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Choosing the baby’s name is not an easy task, but it is always something that future dads are very excited about.

You may be clear about it from the beginning of your pregnancy, or even earlier, but most of the time mom bets on some and dad on others until a consensus is found between the wishes of both.

To inspire you, we bring you the most used baby names in Spain in 2013 (the last year for which there is a record) for both girls and boys , according to the National Institute of Statistics.

The 20 most used boy names have been:

Hugo
Daniel
Paul
Alexander
Alvaro
Adrian
David
Mario
Diego
Javier
Luke
Nicholas
Manuel
frames
Iker
Sergio
Izan
Jorge
Carlos
Martin

The 20 most used girl names have been:

Lucy
Mary
Paula
Daniela
Martina
Carla
Sara
Sofia
Valeria
Julia
Sunrise
Claudia
Not
Martha
Irene
Emma
Carmen
Laura
Ana
Ainhoa

There are no major changes in the top positions with respect to recent years, only that Hugo has climbed to first place, ousting Alejandro from the Top 3, who had occupied the list for the last five years.

By autonomous communities

Andalusia : Pablo and María
Aragon : Hugo and Lucia
Asturias : Daniel and Lucia
Balearic Islands : Marc and María
Canary Islands : Hugo and Valeria
Cantabria : Daniel and Lucía
Castilla y León : Daniel and Lucía
Castilla-La Mancha : Daniel and Lucía Catalonia : Marc and Martina
Valencian Community : Hugo and Lucía
Extremadura : Daniel and María
Galicia : Hugo and Noa
Madrid : Daniel and Lucia
Murcia : Pablo and Maria
Navarra : Aimar and Irati
Basque Country : Jon and Ane
La Rioja : Pablo and Lucia
Ceuta : Adam and Mariam
Melilla : Mohamed and Amira

If these are not enough for your inspiration, on the official INE website you can find the 100 most used names in 2013 for boys and girls and also by Autonomous Community.

You have a lot of material to get ideas, unless you have already decided. If so, we would like to know what your baby will be called and why you have chosen that name.

More information | INE
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