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First names by origin

Grouped by the language each name came from, as recorded in Wiktionary.

OriginMost usedNames
Latin namesOlivia, Leo, Emily, Lucas, Paul381
Greek namesGeorge, Alexander, Sophia, Peter, Chloe347
Hebrew namesJohn, James, Joseph, David, Noah346
Sanskrit namesArya, Bodhi, Aryan, Arjun, Kali288
Arabic namesMuhammad, Mohammed, Layla, Mohammad, Ibrahim218
English namesEvelyn, Harper, Tyler, Alfred, Blake216
French namesHenry, Charlotte, Louis, Sophie, Jean210
Irish namesOscar, Liam, Riley, Aiden, Carter142
Spanish namesJose, Lola, Mila, Luis, Xavier85
Italian namesLuca, Bella, Antonio, Leonardo, Gabriella80
Welsh namesDylan, Owen, Evan, Megan, Ellis78
German namesMia, Frederick, Johann, Friedrich, Hans62
Scottish Gaelic namesCameron, Imogen, Ian, Callum, Kenneth54
Russian namesIvan, Lara, Nadia, Aleksandr, Anya42
Norse namesFreya, Axel, Erik, Corey, Howard32
Persian namesJasmine, Esther, Kira, Jasmin, Jazmin27
Japanese namesAya, Mika, Miya, Nana, Kenzo21
Hindi namesAarav, Krish, Aarush, Dev, Neha19
Dutch namesJan, Hayden, Skylar, Everett, Skyler16