The Dane.gov.pl portal has published a list of the most popular names given from January to June this year.

Ministry officials:

To please everyone, evoke good associations, perhaps honor a grandmother, uncle, aunt, or a favorite literary character…? Choosing a name for a child is often not easy. If you are soon to become parents, you will find plenty of inspiration in the list published on Dane.gov.pl. And if you are not planning to expand your family, you can check how your own name is doing in the ranking.

Which girls’ names are the most popular this year?

This time, Julia took first place. Although the truth is that there are two queens. Zuzanna

, who had held the leading position until now, gave way to Julia by a very small margin.

As for the remaining places in the ranking, little has changed. Except that Amelia is no longer in the TOP 10. Her place was taken by Laura

.

The most popular names for daughters (the name’s position in 2019 is given in parentheses)
    2. Julia – 3,649 girls (in 2019, Zuzanna)
    3. Zuzanna – 3,639 (Julia was in this position a year ago)
    4. Zofia – 3,588 (also in third place a year ago)
    5. Hanna – 3,364 (Maja)
    6. Maja – 3,244 (Hanna)
    7. Lena – 2,633 (also in sixth place in 2019)
    8. Alicja – 2,564 (the same position as last year)
    9. Oliwia – 2,395 (Maria)
    10. Maria – 2,372 (Oliwia)
    11. Laura – 2,049 (Amelia).

Which boys’ name came first?

Ministry:

There were no changes on the podium among boys. Antoni

has been reigning here for years. Second-place Jan and third-place Jakub also retained their high positions.

The most popular names for sons
    2. Antoni – 4,037 (also the leader in 2019)
    3. Jan – 3,823 (also in second place)
    4. Jakub – 3,614 (still in third place)
    5. Aleksander – 3,541
    6. Franciszek – 3,499 (Szymon)
    7. Szymon – 3,107 (Franciszek)
    8. Filip – 2,744
    9. Mikołaj – 2,587
    10. Stanisław – 2,522 (Wojciech)
    11. Wojciech – 2,416 (Adam).

Less Common Original Choices

However, not all parents look for inspiration among the most popular names. Some opt for more unconventional choices. Rebeka, Lotta and Soraja are the girls’ names that appear least often in our list. Among boys, meanwhile, we can find, among others, Zbyszek, Tymur and Platon

.

Officials:

When choosing a name for a child, we should remember that under the law we should not choose a name that could cause ridicule. Moreover, the name should indicate the child’s sex. If we fail to follow these rules, the head of the civil registry office (USC) where we wish to register our child may reject our choice.