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“a gift”
Language context for this entry: Finnish
[ˈlɑ̝xjɑ̝] · Finnish
01 / Meaning & origin
Lahja is a feminine given name documented in Finnish. English Wiktionary records the meaning “a gift”.
Meaning: “a gift”
From lahja (“a gift”), adopted as a given name in the late 19th century.
02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
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2017–2023 Spelling: Lahja
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Source: BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 986 | observed |
| 2018 | 2 | 1,007 | observed |
| 2019 | 2 | 988 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 3 | 812 | observed |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Lahja” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-3.0-DE
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
