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Thus, until January 1, 2023, the Belgian statistics office notes that Maria (108,358) and Marc (62,023) are the most common first names in Belgium.
PositionFemale first nameNumber in Belgium1Maria108.3582Marie88.5193Martine39.8974Nathalie39.8885Monique37.5916Anne36.6817Rita33.7038Nicole31.6829Christine31.22010Anna30.739PositionMale first nameNumber in Belgium1Marc62.0232Jean 614563Patrick50.0114Luc47.4025Michel44.4346Philippe40.8227Jan39.3418Mohamed36.2189David36.12910Thomas34.923
“A wind of change is blowing over the landscape of male first names in Belgium, with Marc establishing himself as the new national leader, dethroning Jean”, underlines the country’s main statistical body, which evokes a “constant decline” in classic first names. “Although Jean retains his status in Wallonia, he gives way to Marc on the national scene. In 2022, there were 63,736 people named Jean against 62,754 respondents with the sweet name of Marc. However, things have changed in 2023, with 62,023 Marks surpassing the 61,456 Johns. ”
In Wallonia, just as Jean (32,990) remains the most common first name among men, the most used female first name remains identical to 2022 since it is Marie. In the south of the country, they were still 40,226 to be called this way at the very beginning of the year 2023.
PositionFemale first nameNumber in Wallonia1Marie40.2262Nathalie20.5123Isabelle18.6854Anne18.4065Maria17.5396Françoise14.9257Christine14.8328Martine14.2579Véronique14.15210Monique14.048PositionMale first nameNumber in Wallonia1Jean32.99 02Michel27.0903Philippe26.1894Pierre19.3435Nicolas19.0996Alain18.9237Olivier16.1078Christian16.1069Marc15.69710Christophe15.671
In Brussels, there is also little change compared to the 2022 ranking: Maria, Marie and Fatima as well as Mohamed, Jean and… Mohammed continue to monopolize the first three of the podium with the most shared first names in the region.
PositionFemale first nameNumber in Brussels1Maria10.3832Marie7.1053Fatima6.1504Anne4.0575Sarah3.7346Anna3.3417Nathalie2.8578Laura2.7429Sophie2.65010Sara2.611PositionMale first nameNumber in Brussels1Mohamed13.5062Jean5.5823Mo hammed4.9544Ahmed4.1575David3.8876Philippe3.8057Nicolas3.7828Michel3.7499Daniel3.73010Adam3.639
And in your town?
In Belgium, the most popular surnames on January 1, 2023 remain the same as in 2022.
If Marie, Maria, Jean and Michel occupy the Top 10 of the most common first names in Wallonia and Brussels thanks to their popularity among seniors (65 years and over), it is clear that certain other small names are progressing more and more. more over the years. Example with Nathalie, Isabelle, Frédéric or Christophe who are gaining ground everywhere in many entities in the south of the country.
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