You may worry about your Jack or Ava being one of many in their classroom, but in India or Italy they're more likely to be surrounded by Aaravs and Marias. We've taken and trip around the globe and compiled lists of some of the most popular baby names from all four corners to give you inspiration for when you're choosing a name.
United States of America
There are no Chads, Skippers or Tiffanys on this list from our stateside friends.
Girls' names
1 Sophia
2 Isabella
3 Olivia
4 Emma
5 Chloe
6 Ava
7 Lily
8 Madison
9 Addison
10 Abigail
Boys' names
1 Aiden
2 Jacob
3 Jackson
4 Ethan
5 Jayden
6 Noah
7 Logan
8 Caden
9 Lucas
10 Liam
India
Pretty and lyrical, the Indian top 10 names spice things up.
Girls' names
1 Ananya
2 Sara
3 Aditi
4 Riya
5 Jiya
6 Saanvi
7 Khushi
8 Anika
9 Aanya
10 Anushka
Boys' names
1 Aarav
2 Aryan
3 Krishna
4 Arnav
5 Sai
6 Aarush
7 Ishaan
8 Neel
9 Om
10 Vihaan
France
In France, Pierre and Jean seem to have gone the way of Peter and John.
Girls' names
1 Emma
2 Lea
3 Clara
4 Chloe
5 Ines
6 Jade
7 Manon
8 Sarah
9 Lola
10 Camille
Boys' names
1 Lucas
2 Enzo
3 Nathan
4 Mathis
5 Louis
6 Raphael
7 Gabriel
8 Yanis
9 Hugo
10 Thomas
United Kingdom
Offering up the best of British with these monikers.
Girls' Names
1 Sophie
2 Isabelle
3 Emily
4 Olivia
5 Lily
6 Chloe
7 Isabella
8 Amelia
9 Jessica
10 Sophia
Boys' Names
1 Joshua
2 Jack
3 Harry
4 Oliver
5 Charlie
6 Thomas
7 Daniel
8 Ethan
9 Noah
10 James
Ireland
A touch of Blarney with these names, to be sure.
Girls' names
1 Sophie
2 Emily
3 Emma
4 Sarah
5 Lucy
6 Ava
7 Grace
8 Chloe
9 Katie
10 Aoife
Boys' names
1Jack
2 Sean
3 Daniel
4 James
5 Conor
6 Ryan
7 Adam
8 Alex
9 Luke
10 Dylan
Italy
Let your child enjoy la dolce vita with a taste of Italy.
Girls' names
1 Maria
2 Anna
3 Giuseppina
4 Rosa
5 Angela
6 Giovanna
7 Teresa
8 Lucia
9 Carmela
10 Caterina
Boys' names
1 Giovanni
2 Giuseppe
3 Antonio
4 Mario
5 Luigi
6 Francesco
7 Angelo
8 Vincenzo
9 Pietro
10 Salvatore
Iran
For some eastern flair, Iran serves up something a little different.
Girls' names
1 Maryam
2 Fereshteh
3 Niloufar
4 Mahtāb
5 Setareh
6 Sara
7 Bahar
8 Mahsa
9 Banou
10 Roya
Boys' names
1 Mohammad
2 Ali
3 Hossein
4 Abolfazl
5 Mahdi
6 Reza
7 Ehsan
8 Amirali
9 Amirmohammad
10 Abbas
Kazakhstan
Borat may be their most famous 'son', but none feature on this list.
Girls' names
1 Aruzhan
2 Kawthar
3 Ayauly
4 Diana
5 Alina
6 Amina
7 Madinah
8 Nuray
9 Aisha
10 Daria
Boys' names
1 Yerasyl
2 Diaz
3 Nurasyl
4 Alikhan
5 Miras
6 Max
7 Beybarys
8 Artyom
9 Sanjar
10 Nurislam
New Zealand
Our nearest neighbour shows we have more than our love of rugby in common.
Girls' names
1 Sophie
2 Olivia
3 Ruby
4 Charlotte
5 Isabella
6 Lily
7 Ella
8 Chloe
9 Emily
10 Emma
Boys' names
1 Liam
2 James
3 Oliver
4 Jack
5 William
6 Joshua
7 Benjamin
8 Jacob
9 Samuel
10 Lucas
Morocco
Try something pretty and exotic from northern Africa
Girls' names
1 Fatima
2 Khadija
3 Aicha
4 Malika
5 Naima
6 Rachida
7 Nadia
8 Karima
9 Amina
10 Saida
Boys' names
1 Mohamed
2 Ahmed
3 Mohammed
4 Said
5 Rachid
6 Mustapha
7 Youssef
8 Hassan
9 Abdel-salam
10 Ali
Argentina
A nice selection of titles to tango with.
Girls' names
1 Sofía
2 Mía
3 Valentina
4 Martina
5 Camila
6 Morena
7 Catalina
8 Julieta
9 Victoria
10 Delfina
Boys' names
1 Thiago
2 Santiago
3 Benjamín
4 Lautaro
5 Joaquín
6 Santino
7 Valentino
8 Matías
9 Bautista
10 Mateo
There's a whole world of names out there to take inspiration from for your baby.
This article was written by Corinne Draper.
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Last revised: Saturday, 19 May 2012
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.