The first baby born in the new year is celebrated as a joyous occasion that represents the beginning of new life (and a new chapter for their family). According to Monaco’s City Hall, 45 babies have been born on January 1st since 2000, including two on January 1, 2025! The very first baby to be born in Monaco in 2025 is little Serena.
Meaning “serene” or “calm”, the name Serena may have auspicious significance for the year 2025! Will this be a calm and serene year? Let’s hope so!
Born at 9:21 p.m. at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, the newborn’s lucky parents are Emma Bellanti-Gamerdinger, who is Monegasque, and Anastasio Bellanti, who is Italian. Both parents are residents of Monaco.
Princess Charlene is a January baby!
Princess Charlene is also a January baby, with her birthday coming up on 25 January. Born on 25 January 1978, in the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Princess Charlene will be celebrating her 47th birthday later this month.
How many babies were born in Monaco last year?
Monaco’s City Hall recently released the Civil Status figures for the year 2024. Births, marriages and deaths, every significant event of Monegasque or foreign nationals in the Principality is recorded in registers, the oldest dating back to the 16th century!
In 2024, 720 births took place at the maternity ward of the Princess Grace Hospital (CHPG), and 1 at home. 360 births were from marital unions (known as “legitimate”), and 361 children were born out of wedlock. 399 boys were born and 322 girls. In 2023, 804 babies were born, or 83 more than in 2024.
Rose and Jules are Monaco’s most popular baby names
The top 5 most popular first names in 2024 were: Rose, Victoria, Emma, Louise, Angelina and Lina for girls and Jules, Léo, Lorenzo, Noah, Liam, Louis and Raphaël for boys.
