The most popular names recorded in 2004 were Sanne for girls and Sem for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne | 873 |
| 2 | Lotte | 780 |
| 3 | Emma | 749 |
| 4 | Anne | 748 |
| 5 | Iris | 709 |
| 6 | Anna | 695 |
| 7 | Femke | 691 |
| 8 | Lisa | 688 |
| 9 | Amber | 687 |
| 10 | Julia | 682 |
| 11 | Britt | 665 |
| 12 | Fleur | 660 |
| 13 | Isa | 645 |
| 14 | Eva | 627 |
| 15 | Anouk | 618 |
| 16 | Noa | 598 |
| 17 | Maud | 568 |
| 18 | Esmee | 563 |
| 19 | Naomi | 531 |
| 20 | Sophie | 530 |
| 21 | Floor | 513 |
| 22 | Roos | 502 |
| 23 | Kim | 499 |
| 24 | Nina | 481 |
| 25 | Tessa | 480 |
| 26 | Marit | 464 |
| 27 | Lieke | 463 |
| 28 | Demi | 461 |
| 29 | Romy | 447 |
| 30 | Zoë | 446 |
| 31 | Ilse | 442 |
| 32 | Merel | 441 |
| 33 | Laura | 439 |
| 34 | Nienke | 403 |
| 35 | Maria | 402 |
| 36 | Meike | 394 |
| 37 | Eline | 393 |
| 38 | Sterre | 381 |
| 39 | Indy | 365 |
| 40 | Luna | 365 |
| 41 | Sara | 365 |
| 42 | Vera | 351 |
| 43 | Bente | 349 |
| 44 | Nikki | 347 |
| 45 | Danique | 345 |
| 46 | Sarah | 332 |
| 47 | Lynn | 323 |
| 48 | Charlotte | 317 |
| 49 | Jasmijn | 312 |
| 50 | Lara | 298 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sem | 1,197 |
| 2 | Daan | 1,032 |
| 3 | Thomas | 923 |
| 4 | Tim | 894 |
| 5 | Lars | 883 |
| 6 | Lucas | 809 |
| 7 | Bram | 740 |
| 8 | Milan | 704 |
| 9 | Max | 671 |
| 10 | Niels | 665 |
| 11 | Jesse | 664 |
| 12 | Thijs | 660 |
| 13 | Daniël | 650 |
| 14 | Stijn | 625 |
| 15 | Nick | 624 |
| 16 | Sam | 606 |
| 17 | Luuk | 598 |
| 18 | Ruben | 577 |
| 19 | Tom | 568 |
| 20 | Jan | 534 |
| 21 | Jasper | 534 |
| 22 | Rick | 527 |
| 23 | Robin | 514 |
| 24 | Sven | 504 |
| 25 | Dylan | 468 |
| 26 | Mike | 460 |
| 27 | Justin | 453 |
| 28 | Johannes | 448 |
| 29 | Koen | 444 |
| 30 | Bas | 442 |
| 31 | Gijs | 426 |
| 32 | Julian | 426 |
| 33 | Wouter | 424 |
| 34 | Kevin | 419 |
| 35 | Finn | 417 |
| 36 | Timo | 402 |
| 37 | Stan | 401 |
| 38 | Quinten | 387 |
| 39 | Sander | 387 |
| 40 | Jelle | 384 |
| 41 | David | 383 |
| 42 | Thijmen | 383 |
| 43 | Tijn | 379 |
| 44 | Wesley | 379 |
| 45 | Luca | 365 |
| 46 | Willem | 354 |
| 47 | Wessel | 350 |
| 48 | Noah | 343 |
| 49 | Bart | 342 |
| 50 | Mohamed | 342 |