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After summing the numbers I'm a little surprised at how different the results are from Knud Bielefeld's.

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The key differences in the source data are:
- [Knud] only includes first names, while [Berlin] includes first and middle names
- [Knud] applies to all Germany, while [Berlin] obviously only applies to Berlin
- [Knud] operates on a limited sample ("based on the publications of maternity clinics, maternity homes and registry offices in over 450 cities"), while [Berlin] is a near 100% sample for the city
- [Berlin] presumably gathers the names from birth certificates/official documents, not sure about [Knud]

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For some years it is possible to distinguish first names from middle names in the Berlin data, but even if middle names are excluded there are still significant differences. For example, in Berlin Adam is ranked as the most popular name with 213 new bearers. However in Knud's data it is ranked #34. Could this be a regional difference?

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Here are the results for 2022:

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[Berlin]

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1 Adam
2 Noah
3 Emil
4 Liam
5 Leon
6 Elias
7 Theodor
8 Leo
9 Levi
10 Felix

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1 Emilia
2 Emma
3 Mia
4 Charlotte
5 Ella
6 Mila
7 Mira
8 Lina
9 Lea
10 Anna

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[Knud]

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1 Noah
2 Matteo
3 Elias
4 Finn
5 Leon
6 Theo
7 Paul
8 Emil
9 Henry
10 Ben

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1 Emilia
2 Mia
3 Sophia
4 Emma
5 Hannah
6 Lina
7 Mila
8 Ella
9 Leni
10 Clara