First names and family names, Birthdays
Twice as many residents with combined family names as with combined first names
At the beginning of 2025, 41,000 residents of Slovenia had a combined first name and twice as many (88,300) a combined family name. The most common male combined name was Žan Luka, and female name Ana Marija. 3,200 residents of Slovenia had both a combined first name and family name.
41,000 residents named with a combined first name
At the beginning of this year, residents of Slovenia had 64,000 different first names, 31,000 of which (15,000 male and 16,000 female) consisted of two names. In total, 18,000 men (1.7% of all men) and 23,000 women (2.2% of all women) had a combined first name. Almost all these names were unique, with 90% of combined names naming a single person.
Among women, the most common name was Ana Marija, among men, Žan Luka
The most common combined first name was the female name Ana Marija (999 residents). Two other names appeared more than 200 times (Marija Ana - 288 and Marija Magdalena - 284). Among the top 100 most common female combined names, only 26 did not include Marija as the first or second name. Marija was the most popular female name up to the end of the 1960s. To distinguish among women named Marija, combined names were often given, namely with Marija as a first or as a second name. While the second most common combined name Marija Ana appears only rarely after 1950, the name Ana Marija is still being chosen by parents for new born girls as 63 girls born since 2011 have been given this name. Among all female combined names, 89% were unique.
Among male combined first names, 90% appeared only once. The most common male combined name was Žan Luka (158), followed by Žan Mark (36), and Peter Pavel (31). Žan Luka and Žan Mark have only appeared as a combination since 1991. The third most common male combined name, Peter Pavel, was also used to name six boys born after 2011.
88,300 residents of Slovenia had a combined family name
At the beginning of 2025, the residents of Slovenia had 143,000 different family names, half of which were composed of two or more names. 86% of combined family names were unique, meaning that only one resident of Slovenia had them.
In total, 88,300 people had a combined family name in 2025, which represents 4% of the total population of Slovenia. In twenty years, the share increased from 2% to 4%. Among those with combined family names, there were 20,000 men (2% of all men) and 68,300 women (6% of all women).
In total, 3,200 residents of Slovenia had both a combined family name and a combined first name.
Combined family names typical for married women and those under 20 years of age
Combined family names were typical for two groups of the population: married women and those under 20 years of age. It is interesting that sex is not important in this aspect - 6% of boys and 6% of girls had a combined family name at this age. The largest share of women who had a combined family name were aged 40–49, a quarter of all women who had a combined family name, or one in ten women in that age group. The largest number of women with a combined family name in this age group were married (13,500). Among men who had combined family names, the largest share were aged 0–19, about one in 17.
Of all those with a combined family name at the beginning of 2025, 50% were married. Next were those who were single (never married) with 41% and the largest number of them were under the age of 20. The remaining were divorced (5%) or widowed (4%).
At the beginning of this year, residents of Slovenia had 64,000 different first names, 31,000 of which (15,000 male and 16,000 female) consisted of two names. In total, 18,000 men (1.7% of all men) and 23,000 women (2.2% of all women) had a combined first name. Almost all these names were unique, with 90% of combined names naming a single person.
Among women, the most common name was Ana Marija, among men, Žan Luka
The most common combined first name was the female name Ana Marija (999 residents). Two other names appeared more than 200 times (Marija Ana - 288 and Marija Magdalena - 284). Among the top 100 most common female combined names, only 26 did not include Marija as the first or second name. Marija was the most popular female name up to the end of the 1960s. To distinguish among women named Marija, combined names were often given, namely with Marija as a first or as a second name. While the second most common combined name Marija Ana appears only rarely after 1950, the name Ana Marija is still being chosen by parents for new born girls as 63 girls born since 2011 have been given this name. Among all female combined names, 89% were unique.
Among male combined first names, 90% appeared only once. The most common male combined name was Žan Luka (158), followed by Žan Mark (36), and Peter Pavel (31). Žan Luka and Žan Mark have only appeared as a combination since 1991. The third most common male combined name, Peter Pavel, was also used to name six boys born after 2011.
88,300 residents of Slovenia had a combined family name
At the beginning of 2025, the residents of Slovenia had 143,000 different family names, half of which were composed of two or more names. 86% of combined family names were unique, meaning that only one resident of Slovenia had them.
In total, 88,300 people had a combined family name in 2025, which represents 4% of the total population of Slovenia. In twenty years, the share increased from 2% to 4%. Among those with combined family names, there were 20,000 men (2% of all men) and 68,300 women (6% of all women).
In total, 3,200 residents of Slovenia had both a combined family name and a combined first name.
Combined family names typical for married women and those under 20 years of age
Combined family names were typical for two groups of the population: married women and those under 20 years of age. It is interesting that sex is not important in this aspect - 6% of boys and 6% of girls had a combined family name at this age. The largest share of women who had a combined family name were aged 40–49, a quarter of all women who had a combined family name, or one in ten women in that age group. The largest number of women with a combined family name in this age group were married (13,500). Among men who had combined family names, the largest share were aged 0–19, about one in 17.
Of all those with a combined family name at the beginning of 2025, 50% were married. Next were those who were single (never married) with 41% and the largest number of them were under the age of 20. The remaining were divorced (5%) or widowed (4%).
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