The Most Popular Girl Name in Every Country! 👧🌍 100 Countries Compared

In this video, we travel across 100 countries to discover some of the most popular baby girl names around the world. From Olivia in the United States and Sofia in Italy to names such as Emma, Amelia, Maryam, Fatima, Sara, Nare, and many more, naming traditions can look completely different depending on language, culture, history, and local trends. This worldwide comparison covers countries across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania, showing how certain names are internationally popular while others are strongly connected to particular cultures and regions. The rankings are based on the latest available baby-name statistics and commonly reported national naming data. Not every country publishes official nationwide baby-name rankings every year, and the latest available year differs between countries. Different spellings and transliterations of the same name may also be counted separately. Because of this, the list should be viewed as a global comparison of recent naming trends rather than a single standardized worldwide ranking. Interestingly, names such as Olivia, Emma, Sofia/Sophia, Maria and variations of Maryam appear across many different countries, while other nations have distinctive local favorites. Recent official statistics, for example, list Olivia as the leading U.S. girl name for 2024, Sofia in Italy for 2024, Olivia among Finnish-speaking children in Finland for 2024, and Olivia in Belgium for 2025. Which girl name is the most popular where you live, and which name from the list is your favorite?