Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Arabic names returned to record a significant increase among births in Belgium, especially among girls, and showed continued adherence to naming children with names such as Nour, Yasmine, Aaliyah, Nour, Fatima, and Ayah, especially among members of Arab and Islamic immigrant communities in various Belgian cities. As for male names, names such as Ali, Ibrahim, Adam, and Rayyan continued.
Overall, for the fifth year in a row, Olivia is the most popular first name for newborn girls in Belgium in 2023. It is preferred over the name Emma, ​​which was the most popular name for 16 years, but lost its first place in 2019.
Noah is the most popular first name for boys again, ahead of Arthur and Liam. This is evidenced by new figures on first names released by the Belgian statistics office, Statbel.
Mark and Maria are the most common names in Belgium
The year 2023 is characterized by the appearance of the first name Mark, which has spread clearly, displacing the name that was more widespread, “Jan”. This year, Mark remains in first place, with 61,231 babies bearing that first name on January 1, 2024. Jan remains very close to first place with 59,366 people. The surnames or family names: Peters, Janssens, and Maes, are the most common surnames in Belgium, especially in the Flemish part. As for the three most common surnames in Wallonia, they are Dubois, Lambert, and Martin. In the Brussels Capital Region they are Diallo, Bah and Bari.

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