These are the most common children's names
The times change, and there are many signs that this is the case: the technologies that accompany us every day evolve at times, like fashions ... and names. The name you put to your children is also varied over the years and, although some classics are not forgotten, many begin to appear while others are erased from the map. These are the names of the most common children in Spain.
The names of the most modern children
To know which names are in fashion lately, and which ones are disappearing more slowly or quickly we just have to give ourselves a walk in a park or observe the class list of any school ... and we will see how weird it would be to find many 'Angustias' and 'Torcuatos'. Instead, the 'Martinas' and 'Marios' will appear.
But, to be exact, we can go to the statistics of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), which includes the most common names in Spain of the 425,390 new children registered in the Civil Registry in 2013.
Thus, we observe that the new children are called, mainly, Hugo, Daniel, Pablo, Alejandro, Álvaro, Adrián, David, Mario, Diego and Javier, because these are the most repeated names in the Civil Registry.
On the other hand, among the names of the girls we observe that some classics are joined by other "modern" ones, just as it has happened in the case of children's names. On this occasion, the most repeated names are María, Paula, Daniela, Martina, Carla, Sara, Sofia, Valeria and Julia. Which one do you like the most?
The most common names of children
Even so, these are the names of new babies and, although they mark us a tendency of how the names can evolve in a few years, these are not the most common, although they are closer. In the same data of the INE we find, for its part, which are the most common in Spain, that is, those most repeated among all Spaniards (and not only children).
On this occasion, the Statistics of the Continuous Register to January 1, 2014 shows that the classic names are those that continue to win by a landslide, either between women or between men. Males are called, mainly, Antonio, José, Manuel, Francisco and Juan, whereas the most common names among females are María, Carmen, María Carmen, Josefa and Isabel.
Names of men by ages
Now, these names are the most repeated in general, but when we look at the age of those who have them, that is, their year of birth, we find again how the fashions have changed, going from the Josés in the 30s to the Danieles in the first decade of the 2000s, for example.
Specifically, among men born before the 1930s, José, Antonio, Francisco, Manuel and Juan, some names that continue to "reign" during the following decades: until the 60s. It is in this decade that the five most common names are Antonio, Manuel, José, Francisco and José Antonio.
If we go into the 70's, we find that most of those born on this date are called David, Antonio, Francisco Javier, Manuel and José Antonio. In the 80's, the main names are David, Javier, Daniel, Antonio and Sergio, whereas in the 90s dads and moms opt for Alejandro, David, Daniel, Javier and Sergio.
Already in the 2000s, we observed how the Josés and Antonios seem old fashioned: now the Alejandro, Daniel, Pablo, David and Adrián. Finally, among those born from 2010 to 2013 stand out Daniel, Alejandro, Hugo, Pablo and Álvaro.
The names of women, according to the decade of birth
This same historical journey we can do with the names of the girls over the years and observe how, despite the passage of time, 'Maria' is always one of the most common. In the 1930s, most of the girls were called María, Carmen, Josefa, Dolores and Francisca. Some names very similar to the most chosen in the 40: María Carmen, Carmen, María, Josefa and Dolores.
In the 50s, again very similar names: María Carmen, Carmen, Josefa, María Dolores and María ... what gives rise to the compound names that prevail in the 60s: María Carmen, María Dolores, María Pilar and María José. It is not until the 70 when the differences begin: María Carmen, María José, Ana María, Mónica and Cristina.
In the 1980s, the change is radical, and most new girls are called Laura, Cristina, María, Marta and Patricia, while in the 90s they are called María, Laura, Cristina, Marta and Sara. With regard to girls born in the 2000s, the return to the classics stands out: María, Lucía, Paula, Laura and Marta, names to which they join Daniela and Sara as the most common in recent years.
All these names can help us choose which one we will put our baby: maybe we like the classics, or we want to opt for the new names that are playing so much. The truth is choose the name of the baby Before delivery is complicated, an issue in which many beliefs come into play, in addition to the own sound of the word.
Angela R. Bonachera
