Here they are: the most popular baby names of 2022

We looked into our crystal ball and were able to predict which baby names will be the most popular in 2022! Just kidding of course, but we do see some fun changes coming across the baby name landscape. We also saw baby name trends, you may know that short names are trending, but did you know that Arabic names are making their rise? Get inspiration for when you become a mom (again) soon yourself, or see if your little one's name is among them.

Let's start with the 10 most popular boy names of 2021, shall we? Because we know those!

1. Noah 2. Lucas 3. Sem 4. Daan 5. Levi 6. Liam 7. James 8. Finn 9. Luca 10. Milan

And the most popular girls' names of 2021:

1. Julia 2. Mila 3. Emma 4. Nora 5. Olivia 6. Sophie 7. Tess 8. Milou 9. Zoë 10. Yara

On trend: international baby names It is notable that for years Emma was at the top of the girls' names, but as you can see, it has dropped to number three on the list since last year. This shift is not surprising, as international baby names are on the rise. Like Julia and Mila, for example, the numbers one and two on the list.

Particularly fun shift: Arabic baby names popular Speaking internationally, we see names from England moving up the rankings, think Olivia and Jack. But Arabic names like Zayn, Yara, Noor and Rayan are also in the top lists. A remarkably nice shift! Scandinavian names we had been fans of for some time: Finn, Liv and Elin. They are all beautiful names, too.

Short, shorter, shortest Not entirely surprisingly, short baby names are still trending. It also sounds good, a name with one syllable and up to four letters: Juul, Saar, Noud, Mees, Moos and Tess.

Unisex baby names: popular in 2022 How fun is it to be surprised during birth by only then finding out what your little one's gender is? And in that case, a unisex name is super cute. They are therefore popular names in 2022. Not surprising when you consider that we are increasingly concerned with gender-neutral living. Unisex baby names for 2022 include: Lio, Noah, Bo, Raven and Lou.

Most popular baby names of 2022 Then we return to the prediction and show you which names we are likely to hear more often this year, according to babynames.co.uk.

For girls' names, these are: 1. Noé 2. Loua 3. Juna 4. Yuna 5. Mila 6. Elin 7. Maeve 8. Yara 9. Emma 10. Nora

And the boys' names for 2022: 1. Otis 2. Finn 3. Zayn 4. Joah 5. Levi 6. Elias 7. Ravi 8. Liam 9. Noan 10. Milan