Boy or girl? The most used baby names in Spain

Choosing the baby's name is not an easy task, but it is always something that makes future parents very excited.

You may have it clear from the beginning of pregnancy, or even before, but most of the time mom bets on some and dad on others until a consensus is found between their wishes.

For you to be inspired, we bring you the most used baby names in Spain in 2013 (last year of which you have registration) both for girl as for boy, according to the National Statistics Institute.

The 20 boy names most used have been:

Hugo
Daniel
Paul
Alexander
Alvaro
Adrian
David
Mario
Diego
Javier
Luke
Nicolas
Manuel
frames
Iker
Sergio
Izan
Jorge
Charles
Martin

The 20 girl names most used have been:

Lucia
Mary
Paula
Daniela
Martina
Carla
Sara
Sofia
Valeria
Julia
Sunrise
Claudia
Not
Martha
Irene
Emma
Carmen
Laura
Ana
Ainhoa

There are no major changes in the top positions with respect to the last few years, only that Hugo has climbed to the top spot by knocking Alejandro out of the Top 3 for the last five years.

By autonomous communities

Andalusia: Pablo and María
Aragon: Hugo and Lucia
Asturias: Daniel and Lucia
Balearics: Marc and Maria
Canary Islands: Hugo and Valeria
Cantabria: Daniel and Lucia
Castile and Leon: Daniel and Lucia
Castilla la Mancha: Daniel and Lucia Catalonia: Marc and Martina
Valencian Community: Hugo and Lucia
Estremadura: Daniel and Maria
Galicia: Hugo and Noa
Madrid: Daniel and Lucia
Murcia: Pablo and María
Navarre: Aimar and Irati
Basque Country: Jon and Ane
The Rioja: Pablo and Lucia
Ceuta: Adam and Mariam
Melilla: Mohamed and Amira

If these do not reach you as inspiration, on the official INE website you can find the 100 most used names in 2013 of boy and girl and also by Autonomous Community.

You have a lot of material to get ideas, unless you have already decided. If so, we would like to know what your baby will be called and why you have chosen that name.

Video: 100 Spanish Baby Names for BOYS & How To Pronounce Them (April 2024).