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Looking for baby name inspiration from a little further afield? Check out what made the top 10 list for boy and girl baby names in Western and Northern Europe in 2013 - including Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, The Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, and Sweden.
Western Europe
France
Girls
Boys
1
Emma
1
Nathan
2
Lola
2
Lucas
3
Chloe
3
Leo
4
Inès
4
Enzo
5
Léa
5
Louis
6
Jade
6
Gabriel
7
Manon
7
Jules
8
Louise
8
Timeo
9
Zoé
9
Hugo
10
Lilou
10
Arthur
Source: magicmaman.com
Germany
Girls
Boys
1
Mia
1
Ben
2
Emma
2
Luca/Luka
3
Hannah/Hanna
3
Paul
4
Sofia/Sophia
4
Jonas
5
Anna
5
Finn
6
Lea/Leah
6
Leon
7
Emilia
7
Luis/Louis
8
Maria
8
Lucas/Lukas
9
Lena
9
Maximilian
10
Leonie
10
Felix
Source: beliebte-vornamen.de
Italy
Girls
Boys
1
Sofia
1
Francesco
2
Giulia
2
Alessandro
3
Giorgia
3
Andrea
4
Martina
4
Lorenzo
5
Emma
5
Matthew
6
Aurora
6
Matthias
7
Sara
7
Gabrielle
8
Clare
8
Leonardo
9
Gaia
9
Riccardo
10
Alice
10
Davide
Source: monzabambini.it
Netherlands
Girls
Boys
1
Tess
1
Sem
2
Sophie
2
Levi
3
Julie
3
Bram
4
Emma
4
Daan
5
Lisa
5
Finn
6
Fenna
6
Milan
7
Mila
7
Lucas
8
Sara
8
Luuk
9
Lotte
9
Jesse
10
Zoë
10
Jayden
Source: svb.nl
Northern Ireland
Girls
Boys
1
Grace
1
Jack
2
Emily
2
James
3
Sophie
3
Charlie
4
Ella
4
Daniel
5
Lucy
5
Harry
6
Sophia
6
Noah
7
Aoife
7
Ethan
8
Jessica
8
Matthew
9
Amelia
9
Jacob
10
Anna
10
Thomas
Source: nisra.gov.uk
Scotland
Girls
Boys
1
Sophie
1
Jack
2
Olivia
2
James
3
Emily
3
Lewis
4
Isla
4
Oliver
5
Lucy
5
Daniel
6
Ava
6
Logan
7
Jessica
7
Alexander
8
Ella
8
Lucas
9
Amelia
9
Harry
10
Millie
10
Charlie
Source: gro-scotland.gov.uk
Northern Europe Denmark
Girls
Boys
1
Sofia
1
William
2
Ida
2
Lucas
3
Isabella
3
Victor
4
Emma
4
Noah
5
Freja
5
Frederik
6
Anna
6
Emil
7
Caroline
7
Liam
8
Josefine
8
Oliver
9
Clara
9
Oscar
10
Laura
10
Magnus
Source: dst.dk
Finland
Girls
Boys
1
Maria
1
Juhani
2
Sofia
2
Johannes
3
Emilia
3
Mikael
4
Olivia
4
Olavi
5
Amanda
5
Onni
6
Aino
6
Matias
7
Helmi
7
Elias
8
Aurora
8
Oliver
9
Matilda
9
Ilmari
10
Ilona
10
Viljami
Source: verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi (2010-2014)
Iceland
Girls
Boys
1
Guðrún
1
Jón
2
Anna
2
Sigurður
3
Kristín
3
Guðmundur
4
Sigríður
4
Gunnar
5
Margrét/Margrjet/Margret
5
Ólafur/Olav
6
Helga
6
Einar
7
Sigrún
7
Kristján/Kristian/Christian
8
Ingibjörg
8
Magnús
9
Jóhanna
9
Stefán/Stefan
10
María
10
Jóhann
Source: statice.is
Norway
Girls
Boys
1
Emma
1
Filip/Fillip/Phillip/Philip
2
Sara/Sarah
2
William
3
Sofie/Sophie
3
Lucas/Lukas
4
Ingrid/Ingerid
4
Mathias/Matias
5
Nora/Norah
5
Jacob/Jakob
6
Maja/Maia/Maya
6
Oliver
7
Linnea/Linea
7
Oskar/Oscar
8
Thea/Tea
8
Alexander/Aleksander
9
Sofia/Sophia
9
Magnus
10
Emilie
10
Isaac/Isac/Isak
Source: ssb.no
Sweden
Girls
Boys
1
Alice
1
Lucas
2
Maja
2
William
3
Elsa
3
Oscar
4
Ella
4
Oliver
5
Julia
5
Hugo
6
Ebba
6
Charlie
7
Alicia
7
Liam
8
Olivia
8
Alexander
9
Alva
9
Axel
10
Wilma
10
Elias
Source: scb.se
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