The Imenko Blog
Data-driven stories about Croatian baby names — the most popular names, how they trend over time, and what they mean.
The Croatian Girls' Names Falling Out of Fashion
Ten girls' names in decline, several of them top-ten names only a decade ago, and why most of the names Croatian women carry never appear on the newborn list at all.
August 7, 2026 · 12 min read
Read the article →The Croatian Boys' Names Falling Out of Fashion
Ten boys' names in decline, and the wider gap behind them: the names carried by the most men in Croatia are largely absent from the maternity ward.
August 7, 2026 · 12 min read
Read the article →The Fastest Rising Girls' Names in Croatia
Ten girls' names on a steep climb, fourteen names new to the top fifty, and almost no name days: how Croatian girls' names are changing faster than boys' names are.
August 7, 2026 · 12 min read
Read the article →The Fastest Rising Boys' Names in Croatia
Ten boys' names on a steep climb: which are old Croatian names coming back, which arrived from abroad, and why a jump up the rankings is not the same thing as a rise.
August 7, 2026 · 12 min read
Read the article →The Most Popular Girls' Names in Croatia Over the Last 10 Years
A decade of data on Croatia's favourite girls' names: a hotly contested number one, the risers, the fallers, and what the numbers say about naming a daughter today.
July 8, 2026 · 11 min read
Read the article →The Most Popular Boys' Names in Croatia Over the Last 10 Years
A decade of data on Croatia's favourite boys' names: the rankings, the risers, the fallers, and what the numbers say about naming a son today.
July 8, 2026 · 11 min read
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