A recent study by BabyCenter announced the top three most popular names of babies in 2023 worldwide. For boys, the top is Noah, followed by Liam then Oliver. For girls, Olivia came out on top, followed by Emma, then Amelia.
We got curious about the most popular baby names this year in the Philippines, too! Smart Parenting asked the Philippine Statistics Authority for accurate data on the most used and popular names in the Philippines this year.
Here are the top 20 most popular names given by Filipino parents to their babies this 2023:
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Most popular baby boy names in the Philippines in 2023
An interesting fact about the top three boy names in the Philippines: Nathaniel, Jacob, and Gabriel are consistent winners over the years. Nathaniel has been the top name since 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2020 and 2021, Jacob became number one, while Gabriel remained as either top 2 or 3.
Nathaniel, the most popular boy name means “Gift of God” and it is of Hebrew origin. Jacob also has Hebrew origins, meaning, “to supplant, overreach,” or “may God protect.” “God is my strength”, is the meaning behind Gabriel, also of Hebrew origin.
It’s also notable that Filipino parents are continuously inspired by Biblical characters such as the top three names. Other popular choices are Ezekiel, Matthew, Nathan, Noah, James, and Lucas.
- Nathaniel (1,129)
- Gabriel (970)
- Jacob (946)
- Ezekiel (892)
- Ethan (824)
- Nathan (823)
- Matthew (816)
- Liam (776)
- Noah (738)
- Jayden (732)
- Zion (653)
- Lucas (646)
- Angelo (628)
- James (609)
- John Matthew (589)
- Kyle (584)
- Alexander (573)
- Daniel (555)
- Ace (548)
- Asher (546)
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Most popular baby girl names in the Philippines in 2023
For baby girl names, Althea has been on top since 2016. Angel has also been consistent in the top 2.
Althea, the top baby girl name for the past years, means “with healing power”, from its Greek origin. Angel, consistently on top 2, is quite literal, meaning “angelic”.
The other commonly used baby girl names, Zoey and Chloe, gained popularity over the years. Chloe was in the top 10 in 2021, while Zoey was not even included. Other new girl names also emerged like Ayesha, Athena, Ashley, Jillian, Alexa, Brianna, and Janella.
- Althea (1,106)
- Angel (796)
- Zoey (713)
- Chloe (622)
- Sofia (608)
- Ayesha (603)
- Athena (589)
- Samantha (580)
- Nathalie (571)
- Zia (571)
- Princess (558)
- Ashley (545)
- Jasmine (544)
- Jillian (522)
- Alexa (514)
- Angela (474)
- Sophia (473)
- Andrea (444)
- Brianna (428)
- Janella (417)
Notes: Count presented was determined using exact matches only. The data presented herein are registered live births that occurred from January to November 2023 only
Source:
Philippine Statistics Authority
Val C. Crisostomo, ITO II | Registers and Database Management Division
Jing Jalisan ITO III | Registers and Database Management Division
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