Two years ago, the South American country of Argentina welcomed 552,664 babies — 269,614 (48.8%) girls and 283,050 (51.2%) boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Felipe, according to data from Argentina’s Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAPER).
Here are Argentina’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
- Olivia, 2,432 baby girls
- Emilia, 2,298
- Isabella, 1,838
- Catalina, 1,764
- Emma, 1,560
- Martina, 1,545
- Sofía, 1,395
- Delfina, 1,275
- Valentina, 1,118
- Renata, 892
Boy names
- Felipe, 1,862 baby boys
- Mateo, 1,747
- Benjamín, 1,685
- Valentino, 1,456
- Bautista, 1,364
- Julián, 1,300
- Benicio, 1,194
- Lorenzo, 1,147
- Joaquín, 1,119
- Tomás, 1,074
My source article noted that Julián leapt into the boys’ top 10 after being ranked 25th in 2022, 38th in 2021, and 36th in 2020.
Source: Giambartolomei, Mauricio. “¿Cómo se llaman tus hijos? Estos son los diez nombres más elegidos en la Argentina.” La Nacion 18 Mar. 2024.
Image: Adapted from Flag of Argentina (public domain)
