2012-01-20 9:30 AM Nr 2012:13
Name statistics: First names given to newborns in 2011
Alice took back first place of first names given to girls in 2011. Maja came in second place, a step down from last year's number one name for girls. William once again topped the list for the most popular names for boys. Oscar, the number one name for boys in 2010, was beaten by both William and Lucas.
All tables on names for 2011 and trends since 1998 are available on Statistics Sweden's website.
Name statistics for the entire population in 2011 will be published in the form of tables at 09:30 on 22 February 2012.
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