is the Greek form of the Hebrew Shimon, meaning he has heard, and was borne by two of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
#15TimGreek
Meaning: Honouring God
#16LeandroGreek
Meaning: Lion man
#17SamuelHebrew
Meaning: Name of God; God has heard
Samuel is a Hebrew name meaning name of God or God has heard, and was the last of the great judges of Israel in the Old Testament.
#18MatteoHebrewItalian
Meaning: Gift of God
Matteo is the Italian form of Matthew, meaning gift of God in Hebrew, and has been the most popular boy's name in Austria for multiple years.
#19JoelHebrew
Meaning: Yahweh is God
#20JanHebrewDutchCzech
Meaning: God is gracious
#21DavidHebrew
Meaning: Beloved
David is a Hebrew name meaning beloved and was the name of the biblical king of Israel, the most celebrated monarch in Jewish history.
#22FelixLatin
Meaning: Happy, fortunate
Felix is a Latin name meaning happy or fortunate and was borne by four popes and numerous early Christian saints.
#23TobiasHebrew
Meaning: God is good
Tobias is the Greek form of the Hebrew Tobiah, meaning God is good, and has been a popular name in German-speaking countries for centuries.
#24Rafael
#25NoelLatinFrench
Meaning: Born at Christmas
#26HenrikGermanicScandinavian
Meaning: Home ruler
#27Fabio
#28Michel
#29Sven
#30Dominik
Data: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS). Rankings reflect official birth registrations for 2024. Updated automatically from the national statistics registry. Browse all countries →