New Year's baby 2026: Elio from Vienna brings happiness into the new year!
Elio, the 2026 New Year's baby, was born on January 1st at the Donaustadt clinic. Mother and child are doing well.

New Year's baby 2026: Elio from Vienna brings happiness into the new year!
With the start of the new year 2026, many families in Austria can look forward to exciting New Year's babies. Especially in the spotlight Today, which tells us that the first boy of the year, Elio, was born at 12:22 a.m. at the Donaustadt clinic in Vienna. It weighs 3,770 grams and is 53 centimeters tall. Elio is the first child in his family and is in excellent health, just like his mother.
The first New Year's addition in Austria was not Elio, but little Dzeneta, who was born at 12:01 a.m. in the Salzburg State Hospital. At 2,900 grams and 50 centimeters, she is a sweet New Year's baby and daughter of Jalila Pajalic. Although her father had the fireworks in mind, a rapid birth didn't leave him much time, and so Dzeneta became the first baby of the year, followed by Andrija, who saw the light of day in Innsbruck just a few minutes later.
The first New Year's babies at a glance
Here is an overview of the first newborns of 2026 in Austria:
- Dzeneta – 0:01 Uhr, 2.900 g, 50 cm, Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg
- Andrija – 0:05 Uhr, 2.860 g, 48 cm, Klinikum Innsbruck
- Luna – 0:15 Uhr, 3.570 g, 53 cm, Universitätsklinikum Tulln
- Elio – 0:22 Uhr, 3.770 g, 53 cm, Klinik Donaustadt, Wien
- Valerie – 1:40 Uhr, 3.544 g, 55 cm, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Eisenstadt
- Alexander Heinz – 2:16 Uhr, 3.194 g, 51 cm, Krankenhaus Dornbirn, Kaiserschnitt
- Jan – 3:21 Uhr, 3.630 g, 52 cm, Landeskrankenhaus Graz
- Sandra – 3:47 Uhr, 3.360 g, 51 cm, Bezirkskrankenhaus Schwaz
The joy over the New Year's babies can also be felt in other federal states. Many parents' planning is in full swing, while in Styria, for example, Luisa, who was born in 2025, caused sensational headlines. Vienna reported on Luisa, who was born in Judenburg at 12:05 a.m. in 2025 and already conquered many hearts last year.
The tradition of New Year's babies has been cultivated in Austria for a long time and brings joy to the cold winter days. Many families celebrate this new phase of life appropriately and the turn of the year becomes a special experience thanks to these little miracles.