According to the SSA, the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico in 2017 were Victoria and Sebastian.
Here are Puerto Rico’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:
Girl Names
1. Victoria, 254 baby girls
2. Valentina, 246
3. Mia, 165
4. Amanda, 149
5. Emma, 143
6. Amaia, 132 (2-way tie)
7. Kamila, 132 (2-way tie)
8. Mikaela, 128
9. Isabella, 127
10. Sofia, 108
Boy Names
1. Sebastian, 307 baby boys
2. Dylan, 299
3. Ian, 232
4. Mateo, 209
5. Adrian, 179
6. Jayden, 160
7. Luis, 149
8. Lucas, 144
9. Angel, 134
10. Liam, 126
On the girls’ side, Victoria took the top spot back from Valentina (which was #1 in 2016) and Isabella replaced Camila in the top 10.
On the boys’ side, Liam replaced Diego in the top 10.
Source: Popular Baby Names by Territory (SSA)
Image: Adapted from Flag of Puerto Rico (public domain)
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All the girl names end with ‘a’!
Yup! Pretty common in Spanish-speaking regions. In fact, in the top 50, there are only 5 names (Leah, Alanis, Genesis, Sarah, Isabel) that don’t end with “a.”