In June of last year, 24baby dropped their predictions for the top baby names for Dutchies in 2022. As we ride further into 2023, one question remains: how accurate were those predictions? 🤔
Luckily for us, the SVB (the Dutch social insurance bank) just dropped their list of the top baby names in 2022, so let’s see what names were taking the Netherlands by storm!
Noah, Emma, and Sam take the crown
A whopping 871 baby boys were named Noah in the last year, and this lovely name was closely followed by:
- Liam
- Luca
- Lucas
- Mees
- Finn
- James
- Milan
- Levi
- Sem
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Emma was the reigning queen of girl baby names last year, as Dutch parents decided to gift this name to 677 baby girls. She was also joined by:
- Julia
- Mila
- Sophie
- Olivia
- Yara
- Saar
- Nora
- Tess
- Noor
Meanwhile, the Netherlands embraces inclusivity with the growing popularity of gender-neutral names.
Sam was the most popular gender-neutral choice, with 581 little tots now bearing the name. Hot on their heels was:
- Isa
- Bo
- Jip
- Lou
- Charlie
- Noa
- Dani
- Quinn
- Bowie
Well, were the predictions accurate?
Surprisingly, yes!
24baby did not include any predictions on gender-neutral names, however, based off of the boys and girls, they got 8 out of 10 baby boy names and 7 out of 10 baby girl names right, leading to an accuracy rating of 75%.
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