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The Ministry of Digitization periodically publishes on its website a ranking of names given to children in Poland. In the first half of 2023, the most popular male names include Nikodem (3,317), Antoni (2,930), Jan (2,848), Aleksander (2,824) and Franciszek (2,525), and female names Zofia (2,626), Zuzanna (2,489), Laura (2,450) , Hanna (2389) and Maja (2255).
The least frequently given names in Poland. Ranking
Nowadays, many people want the name they give to be easy to pronounce also in other countries. For this reason, they give up older and Slavic names that were used several dozen years ago. The examples below are among the least frequently chosen male names in 2023. It is very possible that next year these numbers will decrease even more.
- Bogumił (19),
- Felicjan (17),
- Bogusław (15),
- Sławomir (14),
- Bronisław (14),
- Czesław (14),
- Gniewomir (13),
- Mieczysław (13),
- Krzesimir (12),
- Zygmunt (11),
- Hieronim (9),
- Waldemar (7),
- Dobromir (6),
- Radomir (4),
- Włodzimierz (3),
- Zdzisław (2),
- Jaromir (2).
These names are becoming forgotten. Will they disappear completely in 2024?
It is similar in the case of female names. Names that were popular in the times of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers are chosen very rarely today. In 2023, they were broadcast only a dozen or a few times. It is possible that in 2024 they will no longer appear in the ranking at all.
- Dobrawa (17),
- Eleanor (14),
- Honorata (11),
- Mirosława (10),
- Dobromiła (8),
- Miłosława (7),
- Bogumiła (5),
- Stanisława (5),
- Bogdana (5),
- Fame (4),
- Eugenie (4),
- Dobrochna (4),
- Dobrosława (3),
- Celestyna (3),
- Józefa (2),
- Władysław (2).
- Jarosław (2).
Source: Gazeta
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