Popular baby names in Puerto Rico, 2018

According to the Social Security Administration, the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico in 2018 were Valentina and Sebastian.

Here are Puerto Rico’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

1. Valentina, 241 baby girls
2. Victoria, 205
3. Emma, 156
4. Mia, 133
5. Isabella, 111
6. Mikaela, 110
7. Amaia, 109
8. Camila, 103
9. Amanda, 99
10. Kamila, 98

Boy Names

1. Sebastian, 297 baby boys
2. Dylan, 235
3. Ian, 216
4. Mateo, 202
5. Adrian, 167 (tie)
6. Liam, 167 (tie)
7. Lucas, 158
8. Matias, 139
9. Thiago, 136
10. Jayden, 128

In the girls’ top 10, Camila replaced Sofia (now ranked 16th).

In the boys’ top 10, Matias and Thiago replaced Angel (11th) and Luis (12th).

In 2017, the top names in Puerto Rico were Victoria and Sebastian.

Source: Popular Names by Territory

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