Emma and Noah Top Austria's Baby Name Charts for 2025

Emma and Noah have topped the list as Austria's most popular baby names for 2025, according to an analysis by Statistik Austria. The data, released on Thursday, covers the first names of 36,887 baby girls and 39,180 baby boys born last year. Emma was given to 559 newborns, making up 1.5 percent of all girls' names, while Noah was chosen for 674 boys, representing 1.7 percent of the total.

Among girls, Emilia followed Emma, securing the second position, with Marie rounding out the top three. Emilia, the previous year's favorite, has consistently ranked in the top three since 2019. Marie maintained its popularity from the previous year, having been a consistent presence in the top ten since 2009. Mia climbed two spots to fourth place, and Sophia held steady at fifth.

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Emma first landed in the Top 10 in 2010. In the years 2013 to 2018 and 2024, it was in second place, and already in 2019 and 2022 it was in first place among girls' names.

For boys, Paul took the second spot after Noah, marking its continued presence in the top ten since 2012. Maximilian secured third place, a consistent performer in the top ten since 2005. Elias, which held the top spot in the previous year, dropped to fourth, while Jakob came in fifth, one position lower than in 2024. Other popular boy names included Felix, Leo, Leon, Jonas, and Lukas.

Statistik Austria compiles the rankings based on the first names in their original spelling, excluding special characters. In total, 12.2 percent of newborn girls and 14.4 percent of newborn boys received one of the ten most popular first names.

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For boys, Noah took the top spot for the first time, after first appearing in the Top 10 in 2021 and reaching third place last year.