Parents in Slovakia continued to favour familiar choices when naming their newborns in 2025. According to year-end data published by the Interior Ministry, Sofia, Eliška and Ema topped the list for girls, while Jakub, Samuel and Oliver were the most common names given to boys.
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The ministry’s annual ranking shows that trends remain remarkably stable. The top two spots for both boys and girls are unchanged from 2024. Shifts occurred lower in the chart: Ema overtook Nina for third place among girls, and Oliver replaced Adam in the boys’ top tier. Three names — Kristína, Ján and Patrik — dropped out of the top 20, making room for newcomers Rebeka, Sebastián and Dominik.
Top choices in 2025
Among boys, the ten most popular names were: Jakub, Samuel, Oliver, Adam, Michal, Tomáš, Filip, Tobias, Šimon and Matias.
They were followed by a familiar set of traditional and modern names, including Matej, Lukáš, Martin, Damián and Alex.
For girls, the top ten were: Sofia, Eliška, Ema, Nina, Viktória, Sára, Olívia, Natália, Diana and Mia.
Close behind were Tamara, Hana, Nela, Laura, Anna and other established favourites.
Long-term leaders
The names Sofia and Jakub have dominated Slovak baby-naming charts for more than a decade, interrupted only occasionally. Adam briefly surpassed Jakub in 2014 and 2015, while Ema and Nina each rose to first place among girls in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Before 2010, Viktória and Samuel held multi-year leads.
Broader trends
The top 50 list shows a mix of international influences and traditional Slovak preferences, with names such as Mateo, Noel, Artur, Matteo, Liam, Lucas, Amélia, Liliana, Melisa, Vivien, Noemi, Amália and Liana also gaining traction.
As this year’s statistics suggest, Slovak parents continue to balance classic favourites with trendy global names — but the long-term leaders remain firmly at the top.
TABLE: The top 20 most popular male and female baby names in 2025, with data updated as of December 10, 2025:
Girls
Boys
1
Sofia
486
Jakub
728
2
Eliška
471
Samuel
613
3
Ema
432
Oliver
596
4
Nina
407
Adam
562
5
Viktória
392
Michal
488
6
Sára
373
Tomáš
466
7
Olívia
353
Filip
451
8
Natália
351
Tobias
438
9
Diana
323
Šimon
419
10
Mia
313
Matias
406
11
Tamara
303
Matej
380
12
Hana
291
Lukáš
379
13
Nela
284
Martin
370
14
Laura
277
Damián
359
15
Anna
265
Matúš
349
16
Timea
257
Dávid
348
17
Karolína
238
Alex
339
18
Emma
236
Sebastián
311
19
Júlia
226
Richard
297
20
Rebeka
221
Dominik
288
