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Name statistics: First names normally used for newborns 2016:

Alice and Oscar are back on top

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-01-31 9.30

The most popular name for both girls and boys changed in 2016.

The names Alice and Oscar have been popular for some time and this is the fifth time since 1998 that both names have been listed as the most common name of the year given to newborns.

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