According to IBESTAT, the most popular baby names on the Balearic Islands two years ago were Julia and Marc.
(The Balearic Islands are part of Spain. We’ve already seen Spain’s rankings for 2019 and 2020, but I thought this deserved its own post because there’s an island-by-island breakdown.)
Here are the Balearic Islands’ top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl names
- Julia, 93 baby girls
- Emma, 89
- Martina, 77
- Sofia, 75
- Paula, 72
- Lucia, 69
- Maria, 60
- Laia, 52
- Lara, 50
- Carla, 48
Boy names
- Marc, 136 baby boys
- Hugo, 70
- Lucas, 65
- Leo, 60
- Pau, 58
- Alejandro, 54
- Mateo, 48
- Marti, 47
- Daniel, 45
- Joan, 44
Girl names within the top 100 include…
- Aina – Catalan form of Anna
- Ainara – a form of Enara, Basque for “swallow” (the bird)
- Ainhoa – from the name of the town of Ainhoa in France
- Aitana – from the name of the Aitana mountain range in Spain
- Margalida – related to Margaret
- Triana – from the name of the neighborhood of Triana in Seville
Boy names within the top 100 include…
- Izan – a modern Spanish form of Ethan
- Adria – Catalan form of Adrian
- Jordi – Catalan form of George
- Iker – Basque for “visitation”
- Biel – Catalan short form of Gabriel
- Unai – Basque for “cowherd”
Finally, here are the most popular baby names by island:
| Island | Top girl name | Top boy name |
| Mallorca (say mai-OR-kah) (79% of population) | Emma/Julia (tie) | Marc |
| Menorca (9% of population) | Claudia | Lucas |
| Eivissa (a.k.a. Ibiza) (11% of population) | Mia/Sofia (tie) | Mateo |
| Formentera (1% of population) | Mar/Martina (tie) | Leo |
The last time I posted about the Balearic Islands, in 2013, the top two names were Maria and Marc.
Sources: Nombres más frecuentes – Ibestat, Balearic Islands – Wikipedia, Behind the Name
Image: Adapted from Flag of the Balearic Islands (public domain)
