Top five girl names
Emma, Julia, Mila, Tess, and Sophie.
NL ranking · 2020
Most popular baby names in Netherlands in 2020.
Emma and Noah lead the 2020 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers.
Girls EmmaBoys Noah101 ranked names40,888 recorded usesSource checked 6 August 2026
The short answer
Emma and Noah were the most popular girl and boy names in Netherlands in 2020.
Top five
The 2020 leaders.
Top five boy names
Noah, Sem, Liam, Lucas, and Daan.
Start of this series
What changed in 2020?
This is the first reviewed year in our 2020–2025 series, so it provides the baseline for later comparisons.
Continue through the timeline
Open the next annual ranking to see which names entered the top 50 and which returning names gained rank.
Top girl names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Netherlands. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 685 |
| 2 | Julia | 665 |
| 2 | Mila | 665 |
| 4 | Tess | 660 |
| 5 | Sophie | 647 |
| 6 | Zoë | 621 |
| 7 | Sara | 571 |
| 8 | Nora | 561 |
| 9 | Yara | 531 |
| 10 | Eva | 510 |
| 11 | Liv | 508 |
| 12 | Lotte | 497 |
| 13 | Evi | 483 |
| 14 | Noor | 482 |
| 15 | Anna | 481 |
| 16 | Milou | 479 |
| 17 | Olivia | 477 |
| 18 | Saar | 474 |
| 19 | Lauren | 463 |
| 20 | Nina | 435 |
| 21 | Lieke | 405 |
| 22 | Fleur | 383 |
| 23 | Lynn | 381 |
| 24 | Sofie | 376 |
| 25 | Elin | 374 |
| 26 | Fien | 369 |
| 27 | Nova | 367 |
| 28 | Sarah | 360 |
| 29 | Maud | 357 |
| 30 | Lina | 335 |
| 31 | Mia | 325 |
| 32 | Loïs | 322 |
| 33 | Sofia | 315 |
| 34 | Emily | 314 |
| 35 | Roos | 313 |
| 36 | Fenna | 310 |
| 37 | Ella | 307 |
| 38 | Isa | 304 |
| 39 | Hailey | 297 |
| 40 | Luna | 291 |
| 41 | Hannah | 282 |
| 42 | Julie | 279 |
| 43 | Noa | 272 |
| 44 | Elena | 259 |
| 45 | Sophia | 256 |
| 46 | Bo | 252 |
| 47 | Suze | 236 |
| 48 | Lara | 235 |
| 48 | Maria | 235 |
| 50 | Jasmijn | 232 |
| 50 | Lena | 232 |
Top boy names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Netherlands. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 807 |
| 2 | Sem | 637 |
| 3 | Liam | 617 |
| 3 | Lucas | 617 |
| 5 | Daan | 610 |
| 6 | Finn | 597 |
| 7 | Levi | 580 |
| 8 | Luuk | 579 |
| 9 | Mees | 566 |
| 10 | James | 563 |
| 11 | Milan | 545 |
| 12 | Sam | 538 |
| 13 | Noud | 485 |
| 14 | Benjamin | 463 |
| 15 | Luca | 462 |
| 16 | Bram | 458 |
| 17 | Mason | 455 |
| 18 | Max | 441 |
| 19 | Thomas | 438 |
| 20 | Adam | 435 |
| 21 | Hugo | 407 |
| 21 | Jesse | 407 |
| 23 | Boaz | 401 |
| 24 | Olivier | 383 |
| 25 | Teun | 369 |
| 26 | Julian | 359 |
| 27 | Lars | 354 |
| 28 | Thijs | 350 |
| 29 | Gijs | 349 |
| 29 | Siem | 349 |
| 31 | Guus | 344 |
| 32 | Mats | 339 |
| 33 | Zayn | 317 |
| 34 | Otis | 310 |
| 35 | Jens | 309 |
| 36 | Jack | 299 |
| 37 | Floris | 298 |
| 38 | Ties | 296 |
| 39 | Vince | 295 |
| 40 | Joep | 293 |
| 41 | David | 292 |
| 42 | Jan | 287 |
| 43 | Stijn | 285 |
| 44 | Sven | 281 |
| 45 | Dex | 268 |
| 46 | Jurre | 264 |
| 47 | Morris | 258 |
| 47 | Ruben | 258 |
| 49 | Owen | 253 |
| 50 | Jayden | 251 |
Method
What this ranking measures.
- Publisher
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank
- Reviewed data
- 2 publisher artifacts
- Geographic scope
- Netherlands
- Release
- Final reviewed release for 2020
- Coverage
- 51 girl names and 50 boy names
- Reviewed data licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Source review
- Checked 6 August 2026
- Source methodology
- SVB child-benefit records for births in 2020. Exact spellings are separate and names used fewer than ten times are excluded. Official competition rank and count are preserved for every rank through 50, including ties.
Questions about the list
Read the ranking without losing the context.
- What are the most popular baby names in Netherlands?
- Emma is the number-one girl name and Noah is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2020 release.
- What area does this list cover?
- It covers Netherlands exactly. It should not be read as a ranking for a broader geography.
- How are tied names shown?
- 7 tied rank positions are preserved from the reviewed data. After a tie, the next rank advances by the number of names sharing that position.
- How complete is the page?
- The page includes every reviewed row through rank 50 for both categories: 51 girl names and 50 boy names. Counts are retained from the source; display-casing normalization is documented in the methodology.