The most popular names recorded in 1996 were Laura for girls and Tim for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura | 1,152 |
| 2 | Lisa | 987 |
| 3 | Sanne | 960 |
| 4 | Anne | 953 |
| 5 | Iris | 815 |
| 6 | Demi | 694 |
| 7 | Maria | 667 |
| 8 | Michelle | 658 |
| 9 | Kim | 634 |
| 10 | Romy | 619 |
| 11 | Anouk | 602 |
| 12 | Melissa | 599 |
| 13 | Naomi | 599 |
| 14 | Anna | 595 |
| 15 | Lotte | 595 |
| 16 | Amber | 592 |
| 17 | Eva | 567 |
| 18 | Tessa | 550 |
| 19 | Johanna | 527 |
| 20 | Daphne | 520 |
| 21 | Manon | 475 |
| 22 | Charlotte | 466 |
| 23 | Eline | 466 |
| 24 | Denise | 465 |
| 25 | Celine | 464 |
| 26 | Kelly | 451 |
| 27 | Esmée | 447 |
| 28 | Lisanne | 443 |
| 29 | Femke | 442 |
| 30 | Emma | 433 |
| 31 | Jessica | 426 |
| 32 | Julia | 406 |
| 33 | Sharon | 393 |
| 34 | Daniëlle | 390 |
| 35 | Maaike | 371 |
| 36 | Britt | 366 |
| 37 | Esther | 364 |
| 38 | Sophie | 360 |
| 39 | Merel | 358 |
| 40 | Nina | 356 |
| 41 | Vera | 351 |
| 42 | Robin | 348 |
| 43 | Mandy | 346 |
| 44 | Suzanne | 336 |
| 45 | Chantal | 326 |
| 46 | Danique | 314 |
| 47 | Melanie | 314 |
| 48 | Simone | 310 |
| 49 | Joyce | 306 |
| 50 | Sarah | 305 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim | 1,129 |
| 2 | Thomas | 1,126 |
| 3 | Kevin | 1,014 |
| 4 | Jeroen | 832 |
| 5 | Rick | 811 |
| 6 | Johannes | 807 |
| 7 | Lars | 748 |
| 8 | Mike | 744 |
| 9 | Robin | 730 |
| 10 | Niels | 729 |
| 11 | Tom | 724 |
| 12 | Dennis | 723 |
| 13 | Nick | 718 |
| 14 | Bart | 683 |
| 15 | Jan | 683 |
| 16 | Max | 678 |
| 17 | Sander | 678 |
| 18 | Martijn | 667 |
| 19 | Daan | 665 |
| 20 | Jordy | 649 |
| 21 | Daniël | 639 |
| 22 | Mark | 634 |
| 23 | Bas | 631 |
| 24 | Jesse | 600 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 593 |
| 26 | Ruben | 578 |
| 27 | Koen | 559 |
| 28 | Bram | 552 |
| 29 | Stefan | 547 |
| 30 | Jasper | 535 |
| 31 | Willem | 535 |
| 32 | Patrick | 528 |
| 33 | Wouter | 525 |
| 34 | Jelle | 517 |
| 35 | Michael | 492 |
| 36 | Roy | 490 |
| 37 | Thijs | 489 |
| 38 | David | 466 |
| 39 | Wesley | 456 |
| 40 | Cornelis | 449 |
| 41 | Jordi | 441 |
| 42 | Danny | 435 |
| 43 | Maarten | 435 |
| 44 | Pieter | 432 |
| 45 | Stan | 422 |
| 46 | Hendrik | 418 |
| 47 | Joey | 406 |
| 48 | Stijn | 395 |
| 49 | Luuk | 392 |
| 50 | Youri | 372 |