Popular baby names in Spain, 2023

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Two years ago, the country of Spain welcomed 320,656 babies — 156,039 (49%) girls and 164,617 (51%) boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Lucia and Hugo.

Here are Spain’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

  1. Lucia, 3,076 baby girls
  2. Sofia, 2,990
  3. Martina, 2,507
  4. Maria, 2,242
  5. Julia, 2,162
  6. Valeria, 2,047
  7. Olivia, 1,838
  8. Emma, 1,770
  9. Paula, 1,720
  10. Vega, 1,719
  11. Mia, 1,660
  12. Alma, 1,615 (tie)
  13. Carmen, 1,615 (tie)
  14. Daniela, 1,543
  15. Carla, 1,507
  16. Lara, 1,418
  17. Sara, 1,389
  18. Jimena, 1,362
  19. Lola, 1,355
  20. Gala, 1,339
  21. Noa, 1,298
  22. Alba, 1,283
  23. Claudia, 1,269
  24. Chloe, 1,221
  25. Valentina, 1,197
  26. Aitana, 1,037
  27. Alejandra, 1,005
  28. Manuela, 986
  29. Triana, 980
  30. Laia, 936
  31. Candela, 917
  32. Abril, 898
  33. Ana, 897 (tie)
  34. Zoe, 897 (tie)
  35. Ines, 880
  36. Victoria, 866
  37. Vera, 864
  38. Elena, 857
  39. Adriana, 828
  40. Blanca, 813
  41. Carlota, 746
  42. Nora, 727
  43. Marina, 723
  44. Rocio, 702
  45. Clara, 693
  46. Lia, 679
  47. Luna, 666
  48. Amira, 608
  49. Marta, 606
  50. Alicia, 583

Boy names

  1. Hugo, 3,126 baby boys
  2. Mateo, 3,100
  3. Martin, 2,917
  4. Leo, 2,542
  5. Lucas, 2,394
  6. Manuel, 2,339
  7. Pablo, 2,224
  8. Alejandro, 2,102
  9. Enzo, 2,062
  10. Daniel, 1,957
  11. Alvaro, 1,919
  12. Thiago, 1,560
  13. Adrian, 1,506
  14. Mario, 1,505
  15. Liam, 1,493
  16. Diego, 1,422
  17. Luca, 1,394
  18. Bruno, 1,367
  19. Oliver, 1,331
  20. Gonzalo, 1,278
  21. David, 1,243
  22. Alex, 1,223
  23. Marcos, 1,201
  24. Gael, 1,199
  25. Nicolas, 1,171
  26. Miguel, 1,162
  27. Izan, 1,158
  28. Marco, 1,148
  29. Antonio, 1,118
  30. Javier, 1,105
  31. Juan, 1,056
  32. Gabriel, 980
  33. Angel, 924
  34. Dylan, 911
  35. Carlos, 905
  36. Marc, 899
  37. Rodrigo, 868
  38. Jose, 866
  39. Dario, 860
  40. Adam, 818
  41. Samuel, 718
  42. Noah, 713
  43. Jaime, 703 (tie)
  44. Jorge, 703 (tie)
  45. Francisco, 657
  46. Santiago, 654
  47. Sergio, 647
  48. Guillermo, 630 (tie)
  49. Pau, 630 (tie)
    • Pau, the Catalan and Occitan form of Paul, is also a homophone of pau, the Catalan word for “peace.” This makes it similar to the Spanish name Paz, which comes from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Paz (transl. “Our Lady of Peace”).
  50. Eric, 616

In the girls’ top 10, Vega replaced Daniela.

In the boys’ top 10, Enzo replaced Alvaro.

A year earlier, in 2022, the top names in Spain were Lucia and Martin.

Sources: Apellidos y nombres más frecuentes – INEbase, Estadística de nacimientos – INEbase, Pau – Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Spain (public domain)

Popular baby names in Chile, 2022-2024

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For the last three years, the top baby names in the South American country of Chile have been Emma and Mateo.

In 2024, Chile welcomed 154,441 babies. The most popular names among these babies were…

Girl names, 2024

  1. Emma, 2,043 baby girls
  2. Isabella, 2,038
  3. Sofía, 1,837
  4. Emilia, 1,679
  5. Julieta, 1,610
  6. Mia, 1,444
  7. Isidora, 1,244
  8. Aurora, 1,239
  9. Trinidad, 1,237
  10. Antonella, 1,170

Boy names, 2024

  1. Mateo, 2,676 baby boys
  2. Liam, 2,112
  3. Lucas, 1,713
  4. Santiago, 1,543
  5. Gaspar, 1,476
  6. Facundo, 1,356
  7. Thiago, 1,320
  8. Benjamín, 1,293
  9. Vicente, 1,187
  10. Gael, 1,147

One year earlier, Chile welcomed 174,067 babies. The most popular names among these 2023 babies were…

Girl names, 2023

  1. Emma, 2,319 baby girls
  2. Isabella, 2,112
  3. Sofía, 2,015
  4. Emilia, 1,791
  5. Julieta, 1,741
  6. Trinidad, 1,524
  7. Isidora, 1,432
  8. Amanda, 1,283
  9. Antonella, 1,272
  10. Mia, 1,257

Boy names, 2023

  1. Mateo, 2,834 baby boys
  2. Gaspar, 2,115
  3. Liam, 1,998
  4. Lucas, 1,909
  5. Santiago, 1,777
  6. Benjamín, 1,501
  7. Vicente, 1,412
  8. Agustín, 1,351
  9. Maximiliano, 1,290
  10. Máximo, 1,282

And a year before that, Chile welcomed 189,303 babies. The most popular names among these 2022 babies were…

Girl names, 2022

  1. Emma, 2,590 baby girls
  2. Isabella, 2,366
  3. Sofía, 2,212
  4. Emilia, 1,948
  5. Julieta, 1,869
  6. Trinidad, 1,740
  7. Isidora, 1,711
  8. Agustina, 1,477
  9. Josefa, 1,450
  10. Mia, 1,398

Boy names, 2022

  1. Mateo, 3,273 baby boys
  2. Gaspar, 2,365
  3. Santiago, 2,021
  4. Lucas, 1,998
  5. Benjamín, 1,802
  6. Liam, 1,767
  7. Agustín, 1,674
  8. Vicente, 1,563
  9. Maximiliano, 1,558
  10. Tomás, 1,464

In 2021, the top names in Chile were Sofía and Mateo.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Chile (public domain)

Popular baby names in Greenland, 2023

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Two years ago, the massive but sparsely populated Arctic island of Greenland (which is part of the kingdom of Denmark) welcomed 716 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Aviula and Ivaana for girls, and Marco and Aputsiaq for boys.

Ivaana resembles the Slavic name Ivana, but has a distinct etymology; it’s based on the Greenlandic word ivaaq, meaning “brooded egg” (i.e., an egg that is being kept warm).

Aputsiaq is based on aput, one of the many Greenlandic words for snow. It was popularized by French polar explorer Paul-Émile Victor, whose 1950 children’s book Apoutsiak, le petit flocon de neige was first published in Greenlandic (as Aputsiaq nittaalannguaq) in 1984. The book’s title implies that Aputsiaq means “snowflake,” but a more accurate definition is “snow crystal.”

One year earlier, in 2022, the top names in Greenland were Aviana and Ivalu for girls, and Inuk and Leo for boys.

Sources: Greenland in Figures – Grønlands Statistik (2025 PDF), Births (2023) – Grønlands Statistik, Search Names – Oqaasileriffik

Image: Adapted from Flag of Greenland (public domain)

Popular baby names in Denmark, 2024

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Last year, the Scandinavian country of Denmark welcomed 57,079 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Oscar.

Here are Denmark’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Emma, 445 baby girls
  2. Ella, 437
  3. Luna, 423
  4. Alma, 415
  5. Frida, 408
  6. Olivia, 390
  7. Ida, 387
  8. Agnes, 382
  9. Karla, 379
  10. Nora, 373
  11. Sofia, 367
  12. Ellie, 351 (tie)
  13. Lily, 351 (tie)
  14. Freja, 348
  15. Clara, 302
  16. Asta, 296
  17. Anna, 294
  18. Alberte, 276
  19. Esther, 260
  20. Ellen, 256
  21. Aya, 231
  22. Astrid, 227
  23. Isabella, 220
  24. Josefine, 201
  25. Leonora, 199
  26. Hannah, 198 (tie)
  27. Lærke, 198 (tie)
  28. Vilma, 198
  29. Saga, 193
  30. Laura, 187
  31. Vera, 182
  32. Mathilde, 178
  33. Emily, 176
  34. Ingrid, 174
  35. Mille, 173
  36. Maja, 166 (tie)
  37. Marie, 166 (tie)
  38. Elina, 163 (tie)
  39. Liva, 163 (tie)
  40. Solvej, 161
  41. Liv, 156
  42. Eva, 153
  43. Merle, 147
  44. Victoria, 146
  45. Andrea, 145
  46. Molly, 140
  47. Kaja, 138 (3-way tie)
  48. Lea, 138 (3-way tie)
  49. Søs, 138 (3-way tie)
  50. Gry, 137

Boy names

  1. Oscar, 483 baby boys
  2. Carl, 466
  3. William, 457
  4. Noah, 440
  5. August, 437
  6. Aksel, 429
  7. Emil, 428
  8. Oliver, 423
  9. Alfred, 414
  10. Theo, 393
  11. Elliot, 378
  12. Malthe, 361
  13. Hugo, 356
  14. Arthur, 354
  15. Valdemar, 347
  16. Elias, 335
  17. Otto, 334
  18. Viggo, 328
  19. Lucas, 326
  20. Matheo, 290
  21. Lauge, 286
  22. Felix, 276
  23. Theodor, 258
  24. Liam, 256
  25. Conrad, 249
  26. Anker, 247
  27. Magnus, 246
  28. Holger, 244
  29. Erik, 242 (tie)
  30. Louie, 242 (tie)
  31. Luca, 238
  32. Anton, 235
  33. Victor, 234
  34. Ebbe, 227
  35. Vincent, 206
  36. Storm, 180
  37. Pelle, 179
  38. Nohr, 173 (tie)
  39. Walter, 173 (tie)
  40. Kalle, 171
  41. Albert, 166
  42. Atlas, 159
  43. Asger, 158 (tie)
  44. Frederik, 158 (tie)
  45. Vilhelm, 155
  46. Marius, 150
  47. Alexander, 146
  48. Johan, 144
  49. Bjørn, 139
  50. Adam, 138

Frida and Carl, the No. 1 names of 2023, are now in fifth and second place, respectively.

In the girls’ top 10, Nora replaced Sofia.

In the boys’ top 10, August and Theo replaced Malthe and Valdemar.

And the curious girl name Søs — short for Søster, the Danish word for “sister” — has been on the rise recently:

  • 2024: 138 baby girls named Søs in Denmark
  • 2023: 99 baby girls named Søs in Denmark
  • 2022: 79 baby girls named Søs in Denmark
  • 2021: 43 baby girls named Søs in Denmark
  • 2020: 20 baby girls named Søs in Denmark
  • 2019: 18 baby girls named Søs in Denmark

I can’t account for its trendiness, but I can tell you that the English equivalent, Sis, has never appeared in the U.S. data. (The name Sister has, though.)

Sources: Baby names – Statistics Denmark, Births – Statistics Denmark, Søs – Nordic Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of Denmark (public domain)