OR ELSTATreleased, the list of the most popular names For men and women with their changes per year from 1940 to 2021 when the last census was made.
The dominant names in Greece, according to the results of the 2021 population-host census of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), are an example of the preference of parents in our country for the last 80 years.
Based on the data presented in two detailed videos from ELSTAT, the 30 most popular female and male names for each year of birth are recorded as a percentage of people born in Greece that year and belong to the permanent population with Greek or Greek and other citizenship.
The most popular female names
Young parents may put aside the most… traditional names like Maria, but it seems that this is not enough to drop the popular name from its primacy, as it remains steadily first and in 2021 in parents’ choices with 7.71%.
Helen and Katerina are the next, with Joanna, now in 4th place, showing a significant 10 -seat rise since 1940. The five is closing the name Vassiliki.
The 30 dominant female names:
- Mary
- Helen
- Catherine
- John
- Basilica
- Anastasia
- Constantine
- Sophia
- Demeter
- Anna
- Agriculture
- Christine
- Gospel
- Peace
- Despina
- Angelic
- Panayiotas
- Nicoleta
- Cloud
- Alexandra
- Life
- Melina
- Lydia
- Friday
- Luminous
- Styliani
- Marina
- Theodora
- Danae
- Immortality
@statistics.gr The 20 dominant female names per year of birth (1940-2021) as emerged by #Census 2021 population-hosts of the Greek Statistical Authority (#ELSTAT). The dominant names of the year of birth, as a percentage of people born in Greece in the corresponding year and belong to the permanent population with Greek or Greek and other citizenship. In the double names only the first one was calculated. More: https://www.statistics.gr The 20 Most Common Female Names by Year of Birth (1940–2021), AS Recorded in the 2021 Population and Housing Census of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (#ELSTAT original sound – Hellenic Statistical Authority
The most popular male names
As for the male names, first could not be other than George who, even with a drop of about 3 points since 1940, still maintains first place.
Constantine, Yiannis, Dimitris and Nikolas, complement the top five, which has been in the top choices of parents for many decades.
The 30 dominant men’s names:
- George
- Constantine
- John
- Dimitrios
- Nicholas
- Panagiotis
- Christos
- Basil
- Alexander
- Angel
- Athanasius
- Michael
- Marios
- Evangelos
- Anthony
- Emmanuel
- Theodore
- Anastasios
- Spyridon
- Andrew
- Philip
- Elias
- Charalambos
- Stephen
- Cross
- Apostle
- Peter
- Stylian
- Liberal
- Saving
@statistics.gr The 20 dominant male names per year of birth (1940-2021) as emerged by #Census 2021 population-hosts of the Greek Statistical Authority (#ELSTAT). The dominant names of the year of birth, as a percentage of people born in Greece in the corresponding year and belong to the permanent population with Greek or Greek and other citizenship. In the double names only the first one was calculated. More: https://www.statistics.gr The 20 Most Common Male Names by Year of Birth (1940–2021), AS Recorded in the 2021 Population and Housing Census of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (#ELSTAT original sound – Hellenic Statistical Authority
With some new additions more… alternative names being observed in recent years by parents, the question of many is how the list of the most popular names will change and how long they will still keep the first for many years, the so -called traditional names in our country.