Estonia records 682 births in October

Estonian civil registry offices recorded 682 births in October, down from 795 in the same month last year, ERR reports. The newborns included 326 girls and 356 boys.

There were 10 sets of twins: five pairs of boys, three pairs of girls and two mixed pairs. Tallinn recorded 233 births, while Harju and Tartu counties each recorded 108. The remaining totals were Pärnu County 39, Ida-Viru County 36, Lääne-Viru County 24, Viljandi County 23, Rapla County 21, Järva County 18, Saare County 16, Põlva County 14, Võru County 13, Valga County 9, Jõgeva and Lääne counties eight each, and Hiiu County four.

The most popular girls’ names were Linda, given to seven babies, and Emilia, Mirtel and Olivia, each given to five. Oskar and Sebastian were the most popular boys’ names, with eight each. Franz, Karl, Markus and Oliver were each given to six boys.

October also saw 380 marriages, including 23 conducted by notaries and 14 by clergy. There were 254 divorces, 31 handled by notaries. In October last year, 394 marriages and 289 divorces were registered.

A total of 1,115 deaths were registered, compared with 1,282 in October last year. New names were given to 209 people: 30 changed their first name, 167 their surname and 12 both. The group included 150 women and 59 men. A year earlier, 128 people received a new name.

The Ministry of the Interior’s Population Operations Department keeps records of registered civil-status acts. It says birth patterns are a long-term process and are not affected by monthly fluctuations. Estonia recorded 745 births in September. Other recent low monthly totals were 650 in December 2025, 654 in February 2026 and 662 in February 2025.