Popular baby names in Puerto Rico, 2021

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico last year were Valentina and Liam.

Here are Puerto Rico’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

1. Valentina, 197 baby girls
2. Emma, 153
3. Victoria, 128
4. Amaia, 116
5. Luna, 114
6. Isabella, 102
7. Gianna, 93
8. Mia, 90
9. Catalina, 88
10. Milena, 87

Boy Names

1. Liam, 260 baby boys
2. Thiago, 200
3. Sebastian, 196
4. Noah, 180
5. Dylan, 165
6. Mateo, 164
7. Lucas, 161
8. Adrian, 140
9. Ian, 131
10. Jayden, 116

In the girls’ top 10, Milena replaced Kamila.

In the boys’ top 10, Adrian replaced Matias.

In 2020, the top names in Puerto Rico were also Valentina and Liam.

And the most popular baby names in all other U.S. territories — American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands (combined) — in 2021 were Isla/Olivia (tie) and Ethan.

Source: Popular Names by Territory

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