The INE has just published its annual report with the 104 most given names to babies throughout 2018 nationwide and the most popular in each autonomous community.
As for girl names there have been no significant changes with respect to recent years, and Lucia continues to lead the preferences of Spanish parents For your daughters
For the boys, the name preferred by families over the past year was Hugo, unlocking Lucas who had been the favorite the previous year. Specifically, in the last year 4,004 Lucías and 3,800 Hugos were registered.
Top 10 baby names in Spain
Of the total 369,302 births, 179,480 have been girls and 189,822 boys. As for the 10 names most given to babies over the past year, parents chose the following for their children:
Most frequent child names
Hugo (3,800)
Luke (3,617)
Martin (3,332)
Daniel (3,223)
Pablo (3,139)
Matthew (3,100)
Alejandro (3,000)
Leo (2,651)
Álvaro (2,465)
Manuel (2,476)
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Lucia (4,004)
Sofia (3,701)
Martina (3,534)
Maria (3,533)
Paula (2,847)
Julia (2,738)
Emma (623)
Valeria (2,420)
Daniela (2,503)
Alba (2,350)
As expected, Leo slipped into the top 10 of a great jump making it clear that it is the name of greatest tendency among newborns. Last year he was in 11th place and he rose three positions to 8th place.
If we leave the top 10 and keep going down the list, Alejandro and Emma are the next names, occupying the 11th position nationwide, while the 104th position is occupied by the names of Michelangelo and Malak.
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The podium of the most national names in 2018 varies slightly depending on the Autonomous Community we consult.
The only one that repeats last year's combination is Castilla-La Mancha. In the rest, they vary. Lucia It is the most popular girl name in Aragon, Cantabria, La Rioja, Navarra, Castilla y León, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha.
HugoHowever, it is only the most popular in two communities: Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia. However, being among the top positions in the vast majority of communities makes it the most popular name among the total number of children born last year.
In Ceuta, Mohamed and Yasmin they are the most frequent names, while in Melilla they are Adam and Amira. In the Basque Country, Markel and Ane they are made with the throne while Marc It is the favorite for children in the Balearic Islands and Barcelona, and María the favorite of girls in Andalusia.
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