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The most popular baby names in America that will sound familiar to you in other parts of the world, too

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In a globalized world like the one we live in, trends are also becoming universal and it is not uncommon for the names parents choose for their babies on the other side of the world to also sound familiar to us on this side of the ocean.

The United States Social Security (SSA) released the names of girls and boys most chosen by parents for their offspring born in 2020. And curiously, many of them are also included among the names most popular from other countries in the world , including Spain.

Blame it on social media, the celebrities who set trends here and there, or simply the global effect of fashions, but it is certainly curious.

The 10 most popular girl names

  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Ava
  4. Charlotte
  5. Sophia
  6. Amelia
  7. Isabella
  8. My
  9. Evelyn
  10. Harper

If we look at the most popular names in Spain, we also find Emma and Sofia in the top 10, while names like Olivia and Mia are among the names that are rising like foam in the latest trends.

It is also striking the great influence of Hispanic names that have crept into the top positions of the most popular names in the United States, as well as in other countries.

If we look at the United Kingdom, Olivia is also in the first place of the favorite names by the English for their daughters. And among the children, his male version, Oliver, which we also see here in third place.

The 10 most popular boy names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Oliver
  4. Elijah
  5. William
  6. James
  7. Benjamin
  8. Lucas
  9. Henry
  10. Alexander

Liam , the first place in children, has been climbing positions in Spain, currently occupying position 78 with an average age of 5.9 years, which indicates that it is a name that is a trend. So is Oliver , who has increased his popularity by 60 percent in the last five years in our country.

Lucas , for his part, is in the top 10 of the most popular names for babies in Spain, as is Alejandro , who occupies the fifth position.

The names that are trending

The SSAs also unveiled the fastest growing names for boys and girls . The most popular ones influenced by pop culture, which are these. Attention to the fifth place among girls! We already anticipated that it would be a trend name among girls thanks to the overwhelming popularity of the Spanish singer.

Trendy girls names

  1. Avayah
  2. Denisse
  3. Jianna
  4. Capri
  5. Rosalía

Boys trend names

  1. Zyair
  2. Jaxtyn
  3. James
  4. Kylo
  5. Aziel

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