要說有哪個名字在北美和歐洲最受歡迎，那么它非“艾瑪”（Emma）莫屬了。它不僅僅是在美國社會保障署注冊最多的女孩名字，也是在法國排第二、加拿大排第三、蘇格蘭排第十九的女孩名字。相比于歐美幼兒園一地的小“艾瑪”們，和國內取名正流行的“梓萱”、“浩然”這種濃濃的瑪麗蘇風格，世界其他國家最受歡迎的小孩名字又是什么？現在就讓我們看看全球其他八個國家的新爸爸媽媽們最喜歡給寶寶起哪些名字。

印度

據印度寶寶中心（Baby Center India）統計，印度男孩最流行的名字和其他伊斯蘭國家并不二致——“穆罕默德”（Muhammad）。排名緊隨其后的男孩名“阿拉夫”（Aarav）此前也曾連續五年占據最熱男孩名的榜首。第三名的男孩名是“阿瓊”（沒錯，被張召忠局座神吐槽“這個坦克也就能在閱兵式上搞雜耍”的印度主戰坦克就叫這個“阿瓊”）。印度近年來最流行的女孩名字則緊跟國際潮流，喜歡以字母“a”作結尾。目前印度新生女孩中最流行的名字是阿迪婭（Aadya），它已經連續三年占據榜首，其次是安娜婭（Ananya）和莎娜婭（Shanaya）。

愛爾蘭

在愛爾蘭，2016年最熱女寶和男寶的名字分別是“艾米莉”（Emily）和“詹姆斯”（James）。“艾米莉”已經連續第三年問鼎榜首了。該排名來自愛爾蘭外交貿易部對近18,000份向去年出生的嬰兒簽發的護照的統計結果。該國其他比較流行的名字也體現了濃郁的愛爾蘭特色，比如“Aoife”（發音是“伊法”）和“Finn”（讀“芬”）等等。不過像“弗雷婭”（Freya）和“穆罕默德”這種具有濃郁的跨文化風情的名字去年也很受歡迎。

注：愛爾蘭注冊姓名的完整列表和排名尚未公布。

加拿大

作為美國的北方近鄰，加拿大人取名字的品味跟美國人大同小異。據加拿大寶寶中心（Baby Center Canada）統計，該國去年最流行的男孩名是“利亞姆”（Liam），最流行的女孩名是“索菲亞”（Sophia）。據該中心發布的一項分析報告顯示，“索菲亞”也是2016年美國新生女嬰用得最多的名字。“利亞姆”在去年美國的新生男嬰中排名第三。

不過加拿大這份榜單上的一些名字也是加拿大人獨有的。有幾個名字美國人壓根就不會取，比如排名第十八的哈德孫（Hudson）和排名第七的佐伊（Zoey）。其實嚴格說來，Zoey這個名字美國也有，只不過美國人在拼寫上偷了個懶，省略了最后的“y”。美加兩國在最受歡迎女名上也有拼寫上的差異，美版的便是我國人民通過Papi醬而喜聞樂見的“Sophie”。

蘇格蘭

據蘇格蘭國家記錄顯示，“奧利維婭”（Olivia）和“杰克”（Jack）分別是2016年蘇格蘭新生兒最常用的女名和男名。“杰克”已經連續九年問鼎榜首了，“奧利維婭”今年倒是首次打敗“艾米莉”成功登頂。蘇格蘭兒童的常用名還包括“劉易斯”（Lewis）、“芬利”（Finlay）等男名和“杰西卡”（Jessica）、“露西”（Lucy）、“米莉”（Milly）等女名。

冰島

據《心理牙線》（Mental Floss）雜志報道，冰島要求新生兒的父母必須要給孩子起經過冰島命名委員會（Iceland Naming Committee）批準的名字，否則就要遞交申請等待批準。這樣一來冰島的寶爸寶媽們也就沒啥發揮的空間了。據冰島統計局2016年12月發布的一份報告顯示，2015年該國最流行的男孩名是“阿倫”（Aron），其次是“亞歷山大”（Alexander），再次是“維克多”（Viktor）；最流行的女孩名則依次是“埃米莉亞”（Emilia）、“薩拉”（Sara）和“伊莎貝拉”（Isabella）。

英格蘭

比起美國，英格蘭的熱門寶寶名字倒更像他們的鄰居蘇格蘭。根據寶寶中心（Baby Center）的統計，“奧利維婭”（Olivia）也是英國最流利的女孩名字。英國人肯定覺得這個名字特別吉利，連最受歡迎的男孩名也是它的翻版——“奧利弗”（Oliver）。其他在英格蘭比較流行的名字還有“艾麗絲”（Alice，第19名）、“波比”（第13名）等女名和“弗雷迪”（Freddie，第14名）等男名。英格蘭人也很喜歡“伊莎貝麗”（Isabelle，第9名）和“伊莎貝拉”（Isabella，第8名）這兩個名字，而且他們對“索菲婭”的拼寫也是“Sophie”（第10名）。另外和蘇格蘭人不同的是，英格蘭人喜歡把“芬利”拼成“Finley”（第20名）。

法國

到了歐洲大陸，取名之風就與英倫三島截然不同了。據法國國家統計局于2017年1月發布的2015年姓名注冊信息顯示，“艾瑪”（Emma）再度成為法國新生兒第二大常用女名。排名第一的“露易絲”（Louise）和排名第三的“雅德”（Jade）則有濃郁的法國風情。最受歡迎的男孩名字則是“諾蘭”（Nolan）。在英國和法國都很受歡迎的“里奧”（Leo）則與“朱爾斯”（Jules）并列第二。“加布里埃爾”（Gabriel）排名第四。

南非

南非近年來的熱門寶寶名字則主打可愛無邪風。據南非統計局2016年10月發布的信息顯示，2015年該國最熱門的女孩名字分別是“Precious”（意為“寶貝”）、“Princess”（公主）和“Angel”（天使）；最受歡迎的男孩名字則分別是“Junior”（小伙兒）、“Blessing”（祝福）和“Gift”（禮物）。

譯者：樸成奎

If there is a name that’s beloved in both North America and Europe, it’s Emma. Not only is it the most popular girls name registered with the Social Security Administration here in the U.S., it’s also the second most popular name in France, the third in Canada, and 19th most popular in Scotland. But besides preschool classes filled with Emma’s, how do other country’s popular names compare to the U.S.? Here, the most popular names for newborn babies from eight different countries across the globe.

India

According to BabyCenter India, the most popular name for boys was similar to those in other Eastern countries: Muhammad. The name took the top spot from Aarav, which dropped down to second after being the most popular name for five years in a row. Rounding out the top three for boys is Arjun. For girls, the names follow a global trend—ending in “A”. The most popular name for newborn girls was Aadya. It has held the top spot for the past three years. Popular names for girls also include Ananya and Shanaya.

Ireland

In Ireland, the most popular names in 2016 were Emily and James. Emily has been the most popular name for girls for the past two years, too. The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade based their data on the nearly 18,000 passports issued to children born last year. Other notable popular names were unique to Irish heritage, such as Aoife (pronounced ee-fa) and Finn. However, multicultural names such as Freya and Muhammad also were popular last year.

Note: the full list of registered names and rankings for Ireland has yet to be released.

Canada

Our neighbors to the north have similar tastes in baby names. According to BabyCenter Canada, the top name of the year was Liam for boys and Sophia for girls. According to an analysis released by BabyCenter, Sophia took the top spot for girls in the U.S. in 2016. Liam was the third most popular name.

Some names on the list were strictly Canadian, too. A few names stood out from BabyCenter’s U.S. list. Hudson (18) for boys and Zoey (7) over the American-preferred spelling Zoe. They also chose a slight differentiation of the most popular name—Sophie (19).

Scotland

According to the National Records of Scotland, Olivia and Jack were the most popular name for newborns in 2016. Though Jack has remained at the top for boys for nine years, it’s Olivia’s first time at the top, surpassing Emily in popularity. Also distinctly popular in Scotland were Lewis (4) and Finlay (15) for boys and Jessica (7), Lucy (9), and Millie (19) for girls.

Iceland

According to Mental Floss, Iceland requires parents must choose a name already approved by the Iceland Naming Committee, or submit a request for approval. This makes for a list of popular names with a distinctly Icelandic twist. According to a report by Statistics Iceland released December 2016, the most popular name for newborn boys born in 2015 was Aron, followed by Alexander, then Viktor. And for girls? Emilía, followed by Sara, then ísabella.

England

England’s top baby names look a lot more similar to neighbor Scotland than they do the in U.S. According toBabyCentre, Olivia took the top spot for girls names in England, too. The English must really like that name since the top name for boys was the masculine derivative—Oliver. Other standouts? Alice (19) and Poppy (13) for girls, and Freddie (14) for boys. They also prefer both Isabelle (9) and Isabella (8), but pick Sophie (10) instead of Sophia. Also departing from the Scottish, the English prefer to name their sons Finley (20).

France

Leaving the United Kingdom for mainland Europe brings drastically different name trends. According to the 2015 INSEE names registry released in January 2017, the name Emma survives the jump across the pond and remains the second most popular name for newborn French girls. The other two top names, however, are distinctly French: Louise (1) and Jade (3). The most popular boys name? Nolan. And though Léo is a popular name for boys both in the U.K. and France, it ties for second most popular with Jules. Gabriel rounds out the top as the fourth most popular.

South Africa

In South Africa, popular names follow a cherubic theme. According to the Statistics South Africa’s October 2016 release on recorded live births, the most popular names for girls in 2015 were Precious, Princess, and Angel. For boys, it was Junior, Blessing, and Gift.