Mohamed was the most popular name for newborn boys here last year, Belgium's statistics office has disclosed.
Also in the top 10 were the boys' names, Amin, which was sixth-most popular, Ayub and Mehdi, which were joint seventh, and the girls' names Aya, third, Yasmine, fourth, and Salma, seventh - providing further confirmation of the European Union capital's multiculturalism.
Mohamed was also the seventh-most popular name nationwide, beating traditional Belgian names such as Mathis (ninth) and Hugo (10th) - although it lagged well behind the most popular names: Nathan, Lucas and Noah.
Belgian society is deeply divided between the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking Wallonia in the south, with Brussels an officially bilingual island in Flanders.
Since World War 2, there has been large-scale immigration, especially from North Africa, with Brussels and Antwerp attracting most migrants.
This division was reflected in the choice of children's names, with Milan and Wout (boys) and Lotte and Emma (girls) pre-eminent in Flanders, and Nathan, Lucas, Lea and Clara most popular in Wallonia.
Lina and Sarah were the most popular girls' names in Brussels, with Adam second only to Mohamed among boys' names.
Perhaps most striking were the one-off names given to children by parents apparently wearying of the traditional approach.
Belgium is now home to boys called Harley-Davidson, Euro, Jazz and Okay, and girls called Alaska, Cozmo, Bambi and Winter.
But spare a thought for one young lady who may face confusion in later life. She is a little girl called Man. - Sapa-dpa