Emilia and Ben Top: The most popular first names in Bielefeld 2024!

In 2024, more than 4,000 children were born in Bielefeld. The city's registry office captures the names of the newborns and has published the most popular first names. The most common girl's name in Bielefeld was Emilia with 28 mentions, followed by Mila (27 entries) and Ida (20 entries). In the boys, Ben stood at the top with 25 entries, followed by Milan (24 entries) and a group of names (Elias, Leon, Theo), each received 23 entries.

Compared to previous years, it turns out that 2023 Lina was the most popular girl name and Leon the most popular boy name, while 2022 Emilia and Noah were leading in the rankings. A general trend is also evident in Bielefeld, since Emilia is also one of the most popular maiden names in Germany, while Noah comes first with the boy names.

popular second names and birth trends

In addition to the most popular first names, the registry office has also published the most common second names. In the girls, Sophie with 36 mentions is the most popular choice, followed by Marie (19 entries) and Maria (15 entries). Alexander (11 entries) leads the ranking for the boys, followed by Can (10 entries) and Maximilian (9 entries). In total there were 4,321 births in Bielefeld, which corresponds to 120 more than in the previous year. In 2022 the city registered 4,560 births and in 2021 there were 4,896.

of the newborns were 2,233 boys (52%) and 2,087 girls (48%). Furthermore, 60 foreign births were refunded in the Bielefeld birth register.

Additional information about the popularity of first names in Germany show that Emilia and Noah take the top positions again in the nationwide ranking of name researchers Knud Bielefeld, and for the third time in a row. In many federal states, the top ten lists have similar names, comparing the most common names such as Emilia, Emma and Sophia compared to Bielefeld. Infranken.de reports that Bielefeld's ranking from 391 cities is based, which is about 36% born in Germany Babies corresponds. These statistics offer a comprehensive overview of the choice of names in the country and reflect the trends.