Popular baby names in Mexico, 2020

Two years ago, the country of Mexico welcomed 1,629,211 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Santiago.

Here are Mexico’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2020:

Girl names

1. Sofia, 6,200 baby girls
2. Maria Jose, 4,984
3. Regina, 4,966
4. Valentina, 4,905
5. Camila, 4,688
6. Ximena, 3,783
7. Victoria, 3,654
8. Renata, 3,417
9. Maria Fernanda, 3,390
10. Valeria, 3,272
11. Natalia, 3,135
12. Isabella, 2,997
13. Romina, 2,934
14. Daniela, 2,881
15. Alexa, 2,490
16. Ana Sofia, 2,406
17. Andrea, 2,194
18. Maria Guadalupe, 2,111
19. Melissa, 2,093
20. Fernanda, 2,075
21. Samantha, 1,927
22. Aitana, 1,910
23. Elizabeth, 1,790
24. Yamileth, 1,742
25. Guadalupe, 1,720
26. Mariana, 1,582
27. Ana Victoria, 1,546
28. Ana Paula, 1,517
29. Fatima, 1,511
30. Abigail, 1,480
31. Emily, 1,459
32. Julieta, 1,416
33. Alejandra, 1,338
34. Esmeralda, 1,311
35. Vanessa, 1,289
36. Estefania, 1,274
37. Evelyn, 1,273
38. Luciana, 1,252
39. Jimena, 1,111
40. Miranda, 1,058
41. Lucia, 1,056
42. Ivanna, 1,037
43. Kimberly, 1,024
44. Itzayana, 1,022
45. Sofia Guadalupe, 1,020
46. Carolina, 1,014
47. Danna Sofia, 1,006
48. Alondra, 961
49. Aranza, 937
50. Emma, 931

Boy names

1. Santiago, 8,794 baby boys
2. Mateo, 7,105
3. Sebastian, 5,850
4. Leonardo, 5,230
5. Emiliano, 4,320
6. Matias, 4,252
7. Diego, 3,881
8. Daniel, 3,747
9. Miguel Angel, 3,571
10. Alexander, 3,380
11. Alejandro, 3,339
12. Gael, 3,043
13. Jesus, 3,021
14. Angel, 2,637
15. David, 2,551
16. Emmanuel, 2,446
17. Luis Angel, 2,417
18. Rodrigo, 2,371
19. Fernando, 2,359
20. Maximiliano, 2,282
21. Dylan, 2,258
22. Jose Angel, 2,242
23. Tadeo, 2,151
24. Jose Luis, 2,139
25. Gabriel, 2,016
26. Eduardo, 2,012
27. Juan Pablo, 1,972
28. Rafael, 1,911
29. Isaac, 1,845
30. Samuel, 1,831
31. Axel, 1,828
32. Juan Carlos, 1,797
33. Nicolas, 1,793
34. Emilio, 1,792
35. Jose Manuel, 1,683
36. Damian, 1,658
37. Leonel, 1,640
38. Elias, 1,624
39. Ricardo, 1,622
40. Alexis, 1,618
41. Adrian, 1,521
42. Mauricio, 1,497
43. Antonio, 1,481
44. Alan, 1,480
45. Jonathan, 1,477
46. Francisco, 1,450
47. Carlos, 1,432
48. Angel Gabriel, 1,421
49. Cristian, 1,404
50. Javier, 1,402

The boys’ top 100 included Iker (57th), Uriel (61st), Saul (82nd), and Angel Gael (96th).

The girls’ top 100 included Samara (68th), Frida Sofia (75th), Estrella (85th), and Itzel (93rd).

And, a little father down on the girls’ list, we see Danna Paola (128th) and Amairani (292nd) — names associated with (and popularized by) the Mexican actresses Danna Paola and Amairani.

Source: Natalidad – INEGI

Image: Adapted from Flag of Mexico (public domain)

[Latest update: Aug. 2025]