Fastest-rising girl names in Cologne
Amaya grew fastest in Cologne: from about 9.5 to about 162.8 per 100,000 girls between 2018 and 2023. 29 of the 40 names here are new since 2018.
Share of girls born, per 100,000, in 2018 and 2023. Only names given often enough to count are included.
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
This is a city list: it covers Cologne only.
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it AY-lah
2 syllables
Common in Slovenia. Rare in Switzerland, Austria, Sweden and six more places.
1 in 16,885 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 48.8 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it AHM-brah
Italian origin
amber
2 syllablesCommon in Italy. Rare in Switzerland, Cologne, Berlin and three more places.
1 in 42,214 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it BON-ee
English origin
fine, beautiful
2 syllablesCommon across the UK, Ireland, Sweden and four more places. Rare in five German cities, the Netherlands, Canada and two more places.
1 in 160 girls born in Scotland in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it EL-oh-dee
Roots in French and Spanish 3 syllables
Common across England and Wales, Quebec and four more places. Rare in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Scotland and 14 more places.
1 in 298 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it eh-LOR-uh
3 syllables
Common in Ontario. Rare in the UK, British Columbia, Quebec and nine more places.
1 in 911 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it ER-nah
Roots in German and Germanic
serious, earnest
2 syllablesRare in Slovenia, Cologne, Austria and four more places.
1 in 11,907 girls born in Austria in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it JEE-uh
from Georgia,
farmer
2 syllablesCommon across Catalonia and one more place. Rare in Canada, the UK, Ireland and seven more places.
1 in 1,041 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it jee-AH-nuh
Roots in Italian and Greek
God is gracious
3 syllablesCommon across Ontario and British Columbia. Rare in Switzerland, Catalonia, the UK and eight more places.
1 in 1,041 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 48.8 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it gew-NESH
Used in Turkish 2 syllables
Rare in Cologne, Berlin, Austria and two more places. Common in Turkey.
1 in 63,320 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 65.1 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it HED-uh
Used in Swedish 2 syllables
Loved in Norway. Common across Sweden and two more places. Rare in three German cities, Switzerland, Austria and one more place.
1 in 74 girls born in Norway in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it HEE-lah
2 syllables
Common in Israel. Rare in three German cities, Austria, France and two more places.
1 in 84,427 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 48.8 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it IL-vee
2 syllables
Rare in Austria, three German cities, Switzerland and one more place.
1 in 638 girls born in Austria in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it kah-MIL-ah
Latin origin 3 syllables
Loved in Hungary. Rare in Norway, Cologne, Poland and four more places.
1 in 50,656 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it KAY-luh
A modern coinage 2 syllables
Common in Quebec. Rare in Ireland, France, three German cities and 13 more places.
1 in 587 girls born in Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it LEE-zuh
Hebrew origin 2 syllables
Common in Hungary. Rare in Slovenia, Poland, Cologne and six more places.
1 in 21,107 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it loo-EE-zah
French origin
loud; famous + battle
3 syllablesCommon in Poland. Rare in Cologne, British Columbia, Ireland and six more places.
1 in 4,225 girls born in Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it LOO-mee
Used in Finnish 2 syllables
Rare in three German cities, Sweden, the Netherlands and seven more places. Common across Finland and Rostock.
1 in 7,042 girls born in Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 48.8 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it mah-TIL-dah
French origin
might + battle
3 syllablesCommon in Poland. Rare in Cologne, England and Wales and Austria.
1 in 14,899 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it MER-yem
2 syllables
Common in Slovenia. Rare in three German cities, Austria, Switzerland and one more place.
1 in 1,880 girls born in Austria in 2025
New since 2018, about 65.1 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it MEE-rah
2 syllables
Rare in Austria, four German cities, the Netherlands and four more places. Common in Turkey.
1 in 31,660 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 65.1 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it NOH-uh
Hebrew origin 2 syllables
Loved in Israel. Common across Spain and the Netherlands. Rare in the UK, Slovenia, France and 12 more places.
1 in 617 girls born in Scotland in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it noh-EL
French origin from Noël,
Christmas
2 syllablesRare in Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and 11 more places.
1 in 2,429 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 48.8 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it RY-uh
2 syllables
Common across England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Rare in Scotland, Canada, four German cities and eight more places.
1 in 280 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it ROB-in
Germanic origin from Robert,
shining glory
2 syllablesCommon across Ireland and the UK. Rare in three German cities, Canada, Switzerland and two more places.
1 in 121 girls born in Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 114.0 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it ROH-mee
Hebrew origin 2 syllables
Common across Israel and one more place. Rare in the UK, three German cities, Canada and three more places.
1 in 447 girls born in Scotland in 2025
New since 2018, about 81.4 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it soh-LAY-uh
3 syllables
Rare in Switzerland, four German cities, Austria and two more places.
1 in 630 girls born in Switzerland in 2025
New since 2018, about 48.8 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it soh-LAY
Used in French 2 syllables
Common in Italy. Rare in Cologne, Switzerland, Canada and two more places.
1 in 12,664 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
New since 2018, about 32.6 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it OO-nuh
Irish origin
one
2 syllablesCommon across Slovenia and two more places. Rare in Austria, three German cities, Norway and nine more places.
1 in 960 girls born in Ireland in 2025
New since 2018, about 81.4 per 100,000 girls in 2023
Say it IL-vah
Old Norse origin 2 syllables
Common across Norway and one more place. Rare in Sweden, three German cities, Switzerland and two more places.
1 in 161 girls born in Norway in 2025
About 9.5 to 162.8 per 100,000 girls, 17.1 times as often
Say it uh-MY-uh
Spanish origin
the end
3 syllablesCommon across Switzerland and four German cities. Rare in Canada, Britain, Cologne and nine more places.
1 in 636 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
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About 9.5 to 97.7 per 100,000 girls, 10.3 times as often
Say it NAY-luh
Used in Arabic 2 syllables
Rare in Catalonia, Switzerland, France and 12 more places.
1 in 5,756 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
About 9.5 to 81.4 per 100,000 girls, 8.5 times as often
Say it HY-dee
Germanic origin from Adelheid,
nobleness
2 syllablesCommon across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Ireland and two more places. Rare in Austria, England and Wales, four German cities and eight more places.
1 in 214 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
About 9.5 to 81.4 per 100,000 girls, 8.5 times as often
Say it ROO-bee
2 syllables
Common in Slovenia. Rare in three German cities, Catalonia, Northern Ireland and five more places.
1 in 2,429 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
About 9.5 to 65.1 per 100,000 girls, 6.8 times as often
Say it IZ-ruh
2 syllables
Rare in the Netherlands, France, Norway and 13 more places.
1 in 1,655 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
About 9.5 to 65.1 per 100,000 girls, 6.8 times as often
Say it NEE-uh
Arabic origin
intention, purpose
2 syllablesCommon across Slovenia and one more place. Rare in Catalonia, four German cities, Switzerland and ten more places.
1 in 1,835 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
About 19.1 to 130.2 per 100,000 girls, 6.8 times as often
Say it NOH-luh
Irish origin 2 syllables
Common across the Netherlands and one more place. Rare in Slovenia, four German cities, Britain and seven more places.
1 in 1,535 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
About 76.2 to 504.6 per 100,000 girls, 6.6 times as often
Say it KLEE-oh
Greek origin 2 syllables
Common across five German cities, Sweden and one more place. Rare in the UK, France, Switzerland and nine more places.
1 in 599 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
About 38.1 to 244.2 per 100,000 girls, 6.4 times as often
Say it EE-lin
Used in Dutch, Swedish and Welsh 2 syllables
Common across the Netherlands, Switzerland, Cologne and one more place. Rare in three other German cities, Austria, Norway and seven more places.
1 in 6,332 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
About 19.1 to 114.0 per 100,000 girls, 6.0 times as often
Say it ih-NY-uh
Arabic origin 3 syllables
Common across France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and one more place. Rare in Austria, Canada, four German cities and eight more places.
1 in 859 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
About 38.1 to 195.3 per 100,000 girls, 5.1 times as often
Say it AHL-yah
Arabic origin 2 syllables
Common across France, Austria and Switzerland. Rare in five German cities, Canada, the Netherlands and five more places. Loved in Turkey.
1 in 3,618 girls born in England and Wales in 2025