Baby names inspired by kings, queens and rulers are always very popular, but among so much variety it is difficult to choose which one. Some want their child’s name to be original in addition to being “real”, while for others the important thing is the story or the meaning behind the name.
A study carried out by the company Diamonds Factory reveals to us which are the European royalty names that parents choose most frequently for their babies, both in our country and in other European countries.
The most popular real names in Spain
If we take a look at the names of kings and queens that our country has had throughout the centuries, we will realize that many have been repeated generation after generation.
This has meant that over the years, Spanish parents have chosen these names for their babies as well. Thus, among the most popular boy names are :
- Philip
- Charlie
- Ferdinand
- Alfonso
- Lewis
As for girls, the real names that are used the most are Isabel and Juana.
The most popular real girl names in Europe
According to the map of Europe prepared by Diamonds Factory about the real names that predominate according to the country, we see that there are three female names of queens that are repeated in various geographical points :
- Margarita, Margareta or Margaret (the form varies according to the country), tops the list of the names of female monarchs that are most successful among babies.
We find it especially in Sweden, where it is the third most popular queen name for girls, but also in other countries such as the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Scotland or Germany.
- The name Maria, Marie or Mary is the second most popular royal name given to girls from the UK and Germany. It also triumphs in other countries such as Romania, Scotland, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary.
- Ana or Anne is the third most popular queen name among girls. It is common in the UK, Romania or Greece.
But while Margarita, Maria, and Ana are the three most popular royal names among European girls, there are also other names of queens and ruling women that parents choose for their daughters.
- Isabel or Elizabeth , depending on the country, is the most chosen real name in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain, as we saw in the previous section.
- Emma is a feminine name specially chosen by the parents of girls in France.
- Claudia triumphs in Monaco.
- Cristina in the first name chosen in Sweden.
- Sofia triumphs in Greece.
- Juana is not only popular in Spain, but we also find it in the United Kingdom (the Jane version is the third most popular name) and Albania.
- Elena is common in Bosnia and Serbia.
- Amalia is popular in the Netherlands.
- Paulina is a very popular name among Romanian girls.
- Olga we found it mostly in Belarus
- Dorothea (Dorotea, in Spanish) is the second most popular name in Sweden.
- Victoria is the fifth name most chosen by parents in the UK.
- Beatrice ( Beatriz , in Spanish) is the third most popular royal name among girls in Germany.
The most popular real boy names in Europe
Male royal names that are chosen by parents more often than female ones . The reason is none other than the higher proportion of male monarchs and rulers that we find in Europe with respect to women.
If we consult the map of the three most popular male real names , we find that:
- Carlos is by far the most chosen name.
In total there are 54 European monarchs who have borne or bear this name, the majority being from France. But we also find children with this name in Sweden, Spain, Monaco and Italy.
- Luis is second on the list of male baby names. France is also the country with the most monarchs called Louis, although we also find kings and rulers with this name in Andorra, Monaco, Italy and Germany.
- Juan is the third most popular male name and is found mostly in the royal history of Portugal as well as in Holland.
- Enrique (as well as the alternate spellings of Henri, Henry, and Henryk) ranks fourth in highest ranking real names in Europe.
It is especially popular in the UK and Germany, but various royals with the name Henris can also be found in France.
- Felipe, Phillip and Phillippe , depending on the country, is a very popular royal name in Spain and Belgium, as both countries have a large number of monarchs with this name.
We complete the list of the most popular male names of kings and rulers in Europe with the following:
- Eduardo or Edward is the most popular royal-inspired name among UK children.
- George ( Jorge , in Spanish) is the third highest real name in the United Kingdom.
- William ( Guillermo , in Spanish) is the fourth most popular real name in the UK.
- Richard ( Ricardo , in Spanish) is the fifth most popular real name in the UK.
- Eric is another of the most popular real names, and curiously one of the boy names that are trending in this 2021. It is the second most placed for babies in Sweden, the third in Denmark and the first in Iceland.
- Christian is also a very popular royal name in the Nordic countries and Alfonso, another of the king’s names par excellence, triumphs above all in neighboring Portugal.
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