The INE (National Institute of Statistics) has announced the names that parents have chosen the most for their newborn babies in Spain in 2021. And in addition, it has specified, by autonomous communities, which names have been the most chosen.
After analyzing the trend of the most popular names in Castilla y León, we continue with our list of the most popular baby names according to the autonomous community, and this time we talk about the most popular names in Castilla-La Mancha for boys and girls, also detailing their meaning.
Most popular boy names in Castilla-La Mancha
1. Martin : comes from the Latin form Martis, which means “Mars” or “consecrated to the god Mars”.
2. Hugo : of Germanic origin, it means “intelligent”, “lucid”, “insightful”.
3. Matthew : means “gift from God”. It is also popular in the Catalan form, Mateu: Catalan form of Mateo.
4. Lucas : of uncertain origin, it seems to come from the Hebrew and would mean “hurricane”, or from Latin, and would be translated as “light”.
5. Daniel : name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my judge.” In most English countries, this name is interpreted as Dannis, but the etymology is the same.
6. Manuel : of Hebrew origin, it means “God is with us”.
7. Alexander : means “protector or winner of men”.
8. Leo – The most popular boy’s name of the last five years. It derives from Latin and is a variant of Leon, it symbolizes the fierceness of this animal and also power and justice.
9. Mario : of Hebrew origin. Masculine variant of Mary, the chosen one, the one loved by God.
10. Adrián : name of Latin origin “hadrianus” that refers to the natural Roman family of Hadria (near the Adriatic Sea). Its meaning is “He who comes from the sea” or “He who has the Adriatic Sea nearby”.
Martín, Hugo and Mateo, the most popular names in Castilla-La Mancha… and in the rest of Spain
Martín , Hugo and Mateo are the three names most given to newborns in Castilla-La Mancha, following the same line as in the rest of Spain. And it is that, as we announced last year, these three boy’s names will set a trend in Spain throughout 2022, following in the footsteps of previous years.
If we continue to analyze the top 10 most popular names in Castilla-La Mancha, we see that they follow the same trend as the top names at the national level, except for Mario and Adrián , who occupy positions 12 and 13 respectively on the INE list.
Most popular girl names in Castilla-La Mancha
1. Lucía : of Latin “lux” origin, its meaning is “She who carries the light” or “She who is born of light”, in reference to girls who are born at dawn.
2. Valeria : of Latin origin and its meaning is “healthy and courageous”.
3. Martina : feminine form of Martin, of Latin origin and means “consecrated or related to the god Mars”.
4. Sofia : of Greek origin and its meaning is “wisdom” or “she who possesses wisdom”.
5. Mary : of Hebrew origin “maryam”, its meaning is “the chosen one”, “the one loved by God”.
6. Paula : Latin origin “Paulus” and variant of Paola. It means “The minor”, “The small one” or “That one of small size”.
7. Carla : of Germanic origin, its meaning is “powerful”, “the one who is strong”.
8. Vega: of Christian religious origin, due to the Marian invocation of the Virgen de la Vega.
9. Alma: of Latin origin, it means “Kind”, “Gentile”, “All spirituality”. Pasión Vega or Alejandro Sanz chose this name for their girls.
10. Carmen – A traditional name that keeps ringing. Of Hebrew origin, it means “Garden of God”. It is the most common female name in Spain.
Lucía, the most popular name in Castilla-La Mancha and the favorite in all of Spain for years
Lucía has been the most popular girl’s name given to newborns in Spain for several years. And as we see, the trend continues in this 2022; not only at the national level, but in communities such as Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid, Castilla y León or Extremadura, among others.
For their part, Valeria and Martina – the other two names most chosen by parents in Castilla-La Mancha for their babies – also occupy the top 5 of the most popular names at the national level. Out of the list of the 10 most chosen names in Spain are Alma and Vega , who in Castilla-La Mancha occupy positions 8 and 9.
