When we look for a name for our baby, there are several options that we can follow, such as continuing the family tradition or rescuing classic names that sound again, even opting for original names or even looking for inspiration in places such as movies, literature or other countries.
Consulting the birth statistics provided by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), we share the most popular baby names in Mexico for boys and girls.
Most popular names for girls in Mexico (and their meaning)
- Sofia : of Greek origin and its meaning is “wisdom” or “the one who possesses wisdom”.
- Valentina : of Latin origin, it means “courageous”, “vigorous”, “who has health”.
- Ximena: variant of Jimena, medieval variant of Simeona, which is of Hebrew origin and means “the one who listens”.
- Regina : feminine of rex (king), means “queen”, “celestial queen”.
- Camila : of Latin origin means “the one who is in front of God” or “the one who presents sacrifices”.
- Valeria : of Latin origin and its meaning is “healthy and courageous”.
- Renata: of Latin origin, it means “born for the second time”.
- Victoria: of Latin origin, it means “victorious, victorious”.
- Natalia: of Latin origin, means “related to birth”.
- Daniela : of Hebrew origin, whose meaning is “She who God is her judge” or “Justice of God”.
- Isabella: Italian form of Isabella, meaning “promise of God.”
- Romina: derives from the Latin “Romanus” and means “From the land of the Christians”.
- Fernanda: of Teutonic origin, it means “warrior, bold”.
- Andrea : of Greek origin, it means, “courageous, courageous”.
- Alexa : variant of Alessa, of Greek origin, means “defender”.
- Guadalupe : Name of Arabic origin meaning “river of the wolf”.
- Samantha: of Hebrew origin, means “the one who listens”.
- Melissa : of Greek origin, it means “bee, honey”.
- Elizabeth: of Hebrew origin, means “consecrated to God”, “promise of God”.
- Mariana : of Latin origin, it means “related to Mary”.
- Yamileth: of Arabic origin, it means “beautiful, cute”.
- Fatima: of Arabic origin, it means “maiden, virgin girl”.
- Aitana : name of Basque origin meaning “glory”.
- Abigail : derives from the Hebrew and means “fountain of joy”.
- Alejandra – is the feminine form of Alejandro, meaning “defender of men”. A classic girl’s name that sounds again.
Most popular compound names for girls in Mexico
- Maria Jose
- Maria Fernanda
- Maria Guadalupe
- Ana Sofia
- Anna Victoria
- Ana Paula
- Sweet Maria
- sofia guadeloupe
- frida sofia
- danna sophia
- Ana Lucia
- Ximena Guadalupe
- my isabella
- Maria del Carmen
- Mary Victoria
Most popular names for boys in Mexico (and their meaning)
- Santiago : name of Hebrew origin, Spanish variant of Jacob. Its literal meaning is “supported by the heel”.
- Mateo: means “gift of God”.
- Sebastian : name of Greek origin meaning “venerable”.
- Leonardo : name of Germanic origin meaning “he who is strong as a lion.” It is one of the names of artists most admired and chosen by parents.
- Matías: of Hebrew origin, means “faithful to God”.
- Emiliano: of Latin origin, means “working man”.
- Diego : name of Greek origin, evolution of Diago’s name, meaning “doctrine”.
- Daniel : Name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my judge.”
- Alexander: variant of Alexander in English.
- Alejandro: means “protector or winner of men”.
- Jesus : name of Hebrew origin meaning “Yahveh is the savior” or “the Messiah”.
- Gael: of Breton origin, it means “generosity, generous lord”.
- Angel: is a name of Greek origin (Ággelos), which means “Messenger”.
- David : name of Hebrew origin meaning “the one loved by God”.
- Fernando
- Emmanuel: means “God is with us”.
- Maximilian: of Latin origin, its meaning is “he who is superior to all”.
- Rodrigo: of Germanic origin, means “glorious”.
- Edward: from Old English ead , “wealth” or “fortune” and weard , “guardian”, hence meaning “guardian of wealth”.
- Gabriel: means “the strength and power of God”.
- Axel: of Scandinavian, Danish or German origin, and means “universal fighter”.
- Dylan : name of Welsh origin meaning “sea”.
- Rafael: of Hebrew origin, means “God has healed”.
- Alexis: of Greek origin, it is a diminutive of Alejandro.
- Isaac: of Hebrew origin, means “Yahweh laughs”.
Most popular compound names for boys in Mexico
- Michelangelo
- Luis Ángel
- José Luis
- Juan Pablo
- José Ángel
- Juan Carlos
- José Manuel
- Angel Gabriel
- Luis Fernando
- José Antonio
- José Miguel
- Juan Diego
- Juan José
- José María
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