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Popularity of the baby name Angel


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Popular baby names in the Philippines, 2023

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Flag of the Philippines

Two years ago, the archipelagic country of the Philippines welcomed 1,448,522 babies — 695,190 (48%) girls and 753,332 (52%) boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Althea and Nathaniel.

Here are the country’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Althea, 1,850 baby girls
  2. Angel, 1,363
  3. Zoey, 1,126
  4. Chloe, 1,042
  5. Nathalie, 1,040
  6. Sofia, 989 [tie]
  7. Zia, 989 [tie]
  8. Princess, 975
  9. Samantha, 971
  10. Ayesha, 939

Boy names

  1. Nathaniel, 1,948 baby boys
  2. Gabriel, 1,669
  3. Jacob, 1,649
  4. Ezekiel, 1,592
  5. Ethan, 1,425
  6. Nathan, 1,421
  7. Matthew, 1,383
  8. Liam, 1,351
  9. Jayden, 1,341
  10. Noah, 1,235

In the girls’ top 10, Zoey and Ayesha replaced Athena and Sophia.

In the boys’ top 10, Jayden replaced James.

The name Argus — which derives from the Ancient Greek word argos, meaning “shining, bright” — was one of the fastest-rising names of the year, skyrocketing in usage from 7 baby boys in 2022 to 247 baby boys in 2023.

What made it trendy all of a sudden?

Child entertainer Argus Aspiras on the TV series "It's Showtime" (2009-)
Argus Aspiras on “It’s Showtime“

Child star Argus Aspiras, who was regularly featured on a children’s segment of the popular Philippine TV variety show It’s Showtime during 2023.

The compound name Yllana Marie also saw a steep rise in usage — from a one baby girl in 2022 to 30 baby girls in 2023. This increase can be attributed to Filipino beauty queen Yllana Marie Aduana, who placed first runner-up at the Miss Earth pageant in 2023.

(Althea and Nathaniel were also the top names in the country one year earlier, in 2022.)

Sources: The Philippines’ Most Common Baby Names of 2023 – Philippine Statistics Authority (PDF), Registered Live Births in the Philippines, 2023 – Philippine Statistics Authority, Argus – Behind the Name, It’s Showtime (Philippine TV program) – Wikipedia

Images: Adapted from Flag of the Philippines (public domain); screenshot of Argus Aspiras on It’s Showtime (episode from Aug. 2023)

Popular baby names in Mexico, 2022

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Flag of Mexico

Back in 2022, the North American country of Mexico welcomed 1,891,388 babies.

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

Here are Mexico’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2022:

Girl names

  1. Sofia
  2. Regina
  3. Maria Jose
  4. Valentina
  5. Camila
  6. Maria Fernanda
  7. Isabella
  8. Ximena
  9. Victoria
  10. Romina

Boy names

  1. Santiago
  2. Mateo
  3. Sebastian
  4. Leonardo
  5. Matias
  6. Daniel
  7. Emiliano
  8. Miguel Angel
  9. Diego
  10. Alejandro

In the girls’ top 10, Isabella and Romina replaced Valeria and Renata.

In the boys’ top 10, Alejandro replaced Gael.

A year earlier, in 2021, Mexico’s top names were also Sofia and Santiago.

P.S. As of mid-2025, these top-ten lists for 2022 are Mexico’s most up-to-date baby name rankings. (If I come across a longer set of ’22 rankings in the future, I’ll come back and update this post.)

Sources: Natalidad – INEGI, Estadística De Nacimientos Registrados (Enr) 2022 – INEGI (PDF)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Mexico (public domain)

Top baby names in Berkeley (California), 2023-2024

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The digital newspaper Berkeleyside recently published an article about real-life baby names inspired by various locations within (or near) the California city of Berkeley. The article mentioned the following names:

  • Ada (for Ada Street)
  • Addison (for Addison Street)
  • Adeline (for Adeline Street)
  • Ashby (for Ashby Avenue)
  • Bay (for San Francisco Bay)
  • Berkeley
  • Cedar (for Cedar Street)
  • Edith (for Edith Street)
  • Ellis (for Ellis Street)
  • Linden (for Linden Avenue)
  • Parker (for Parker Street)
  • Rose (for Rose Street)
  • Sibley (for Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, in Oakland)
  • Tilden (for Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park)

Equally interesting, though, was the inclusion of Berkeley’s top ten baby names overall “between 2023 and 2024” (which I’m assuming means 2023 and 2024 combined), according to data from the City of Berkeley’s Office of Vital Statistics. The names were ordered alphabetically:

  • Angel
  • Dylan
  • Julian
  • Liam
  • Luna
  • Mateo
  • Mia
  • Noah
  • Oliver
  • Zoe

I’ve never posted rankings for the city of Berkeley before, but I regularly post rankings for the nearby county of Sonoma — here’s 2023, and here’s 2024.

Source: Furio, Joanne. “Ashby! Tilden! Ada Rose! Berkeley’s babies are often named after local streets and parks.” Berkeleyside 9 Apr. 2025.

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)

Popular baby names in Puerto Rico, 2024

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Flag of Puerto Rico

The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico welcomes about 19,000 babies per year.

Last year, the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico were Valentina and Noah.

Here are Puerto Rico’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Valentina, 190 baby girls
  2. Aurora, 161
  3. Emma, 110
  4. Amira, 100 (3-way tie)
  5. Mia, 100 (3-way tie)
  6. Victoria, 100 (3-way tie)
  7. Luna, 89
  8. Camila, 84
  9. Isabella, 80
  10. Gianna, 78
  11. Catalina, 75
  12. Ainara, 74
  13. Antonella, 73 (tie)
  14. Milena, 73 (tie)
  15. Sofia, 71
  16. Alaia, 70
  17. Mikaela, 63
  18. Amaia, 59
  19. Elena, 58
  20. Amirah, 57
  21. Amelia, 55
  22. Amalia, 53 (tie)
  23. Leah, 53 (tie)
  24. Alana, 51
  25. Adhara, 48
  26. Mila, 45 (3-way tie)
  27. Paula, 45 (3-way tie)
  28. Sophia, 45 (3-way tie)
  29. Gia, 44
  30. Ainhoa, 39
  31. Stella, 38
  32. Amanda, 37
  33. Nahiara, 34
  34. Brianna, 32
  35. Kamila, 31
  36. Nahia, 30 (tie)
  37. Paulina, 30 (tie)
  38. Lia, 29
  39. Paulette, 28
  40. Olivia, 27
  41. Alanna, 26 (5-way tie)
  42. Daniela, 26 (5-way tie)
  43. Gabriela, 26 (5-way tie)
  44. Lorena, 26 (5-way tie)
  45. Valeria, 26 (5-way tie)
  46. Amaya, 25 (tie)
  47. Mariana, 25 (tie)
  48. Aitana, 24 (4-way tie)
  49. Amara, 24 (4-way tie)
  50. Andrea, 24 (4-way tie)
  51. Eliana, 24 (4-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 302 baby boys
  2. Liam, 264
  3. Thiago, 236
  4. Mateo, 145 (tie)
  5. Sebastian, 145 (tie)
  6. Lucas, 140
  7. Dylan, 126
  8. Ian, 96
  9. Matias, 87
  10. Milan, 85
  11. Elian, 80
  12. Eithan, 78
  13. Ethan, 75
  14. Aaron, 73
  15. Elias, 70
  16. Enzo, 68
  17. Nicolas, 66
  18. Mauro, 65
  19. Eliam, 63 (tie)
  20. Jayden, 63 (tie)
  21. Adrian, 59
  22. Angel, 57 (tie)
  23. Gael, 57 (tie)
  24. Gian, 55
  25. Alvaro, 46
  26. Dario, 44 (4-way tie)
  27. Evan, 44 (4-way tie)
  28. Isaac, 44 (4-way tie)
  29. Luis, 44 (4-way tie)
  30. Julian, 43
  31. Carlos, 42
  32. Aiden, 41
  33. Fabian, 40 (tie)
  34. Jacob, 40 (tie)
  35. Alan, 37 (3-way tie)
  36. Jose, 37 (3-way tie)
  37. Matteo, 37 (3-way tie)
  38. Leonardo, 36
  39. Caleb, 35 (3-way tie)
  40. Diego, 35 (3-way tie)
  41. Gabriel, 35 (3-way tie)
  42. Damian, 34 (tie)
  43. Isaias, 34 (tie)
  44. Keyden, 33
  45. Daniel, 32 (tie)
  46. Kenai, 32 (tie)
  47. Andres, 31 (tie)
  48. Leandro, 31 (tie)
  49. Kaleb, 30 (tie)
  50. Paulo, 30 (tie)

In 2023, the top names in Puerto Rico were Valentina and Thiago.

Sources: Popular Names by Territory – SSA, State and Territorial Data – National Center for Health Statistics – CDC

Image: Adapted from Flag of Puerto Rico (public domain)