Message: "Government data websites..." - Behind the Name

Government data websites...

by Elle (Elle.W)

12/18/2010, 5:25 PM

I'm trying to research the most popular names in countries around the world, and not having much luck finding the information on my own. So I was wondering if any of you might be willing to share the government websites for name statistics in your countries.

In case anybody would like to know the information for the top names in the United States, you can find it here: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

I already have the information on England and Wales at the Office for National Statistics (thank you to Alisha for providing this!). If anybody else has information on their country's name rankings (France, Ireland, Australia, etc) I'd be very grateful. Thank you!

Replies

- Caitlin žita (earthnut)

1/25/2011, 4:52 PM

I would love to find statistics for Poland.

- CN (CSwe)

12/20/2010, 7:28 AM

Lots of name related statistics for Sweden can be found here (it's in English): http://www.scb.se/Pages/ProductTables____30919.aspx

- Sofia

12/19/2010, 9:06 AM

Here's Slovenia:
http://www.stat.si/eng/imena.asp
and Bosnia and Herzegovina:
girls:
http://www.fzs.ba/Dem/ProcPrist/top100_zenska.htm
boys:
http://www.fzs.ba/Dem/ProcPrist/top100_muska.htm

As far as I was able to find Canada and Australia don't have a central statistic, but here are some for separate states/territories:

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/popular-names
http://www.babynamestats.com/popular_names_canada_2009.html

Austria:

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/geburten/haeufigste_vornamen/index.html

This message was edited 12/19/2010, 9:11 AM

- Speranza (guest) +1

12/18/2010, 5:36 PM

Lots of information here. They have top names in the country and in the regions - provinces and counties.

- Elle (Elle.W)

12/24/2010, 3:55 PM

Thank you! This site is huge!