Most popular Finnish baby names 2025
The ten first names most often given to Finnish-speaking children born in 2025, per DVV.
| # | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | Eino |
| 2 | Linnea | Leo |
| 3 | Aino | Elias |
| 4 | Viola | Väinö |
| 5 | Aava | Oliver |
| 6 | Lilja | Onni |
| 7 | Sofia | Emil |
| 8 | Aada | Alvar |
| 9 | Eevi | Oiva |
| 10 | Isla | Aatos |
Official source: DVV newborn-name statistics 2025
Most popular Finnish baby names 2024
The ten first names most often given to Finnish-speaking children born in 2024, per DVV.
| # | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | Oliver |
| 2 | Aino | Eino |
| 3 | Linnea | Väinö |
| 4 | Sofia | Leo |
| 5 | Isla | Elias |
| 6 | Ellen | Onni |
| 7 | Lilja | Toivo |
| 8 | Eevi | Oiva |
| 9 | Aava | Emil |
| 10 | Helmi | Vilho |
Official source: DVV newborn-name statistics 2024
Most popular Finnish baby names 2023
The ten first names most often given to Finnish-speaking children born in 2023, per DVV.
| # | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aino | Eino |
| 2 | Olivia | Oliver |
| 3 | Aada | Väinö |
| 4 | Lilja | Elias |
| 5 | Sofia | Onni |
| 6 | Eevi | Leo |
| 7 | Ellen | Emil |
| 8 | Linnea | Vilho |
| 9 | Helmi | Eeli |
| 10 | Aava | Aatos |
Official source: DVV newborn-name statistics 2023
Most popular Finnish baby names 2022
The ten first names most often given to Finnish-speaking children born in 2022, per DVV.
| # | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | Leo |
| 2 | Aino | Väinö |
| 3 | Aada | Eino |
| 4 | Lilja | Oliver |
| 5 | Eevi | Elias |
| 6 | Isla | Onni |
| 7 | Helmi | Emil |
| 8 | Venla | Eeli |
| 9 | Sofia | Toivo |
| 10 | Ellen | Leevi |
Official source: DVV newborn-name statistics 2022
Most popular Finnish baby names 2021
The ten first names most often given to Finnish-speaking children born in 2021, per DVV.
| # | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | Leo |
| 2 | Lilja | Eino |
| 3 | Eevi | Oliver |
| 4 | Sofia | Elias |
| 5 | Venla | Väinö |
| 6 | Aino | Onni |
| 7 | Isla | Eeli |
| 8 | Aada | Noel |
| 9 | Emma | Toivo |
| 10 | Aava | Joel |
Official source: DVV newborn-name statistics 2021
Most popular Finnish baby names 2020
The ten first names most often given to Finnish-speaking children born in 2020, per DVV.
| # | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aino | Leo |
| 2 | Olivia | Eino |
| 3 | Sofia | Oliver |
| 4 | Pihla | Elias |
| 5 | Aada | Onni |
| 6 | Eevi | Väinö |
| 7 | Isla | Noel |
| 8 | Lilja | Eeli |
| 9 | Helmi | Toivo |
| 10 | Ellen | Leevi |
Official source: DVV newborn-name statistics 2020
Most common Finnish first names of all time
The names carried by the most people across Finland's whole living population, with the number of holders of each. Note: these counts include every name position, so common middle names are counted too — which is why traditional names given as second or third names rank highly.
| # | Female | People | Male | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria | 198,721 | Juhani | 272,241 |
| 2 | Helena | 117,524 | Olavi | 136,110 |
| 3 | Anneli | 112,605 | Tapani | 132,290 |
| 4 | Johanna | 111,505 | Johannes | 130,252 |
| 5 | Kaarina | 88,967 | Antero | 129,916 |
| 6 | Hannele | 84,801 | Tapio | 111,602 |
| 7 | Marjatta | 76,228 | Mikael | 106,802 |
| 8 | Kristiina | 75,148 | Kalevi | 85,392 |
| 9 | Emilia | 71,923 | Pekka | 73,831 |
| 10 | Sofia | 65,965 | Matti | 73,829 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the most popular Finnish girls' name?
According to the latest DVV statistics (2025), Olivia was the most popular first name given to Finnish-speaking baby girls in Finland.
What is the most popular Finnish boys' name?
In the latest DVV statistics (2025), Eino was the most popular first name given to Finnish-speaking baby boys in Finland.
What are the most common Finnish names of all time?
Across Finland's whole living population, Maria and Juhani are the most common women's and men's first names. These totals include middle names, so traditional names rank highly.
Where does this Finnish baby name data come from?
Every figure comes from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland's official population registry authority, via its annual most-popular-children's-names files and its open first-name statistics on avoindata.fi.
How often is the data updated?
DVV publishes the previous year's most popular newborn names each spring, and refreshes its whole-population first-name statistics regularly. This page reflects DVV data through 2025.
Sources
All figures on this page come directly from Finland's official name statistics. You can view and download the original data here: