Names that work across two countries
For a family with two countries in its life. Pick both, and see the names that registrars in each have recorded in the last 15 years. These are real birth registrations, not two lists of names laid over each other.
In use in both England and Wales and Norway
Listed by the weaker of the two positions, so the first names are established in both countries rather than famous in one. Drawn from 600 of the most established names, and each rank belongs to its own country's list.
| Name | England and Wales | Norway | Meaning and origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | #2 in 2025 | #1 in 2025 | Researched |
| Olivia | #1 in 2025 | #2 in 2025 | Researched |
| Oliver | #6 in 2025 | #5 in 2025 | Researched |
| Sofia | #17 in 2025 | #13 in 2025 | Researched |
| Mia | #21 in 2025 | #21 in 2025 | Researched |
| Theo | #12 in 2025 | #22 in 2025 | Researched |
| William | #25 in 2025 | #3 in 2025 | Researched |
| Leo | #3 in 2025 | #28 in 2025 | Researched |
| Adam | #26 in 2025 | #29 in 2025 | Researched |
| Lucas | #32 in 2025 | #24 in 2025 | Researched |
| Amelia | #3 in 2025 | #39 in 2025 | Researched |
| Aurora | #39 in 2025 | #14 in 2025 | Not researched yet |
| Ada | #40 in 2025 | #18 in 2025 | Researched |
| Ella | #46 in 2025 | #4 in 2025 | Researched |
| Henry | #13 in 2025 | #50 in 2025 | Researched |
| Oscar | #8 in 2025 | #51 in 2025 | Researched |
| Sebastian | #47 in 2025 | #53 in 2025 | Researched |
| Eva | #58 in 2025 | #22 in 2025 | Researched |
| Jacob | #41 in 2025 | #59 in 2025 | Researched |
| Luca | #4 in 2025 | #60 in 2025 | Researched |
| Benjamin | #61 in 2025 | #48 in 2025 | Researched |
| Daniel | #62 in 2025 | #66 in 2025 | Researched |
| Thea | #66 in 2025 | #50 in 2025 | Researched |
| Liam | #68 in 2025 | #7 in 2025 | Researched |
| Elias | #69 in 2025 | #4 in 2025 | Researched |
| Emily | #44 in 2025 | #71 in 2025 | Researched |
| Max | #48 in 2025 | #72 in 2025 | Researched |
| Nora | #75 in 2025 | #3 in 2025 | Researched |
| Samuel | #66 in 2025 | #75 in 2025 | Researched |
| Alfred | #76 in 2025 | #26 in 2025 | Not researched yet |
| Alexander | #40 in 2025 | #81 in 2025 | Researched |
| Arthur | #5 in 2025 | #83 in 2025 | Researched |
| Emma | #85 in 2025 | #1 in 2025 | Researched |
| Maya | #28 in 2025 | #86 in 2025 | Not researched yet |
| David | #73 in 2025 | #88 in 2025 | Researched |
| Maria | #88 in 2025 | #62 in 2025 | Researched |
| Sophia | #13 in 2025 | #88 in 2025 | Researched |
| Aria | #34 in 2025 | #92 in 2025 | Not researched yet |
| Muhammad | #1 in 2025 | #94 in 2025 | Researched |
| Hugo | #46 in 2025 | #101 in 2025 | Not researched yet |
What this cannot tell you
- Shared spelling is not shared sound. A name can be registered in both countries and be said differently in each, so listen to it from someone in both places.
- Registration shows use, not associations. A name can carry a meaning or a connotation in one language that these figures cannot show.
- Each registrar has its own methodology, so #20 in one country and #20 in another are not the same strength of use.