🇨🇭 Most Popular Baby Names in Switzerland (2025)
Switzerland's figures come from the Federal Statistical Office, which counts the first names of all newborns and publishes them for the whole country, for each language region and for each canton. The list here is the national one: a single ranking across German, French, Italian and Romansh-speaking Switzerland, with the top 50 names per sex taken from the office's counts.
Data source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) · Year: 2025 · 50 girl names, 50 boy names
Before you settle on a name, it helps to know what the register will accept. Baby naming rules in Switzerland: the legal basis, the deadline and what a registrar may refuse.
Names Used Only in Switzerland
Switzerland has 16 names in its 2025 ranking that appear in none of the other twelve countries on this site. Accents are ignored in that comparison, so Léo and Leo count as one name, but different spellings such as Sofia and Sophia count as two.
Girls: 6 names
MaleaLuanaAleaJunaFionaMalia
Boys: 10 names
LeanoKianLuanMalikLeandroLianBenLivioLaurinRayan
2024 to 2025: What Moved
Compared with 2024, in the girls' ranking, 44 of the 50 names changed position, 4 are new and 2 kept exactly the same place; in the boys' ranking, 37 of the 50 names changed position, 6 are new and 7 kept exactly the same place.
Girls
Biggest climbers: Alma (#47 → #24, +23), Emily (#48 → #34, +14), Sophie (#49 → #36, +13), Aria (#39 → #27, +12), Aurora (#20 → #11, +9)
Biggest drops: Elina (#13 → #35, -22), Malia (#36 → #50, -14), Nina (#17 → #26, -9), Laura (#30 → #39, -9), Elin (#34 → #42, -8)
New in the ranking: Zoé, Diana, Fiona, Mira
Dropped out: Ava, Dua, Liana, Victoria
Boys
Biggest climbers: Kian (#41 → #18, +23), Mael (#36 → #15, +21), Diego (#40 → #20, +20), Adam (#29 → #17, +12), Samuel (#27 → #19, +8)
Biggest drops: Mateo (#28 → #49, -21), Aaron (#14 → #28, -14), Lio (#13 → #26, -13), Livio (#24 → #37, -13), Malik (#21 → #29, -8)
New in the ranking: Milo, Alessio, Rayan, Felix, Alexander, Isaac
Dropped out: Levin, Lino, Dario, Robin, Jonas, Nathan
Steady Through 2021–2025
Sofia tops the girls' ranking in Switzerland in 2025.
40 girls' names appear in every year from 2021–2025 without a gap. The 30 highest placed:
SofiaEmmaMiaLinaNoraEmiliaOliviaLiaMilaElenaAuroraLunaAlinaMaleaAmeliaAnnaLaraSophiaLeaAliceLenaGiuliaLeonieYaraNinaChiaraEllaEvaLuanaMaria
Noah tops the boys' ranking in Switzerland, and has done so 5 years running.
34 boys' names appear in every year from 2021–2025 without a gap. The 30 highest placed:
NoahLiamGabrielMatteoLucaLeoEliasLouisElioLeonLeanoEliaLeonardoLeviAdamSamuelDiegoFinnNinoLuanNoéArthurLioAaronMalikNicoDavidLeandroLianMattia
Five Years at the Top
How today's ten most common names ranked in each year since 2021. A blank cell means the name was not in that year's list.
Girls
Nine of today's top ten girls' names were already in the top ten in 2021.
| Name | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Emma | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lina | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Nora | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| Emilia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Olivia | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Lia | 13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| Mila | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Elena | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Boys
Eight of today's top ten boys' names were already in the top ten in 2021.
| Name | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Liam | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gabriel | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Matteo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Luca | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Leo | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Elias | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| Louis | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Elio | 26 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 9 |
| Leon | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Switzerland Among the Thirteen Countries
Where the most common names of Switzerland stand in the other twelve countries on this site, each in its most recent year. Accents are ignored; different spellings count as different names.
Girls
Seven of the top ten girls' names rank in at least six other countries.
| Name | Rank here | Other countries where it ranks | Highest elsewhere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 1 | 11 | #1 in Spain |
| Emma | 2 | 10 | #1 in Austria |
| Mia | 3 | 10 | #4 in Austria |
| Lina | 4 | 4 | #5 in Germany |
| Nora | 5 | 8 | #3 in the Netherlands |
| Emilia | 6 | 4 | #2 in Austria |
| Olivia | 7 | 11 | #1 in Canada |
| Lia | 8 | 3 | #10 in Germany |
| Mila | 9 | 7 | #5 in the Netherlands |
| Elena | 10 | 6 | #22 in Austria |
Boys
Six of the top ten boys' names rank in at least six other countries.
| Name | Rank here | Other countries where it ranks | Highest elsewhere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | 1 | 12 | #1 in Austria |
| Liam | 2 | 10 | #1 in the United States |
| Gabriel | 3 | 8 | #1 in France |
| Matteo | 4 | 5 | #2 in Germany |
| Luca | 5 | 9 | #3 in the Netherlands |
| Leo | 6 | 9 | #3 in Canada |
| Elias | 7 | 7 | #4 in Austria |
| Louis | 8 | 3 | #5 in France |
| Elio | 9 | 1 | #17 in France |
| Leon | 10 | 5 | #6 in Germany |
Which countries name most alike
Of its 100 names, Switzerland shares the most with Austria (46), Canada (41) and France (37), and the fewest with England and Wales (22). Germany is left out of this comparison, because its list has only ten names per sex.
Where the Names of Switzerland Come From
The most frequent origin among the 100 names of 2025 is Latin, with 29. The largest change since 2021 is in Hebrew names: 31 then, 25 now. A name with two origins, such as Lucas with Greek and Latin, counts for both. More on the groups in the guide to name origins.
| Origin | Names in 2021 | Names in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Latin | 24 | 29 |
| Hebrew | 31 | 25 |
| Greek | 21 | 19 |
| Germanic | 16 | 11 |
| Arabic | 5 | 7 |
| Italian | 4 | 5 |
| Irish | 3 | 4 |
| Slavic | 4 | 4 |
| Spanish | 4 | 3 |
| Celtic | 2 | 3 |
| French | 3 | 2 |
Switzerland by Language Region (2025)
The Federal Statistical Office also publishes its counts for each language region. Romansh-speaking Switzerland is too small for a ranking of its own and is left out here.
Sofia leads the girls nationally but not in German-speaking Switzerland.
Noah leads the boys nationally, yet in two of the three language regions a different name comes first: French-speaking Switzerland and Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Top three in each language region
French-speaking Switzerland
Girls: Sofia (108), Olivia (104), Alma (89)
Boys: Gabriel (143), Noah (131), Arthur (104)
German-speaking Switzerland
Girls: Emma (251), Mia (243), Sofia (230)
Boys: Noah (333), Liam (237), Matteo (222)
Italian-speaking Switzerland
Girls: Sofia (30), Emma (23), Amélie (20)
Boys: Leonardo (30), Liam (21), Enea (19)
Figures in brackets are births with that first name in 2025. Equal figures mean a shared place.
👧 Most Popular Girl Names in Switzerland (2025)
#1SofiaGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sofia is the spelling of Sophia used in Italian, Spanish, the Scandinavian languages and the Slavic languages. It goes back to the Greek sophia, wisdom.
#2EmmaGermanic
Meaning: Whole, universal
Emma began as a short form of Germanic names built on ermen or irmin, meaning whole or universal. Emma of Normandy was queen of England twice in the eleventh century, married first to Æthelred and then to Cnut.
#3MiaHebrewScandinavian
Meaning: Mine; wished-for child
Mia began as a short form of Maria in Scandinavian and German usage. In Italian and Spanish the same word means mine.
#4LinaGreekArabic
Meaning: Bright, shining; tender
#5NoraLatinIrish
Meaning: Honour
Nora began as a short form of Honora and Eleanor. Henrik Ibsen gave it to the heroine of his 1879 play A Doll's House.
#6EmiliaLatin
Meaning: Rival, industrious
Emilia comes from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius, which is usually linked to the Latin aemulus, meaning rival.
#7OliviaLatin
Meaning: Olive tree
Olivia is linked to the Latin oliva, olive. Shakespeare gave it to the countess in Twelfth Night, and the play made it familiar in English.
#8LiaHebrewGreek
Meaning: Weary; bringer of good news
Lia has more than one root. It is a German and Dutch form of Leah, the wife of Jacob in Genesis, whose Hebrew name is usually read as weary, and a short form of names such as Julia, Rosalia and the Greek Evangelia, meaning good news.
#9MilaSlavic
Meaning: Gracious, dear
Mila comes from the Slavic element mil, meaning gracious or dear, and began as a short form of names such as Ludmila and Milena.
#10ElenaGreek
Meaning: Bright, shining
#11AuroraLatin
Meaning: Dawn
Aurora is the Latin word for dawn and the name of the Roman goddess of the dawn. In Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty the princess is called Aurora.
#12LunaLatin
Meaning: Moon
Luna is the Latin word for moon and the name of the Roman goddess of the moon.
#13AlinaGermanicSlavic
Meaning: Noble, bright
#14Malea
#15AmeliaGermanic
Meaning: Work, industrious
Amelia blends the Germanic Amalia, from amal, meaning work, with the Latin Aemilia. Henry Fielding gave the name to the heroine of his 1751 novel Amelia.
#16AnnaHebrew
Meaning: Grace, favour
Anna is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew Hannah, meaning grace or favour. In Christian tradition it is the name of the mother of Mary.
#17LaraLatinGreek
Meaning: Protection, citadel
Lara is a Russian short form of Larisa, a name taken from the ancient Greek city of Larisa. Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago brought it to readers outside Russia.
#18SophiaGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sophia is the Greek word for wisdom. It was borne by early Christian saints and by Byzantine empresses.
#19LeaHebrew
Meaning: Weary
Lea is the German and Scandinavian spelling of Leah, the wife of Jacob in Genesis. The Hebrew name is usually explained as weary.
#20AliceGermanicFrench
Meaning: Noble kind
Alice comes from the Old French Aalis, a short form of the Germanic Adalheidis, meaning noble kind. Lewis Carroll published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865.
#21LenaGreekGermanic
Meaning: Bright, shining
Lena began as a short form of names ending in -lena, such as Helena and Magdalena, and is now given as a name in its own right.
#22GiuliaLatinItalian
Meaning: Youthful
Giulia is the Italian form of Julia, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius.
#23LeonieLatin
Meaning: Lioness
#24AlmaLatinArabic
Meaning: Nourishing, soul
Alma is linked to the Latin almus, meaning nourishing or kind, and is also the Spanish word for soul. In Britain it came into use after the Battle of the Alma in 1854.
#25YaraArabic
Meaning: Small butterfly, or water lady
Yara is used in Arabic with the sense of a small butterfly. A separate Brazilian name of Tupi origin, Iara, refers to a water spirit.
#26NinaHebrewSpanish
Meaning: Grace; little girl
#27AriaItalian
Meaning: Air, song
#28ChiaraLatin
Meaning: Bright, clear
Chiara is the Italian form of Clara, from the Latin clarus meaning clear or bright. Saint Clare of Assisi founded the order that bears her name.
#29EllaGermanic
Meaning: All, completely
Ella was a Norman name of Germanic origin and is also used as a short form of Eleanor and Ellen.
#30EvaHebrew
Meaning: Life
Eva is the Latin form of Eve, from the Hebrew chavah meaning to live or to breathe. In Genesis she is named as the mother of all living.
#31LuanaEnglish
Meaning: Coined for a film
Luana was coined for the 1932 film Bird of Paradise and spread from there. It is often read in Italian as a blend of Luigi and Anna.
#32MariaHebrewLatin
Meaning: Wished-for child; sea of bitterness
#33LiviaLatin
Meaning: From the Livius family
Livia is the feminine of the Roman family name Livius. Livia Drusilla was the wife of Augustus and one of the most powerful women of the early empire.
#34EmilyLatin
Meaning: Rival, industrious
#35ElinaGreekFinnish
Meaning: Bright, shining
#36SophieGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sophie is the French form of Sophia, the Greek word for wisdom, and is also used in German, Dutch and English.
#37ValentinaLatin
Meaning: Strong, healthy
Valentina is the feminine form of Valentinus, a Roman name formed from valens, meaning strong or healthy. Saint Valentine bore the masculine form.
#38AylaTurkishHebrew
Meaning: Moonlight, or oak wood
Ayla is a Turkish name meaning halo or moonlight, from ay meaning moon. It is also read as a Hebrew name meaning oak, and separately as a Scottish place name.
#39LauraLatin
Meaning: Laurel
Laura comes from the Latin laurus, the laurel tree, a symbol of victory. Petrarch addressed his fourteenth-century love poems to a woman of that name.
#40Alea
#41InayaArabic
Meaning: Care, concern
Inaya comes from the Arabic inaya, meaning care, solicitude or protection.
#42ElinGreekScandinavian
Meaning: Bright, shining
Elin is a Swedish and Norwegian form of Helen, from the Greek Helene. Its meaning is uncertain and is often linked to helios, the sun.
#43JuliaLatin
Meaning: Youthful
Julia is the feminine form of Julius, the Roman family name of Julius Caesar. Paul greets a Christian woman named Julia in his letter to the Romans.
#44ZoéGreek
Meaning: Life
Zoé is the French form of Zoe, the Greek word for life. Greek-speaking Jews used it to translate the name Eve.
#45SaraHebrew
Meaning: Princess
#46Juna
#47DianaLatin
Meaning: Divine, heavenly
Diana was the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon. The name goes back to an Indo-European root for daylight and the sky, the same root as the Latin dies.
#48FionaScottish Gaelic
Meaning: Fair, white
#49MiraSlavicLatin
Meaning: Several unrelated origins
Mira is a Slavic name from a root meaning peace or world, a Latin word meaning wonderful, and separately a short form of Miriam. All three are in use.
#50MaliaHebrew
Meaning: Bitter, or beloved
Malia is the Hawaiian form of Maria, whose Hebrew original has no settled meaning.
👦 Most Popular Boy Names in Switzerland (2025)
#1NoahHebrew
Meaning: Rest, comfort
Noah is the Hebrew Noach, meaning rest or comfort. In Genesis he builds the ark and survives the flood with his family.
#2LiamIrishGermanic
Meaning: Resolute protector
Liam began as the Irish short form of Uilliam, the Irish form of William, which comes from the Germanic wil, will, and helm, protection.
#3GabrielHebrew
Meaning: God is my strength
Gabriel is a Hebrew name meaning God is my strength. In the Bible the archangel Gabriel announces the births of John the Baptist and of Jesus.
#4MatteoHebrewItalian
Meaning: Gift of God
Matteo is the Italian form of Matthew, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning gift of God. Matthew is the apostle traditionally named as the author of the first gospel.
#5LucaLatinItalian
Meaning: Bringer of light
Luca is the Italian form of Luke, from the Greek Loukas, which is usually explained as man from Lucania and popularly linked to the Latin lux, light.
#6LeoLatin
Meaning: Lion
Leo is the Latin word for lion. Fourteen popes have taken it, from Leo the Great in the fifth century to Leo XIV, elected in 2025.
#7EliasHebrew
Meaning: My God is Yahweh
Elias is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew Eliyahu, Elijah, meaning my God is Yahweh. Elijah is the prophet of the Books of Kings who is taken up to heaven in a whirlwind.
#8LouisGermanicFrench
Meaning: Renowned warrior
#9ElioGreek
Meaning: Sun
Elio is the Italian form of Helios, the Greek word for the sun and the name of its god. It is also read as a form of the Roman family name Aelius.
#10LeonGreekLatin
Meaning: Lion
Leon comes from the Greek leon, lion. It was the name of several Byzantine emperors and, in its Latin form Leo, of many popes.
#11Leano
#12EliaHebrew
Meaning: My God is the Lord
Elia is the Italian form of Elijah, from the Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning my God is Yahweh. The prophet Elijah appears in both the Hebrew Bible and the Quran.
#13LeonardoGermanic
Meaning: Strong as a lion
Leonardo joins the Latin leo meaning lion with the Germanic hard meaning brave or strong. It was the name of Leonardo da Vinci.
#14TheoGreek
Meaning: Gift of God
Theo is a short form of Theodore, from the Greek theos meaning god and doron meaning gift. It is now given as a full name across most of Europe.
#15MaelCeltic
Meaning: Prince, chief
Mael is the unaccented spelling of Maël, from the Breton mael meaning prince or chief.
#16LeviHebrew
Meaning: Joined, attached
#17AdamHebrew
Meaning: Earth, man
#18KianIrish
Meaning: Ancient, enduring
Kian is an English spelling of the Irish Cian, meaning ancient or enduring. A separate Persian name Kian, meaning royal, is written the same way in English.
#19SamuelHebrew
Meaning: Name of God; God has heard
Samuel comes from the Hebrew Shemu'el, usually explained as name of God or God has heard. He is the prophet who anoints Saul and David in the Books of Samuel.
#20DiegoSpanish
Meaning: Uncertain, long linked to James
Diego developed in medieval Spain from Santiago, the name of the apostle James. The older derivation from the Greek didache, meaning teaching, is no longer generally accepted.
#21FinnIrishNorse
Meaning: Fair, white
Finn has two roots: the Old Norse Finnr, a person from Finland or a Sámi, and the Irish Fionn, meaning fair or white. Fionn mac Cumhaill is the hero of a cycle of Irish legends.
#22NinoItalian
Meaning: Short form of several names
Nino is an Italian pet form used for names ending in nino, among them Giovannino and Antonino. It is given as a name in its own right in Italy and France.
#23LuanCeltic
Meaning: Uncertain, several traditions
Luan appears in more than one tradition. In Irish it is connected with a word for warrior or hound, and it exists separately in Albanian and Portuguese with unrelated roots.
#24NoéHebrew
Meaning: Rest, comfort
Noé is the French form of Noah, from the Hebrew noach meaning rest. In Genesis the name is linked to relief from the labour of the ground.
#25ArthurCeltic
Meaning: Bear
Arthur is the legendary king of the Britons at the centre of the Arthurian romances. Its origin is uncertain; a Celtic word for bear and the Roman family name Artorius have both been proposed.
#26LioLatin
Meaning: Lion
Lio is a short form of Leo and of names built on it, from the Latin leo meaning lion.
#27EneaGreek
Meaning: Praise
Enea is the Italian form of Aeneas, the Trojan prince of Virgil's Aeneid who was held to have founded the Roman line. The Greek aineo means to praise.
#28AaronHebrew
Meaning: Mountain of strength
Aaron is the name of Moses' elder brother in the Hebrew Bible, the first high priest of Israel. The Hebrew root is uncertain, and the traditional reading is mountain or exalted.
#29MalikArabic
Meaning: King
Malik is the Arabic word for king, and al-Malik is one of the names of God in Islam. It is used across the Arabic-speaking world and beyond.
#30NicoGreek
Meaning: Victory of the people
#31DavidHebrew
Meaning: Beloved
David is a Hebrew name usually explained as beloved. In the Bible he is the second king of Israel, who defeats Goliath as a young man.
#32LeandroGreek
Meaning: Lion man
#33EmilioLatin
Meaning: Rival, eager
Emilio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Aemilius, from aemulus meaning rival or eager.
#34Lian
#35MattiaHebrew
Meaning: Gift of God
Mattia is the Italian form of Matthias, from the Hebrew Mattityahu meaning gift of Yahweh.
#36BenHebrew
Meaning: Son of the right hand
Ben is a short form of Benjamin, from the Hebrew Binyamin, meaning son of the right hand, and is also given as a name in its own right.
#37LivioLatin
Meaning: From the Livius family
Livio is the Italian form of Livius, an old Roman family name, possibly connected to lividus meaning bluish. The historian Livy is its best-known bearer.
#38MiloGermanicSlavic
Meaning: Uncertain, possibly merciful
Milo came to England with the Normans and its origin is disputed. It is generally linked either to a Germanic root meaning mild or to the Slavic mil meaning gracious.
#39JulianLatin
Meaning: Youthful
Julian comes from the Roman name Julianus, derived from Julius. The Roman emperor Julian and the English mystic Julian of Norwich bore it.
#40EmilLatin
Meaning: Rival, eager
Emil comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, from aemulus meaning rival or eager. Astrid Lindgren's Emil of Lönneberga fixed it in Scandinavian childhood reading.
#41NaelArabic
Meaning: One who achieves
Nael comes from the Arabic Nail, from a root meaning to attain or achieve. It is also read in French use as a form of the Breton Nathanael.
#42HenryGermanic
Meaning: Home ruler
Henry comes from the Germanic Heimirich, joining heim, home, with ric, ruler. Eight kings of England bore it.
#43LaurinLatin
Meaning: From Laurentum
Laurin is a German and Swiss form of Laurentius, meaning a man from Laurentum. It is also the name of the dwarf king in the Tyrolean rose garden legend.
#44AlessioGreek
Meaning: Defender
Alessio is the Italian form of Alexius, from the Greek alexein meaning to defend. Saint Alexius of Rome made it a common choice in both the Eastern and Western churches.
#45OliverLatinNorse
Meaning: Olive tree
Oliver comes from Olivier, one of Charlemagne's paladins in the medieval Song of Roland. It is usually linked to the Latin oliva, olive, though a Germanic root has also been proposed.
#46RayanArabic
Meaning: Gate of paradise
Rayan comes from the Arabic Rayyan, the name given in Islamic tradition to a gate of paradise reserved for those who fast.
#47FelixLatin
Meaning: Happy, fortunate
Felix is the Latin word for lucky or happy. It was a Roman cognomen and the name of several saints and popes.
#48AlexanderGreek
Meaning: Defender of men
Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, joining alexein, to defend, with aner, man. Alexander the Great carried it from Macedonia across the ancient world.
#49MateoHebrewSpanish
Meaning: Gift of God
Mateo is the Spanish form of Matthew, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning gift of God.
#50IsaacHebrew
Meaning: He will laugh
Data: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS). Figures for 2025. Retrieved automatically four times a year. Browse all countries →