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Olivia and Eino were the most popular children’s names in 2025

24.4.2026 13:00:00 EEST | Digi- ja väestötietovirasto | Press release

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The most popular first forenames for children born in Finland in 2025 were Olivia and Eino for Finnish-speaking children. Saga and Edvin held the top spot for Swedish-speaking children, and Sofia and Muhammad were most popular for children speaking other languages.

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency publishes the most popular children’s names in April each year. The statistics contains the 50 most popular forenames and first forenames for Finnish-speaking children, Swedish-speaking children, and children of other languages. In this context, persons of other languages refer to individuals whose native language is not Finnish or Swedish. The data is reported for the whole country.  

“The most popular names in 2025 include several names that were popular last year as well. For Finnish-speaking children, Olivia remains the most popular name given to girls, and Eino has risen to the top spot from the second place as a name given to boys. For Swedish-speaking children, Edvin remains the most popular name given to boys, and Saga has risen to the top spot from the second place as a name given to girls. The most popular first forenames are often short, consist of two syllables, and their pronunciation could be described as soft. There are several traditional names that possibly appear in the family, for example in the names of grandparents,” says Laura Mattila, District Registrar at the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.   

Most popular names in 2025 

Most popular names for Finnish-speaking girls  

  1. Olivia 

  1. Linnea 

  1. Aino 

  1. Viola 

  1. Aava 

Most popular names for Finnish-speaking boys  

  1. Eino 

  1. Leo 

  1. Elias 

  1. Väinö 

  1. Oliver 

Most popular names for Swedish-speaking girls  

  1. Saga 

  1. Alva 

  1. Ella 

  1. Astrid 

  1. Edith 

Most popular names for Swedish-speaking boys  

  1. Edvin 

  1. Emil 

  1. Hugo 

  1. Oliver 

  1. Felix 

Most popular names for girls speaking other languages  

  1. Sofia 

  1. Eva 

  1. Emilia 

  1. Emma 

  1. Maria 

Most popular names for boys speaking other languages  

  1. Muhammad 

  1. Adam 

  1. Elias 

  1. Daniel 

  1. Liam 

Download more extensive data here (excel)

How to notify a child’s name  

  • A child can be given 1–4 forenames. The name must correspond to the established name practice. It may not cause offence or harm or be inappropriate as a forename. Get help with your planning from the Name Service. 
  • The mother of a newborn child will automatically receive an information package at home that helps in notifying the child’s details. If the parent is a member of a parish, the form carrying the child’s details form is usually handed over to the priest performing the baptism, and the Population Information System receives the information from the parish.  
  • Submit a notification of the child’s names and mother tongue within three months of birth. 
  • If you want your child to have an unusual name, you should prepare for longer processing times. In general, children’s names are processed in about four weeks, but the processing of more special names takes longer.  

Learn more about notifying a child’s name and details.

Data on the most popular first forenames of children born in Finland was published by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency on 24 April 2026.

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Digital and Population Data Services Agency (The Finnish Digital Agency)

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (The Finnish Digital Agency) serves people at different stages of life, promotes the smooth functioning and stability of Finnish society and secures the availability of reliable data.

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency sees to the maintenance of the Population Information System, which is the foundation for our society, and to the digitalisation of society.

The agency’s tasks include civil marriages, name and address changes, guardianship and administrative guardianship, maintenance of the Population Information System, development of solutions for electronic identification, as well as the development and maintenance of centralised support services for e-services. E-service support services include the Suomi.fi Web Service, electronic messages from authorities (Suomi.fi Messages) as well as authorisation for acting on behalf of another party (Suomi.fi e-Authorization).

The Digital and Population Data Services Agency leads the way, reforms society and supports citizens in their interaction with public administration. Our aim is to further promote the smooth functioning of Finnish society. Digitalisation is one important way to achieve this.

https://dvv.fi/en

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