The INE has just published its annual report with the 104 names most placed on babies throughout 2018 at the national level and the most popular in each autonomous community.
As for girl names, there have been no significant changes compared to recent years, and Lucía continues to lead the preferences of Spanish parents for their daughters.
For men, the preferred name for families throughout the past year was Hugo , unseating Lucas who had been the favorite the previous year. Specifically, in the last year 4,004 Lucías and 3,800 Hugos were registered.
Top 10 baby names in Spain
Of the total of 369,302 births, 179,480 were girls and 189,822 were boys. As for the 10 most popular names for babies over the past year, parents chose the following for their boys and girls:
Most frequent boy names
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Hugo (3,800)
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Lucas (3,617)
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Martin (3,332)
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Daniel (3,223)
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Paul (3,139)
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Matthew (3,100)
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Alexander (3,000)
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Leo (2,651)
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Alvaro (2,465)
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Manuel (2.476)
Most frequent girl names
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Lucia (4,004)
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Sofia (3,701)
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Martina (3.534)
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Mary (3,533)
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Paula (2,847)
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Julia (2,738)
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Emma (2,623)
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Valeria (2.520)
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Daniela (2,503)
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Dawn (2,350)
As expected, Leo sneaked into the top 10 in a big leap, making it clear that he is the most trending name among newborns. Last year it was ranked 11th and it moved up three spots to 8th.
If we leave the top 10 and continue to go down the list, Alejandro and Emma are the next names, ranking number 11 nationally, while position number 104 is occupied by the names of Miguel Ángel and Malak .
Most popular names by autonomous communities
The podium of the most placed names at the national level in 2018 varies slightly depending on the Autonomous Community that we consult.
The only one that repeats last year’s combination is Castilla-La Mancha. In the rest, they vary. Lucía is the most popular girl’s name in Aragon, Cantabria, La Rioja, Navarra, Castilla y León, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha.
Hugo , however, is only the most popular in two communities: Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia. However, being among the first positions in the vast majority of communities makes it the most popular name among the total of children born last year.
In Ceuta, Mohamed and Yasmin are the most frequent names, while in Melilla they are Adam and Amira . In the Basque Country, Markel and Ane take the throne, while Marc is the favorite for boys in the Balearic Islands and Barcelona, and María the favorite of girls in Andalusia.
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