You're going to have a boy, and you're dying to see him. Will he be healthy? Will he be happy? Will he look more like mom or dad's family? There are thousands of questions that arise, and in many of them there is no ability to choose. But there is something in which you do have to choose, and it will mark your child's life. Indeed, we are talking about the child's name, and it is evident that you can name him after his father or grandfather. But if you want to break away from tradition and seek to follow one of your own, we leave you here the list of the names most used in Spain to call the muses of inspiration. Let's get to it?
The INE (National Statistics Institute) each year makes a list of the most common names in Spain, which presents its data based on different variables, such as sex, province, age, nationality, etc. In this case, we are going to talk about male names. Currently, Antonio is the most used name in Spain, with almost 30 men per 1,000. Second place goes to Manuel, with almost 25 men out of every 1,000. They are followed by José (24'3), Francisco (20'6), David (15'8), Juan (14'3), Javier (13'2), José Antonio (13'2), Daniel (13) and José Luís (12.4). This classification includes only full names.
Now, we tell you something very interesting about it. Did you know that the average age of these names is significantly high? This tells us that, although they are very popular names, today moms and dads choose other types of names. Over time, statistics show us that the Spanish population is a little bored with classic names, and they are looking for different alternatives to name their child.
In the case of newborns, the most common name is Hugo, followed by Mateo, Martín, Lucas, Leo, Daniel, Alejandro, Manuel, Pablo and finally Álvaro. It is clear that we followed a basic trend: we have looked for names that were shorter than the classic ones. And furthermore, we are avoiding compound names. It can also be seen that we have begun to look for inspiration in other cultures, such as the Nordic one, or we are even inspired by great fictional characters, including names like Tyrion, inspired by the character from the acclaimed series. Game of Thrones. Society has advanced to the point that less is more, and this is even reflected in the choice of names for babies, who will be the men of the future.
As we mentioned before, this list varies depending on different factors, and one of them is the population in which these children live. In Andalusia and Extremadura, for example, the most common name for men is still Antonio, and on the contrary in La Rioja, the most common name is David, which does not even appear on the list.
Well, since we have compiled the 10 most used men's names in Spain, we will continue this new section with the 10 women's names. Do you want to know more? Follow us on our social networks to be aware of the new publications of our Asalvo Blog, where in addition to knowing super interesting facts about names, we also talk about health focused on babies and mothers, about the best products for the development of your child, and tips and tricks for different scenarios of the daily life of a family, or family in the making.
