Our German neighbours have remained reliable in naming their children - the names Ben and Emma remain the most popular options for newborns.

For the ninth consecutive time, 'Ben' has remained the most popular name for young boys in Germany.

Last in the top spot in 2014, 'Emma' has moved up to be the most popular name for girls.

Name researcher Knud Bielefeld published the statistics, as usual every year. Bielefeld's team analysed nearly 180,000 birth announcements over the past twelve months.

Emma also reigns supreme in France, as the most popular girl's name. The most popular boy's name was 'Gabriel'.

Germany's 100 top baby names (Knud Bielefeld)

GirlsBoys
  1. Emma
  2. Emilia
  3. Hannah / Hanna
  4. Mia
  5. Sofia / Sophia
  6. Lina
  7. Mila
  8. Marie
  9. Ella
  10. Lea
  11. Anna
  12. Clara / Klara
  13. Leni
  14. Lena
  15. Frieda / Frida
  16. Luisa / Louisa
  17. Leonie
  18. Emily / Emilie
  19. Mathilda / Matilda
  20. Charlotte
  21. Ida
  22. Johanna
  23. Amelie
  24. Lia / Liah / Lya
  25. Sophie / Sofie
  26. Lilly / Lilli
  27. Lara
  28. Maja / Maya
  29. Nele / Neele
  30. Greta
  31. Laura
  32. Lotta
  33. Sarah / Sara
  34. Juna / Yuna
  35. Nora
  36. Melina
  37. Paula
  38. Elisa
  39. Pia
  40. Marlene
  41. Victoria / Viktoria
  42. Alina
  43. Julia
  44. Elena
  45. Lisa
  46. Mara / Marah
  47. Mira
  48. Helena
  49. Pauline
  50. Tilda
  51. Luna
  52. Isabella
  53. Maria
  54. Antonia
  55. Finja / Finnja
  56. Anni
  57. Eva
  58. Thea
  59. Elina
  60. Romy
  61. Luise / Louise
  62. Isabell / Isabel / Isabelle
  63. Zoe / Zoé
  64. Fiona
  65. Merle
  66. Josephine / Josefine
  67. Hailey
  68. Elli / Elly
  69. Carla / Karla
  70. Paulina
  71. Martha / Marta
  72. Malia
  73. Lucy / Lucie
  74. Mina
  75. Rosalie
  76. Jana
  77. Emely / Emelie
  78. Milena
  79. Valentina
  80. Carlotta / Karlotta
  81. Maila / Mayla
  82. Theresa / Teresa
  83. Katharina
  84. Magdalena
  85. Annika
  86. Nina
  87. Amalia
  88. Elisabeth
  89. Olivia
  90. Jule
  91. Luana
  92. Liya
  93. Lotte
  94. Emmi / Emmy
  95. Amy
  96. Linda
  97. Ronja
  98. Amelia
  99. Melissa
  100. Leila / Leyla
  1. Ben
  2. Paul
  3. Finn / Fynn
  4. Leon
  5. Jonas
  6. Noah
  7. Elias
  8. Felix
  9. Luis / Louis
  10. Henry / Henri
  11. Lukas / Lucas
  12. Luca / Luka
  13. Matteo
  14. Emil
  15. Maximilian
  16. Theo
  17. Oskar / Oscar
  18. Liam
  19. Anton
  20. Jakob / Jacob
  21. Max
  22. Leo
  23. Milan
  24. Moritz
  25. Julian
  26. Alexander
  27. David
  28. Carl / Karl
  29. Jona / Jonah
  30. Samuel
  31. Philipp
  32. Niklas / Niclas
  33. Tom
  34. Mats / Mads
  35. Erik / Eric
  36. Linus
  37. Jonathan
  38. Tim
  39. Rafael / Raphael
  40. Leonard
  41. Mika
  42. Aaron
  43. Vincent
  44. Hannes
  45. Levi
  46. Johann
  47. Lio
  48. Jannis / Janis / Yannis
  49. Fabian
  50. Jan
  51. Lennard / Lennart
  52. Till
  53. Benjamin
  54. Valentin
  55. Artur / Arthur
  56. Simon
  57. Johannes
  58. Maxim / Maksim
  59. Constantin / Konstantin
  60. Marlon
  61. Jannik / Yannik / Yannick / Yannic
  62. Adrian
  63. Joshua
  64. Kilian
  65. Nico / Niko
  66. Mattis / Mathis / Matthis
  67. Theodor
  68. Julius
  69. Toni / Tony
  70. Lian
  71. Luke / Luc
  72. Milo / Milow
  73. Mohammed / Muhammad
  74. Fiete
  75. Fritz
  76. Nick
  77. Bruno
  78. Ole
  79. Lenny
  80. Adam
  81. Gabriel
  82. Matti
  83. Phil
  84. Daniel
  85. Pepe
  86. Malte
  87. Florian
  88. Benedikt
  89. Lias
  90. Nils / Niels
  91. Dominic / Dominik
  92. Michael
  93. Ludwig
  94. Lasse
  95. Damian
  96. Sebastian
  97. Levin
  98. Emilio
  99. Carlo
  100. Timo