The most anticipated moment has finally arrived. You are pregnant, and they have just given you the great news: you have a wonderful girl growing inside you. On behalf of the Asalvo team, our most sincere congratulations. A girl is a gift for any family! Now comes the next question: do you already know what name you would like to give it? This decision will mark your daughter's life forever, so if you are still not sure about it...don't worry! In this post we are going to tell you the most popular girls' names in Spain, in case we help you when choosing your name. Shall we start?
Annually, the INE (National Institute of Statistics) forms a list of the most popular names in Spain, including variables such as sex, province, age, nationality, etc. In the previous post, we talked about boys' names, but this time we are going to talk about female names. According to the INE, María Carmen is the common name among the Spanish female population, with a total of 652,184 women, closely followed by María Carmen, with 652 thousand girls with this name. The next on the list are the Marías with 597,226 people, the Cármenes with 383,575 people and the Ana Marías, with 272,433 people. The following on the list in descending order until reaching tenth place, we have the names of Josefa (269,508), Isabel (262,845), María Pilar (261,662), María Dolores (257,057), Laura (257,015) and finally María Teresa (249,773).
On the previous occasion we commented that, although these are literally the most common names in Spain, the average age of women with these names is high. This means that the names mentioned were very popular in the country for a long period of time. However, this trend has been changing over the years, and there really is a list of the most current popular names, in which the undisputed queen of this last decade is Lucía. This being the name most chosen by Spanish families from 2010 onwards. Sofía and Martina follow Lucía on the podium respectively. With María we can see that there are names that are timeless, being the fourth most popular current name. Finally, Julia, Paula, Valeria, Emma, Daniela and Carla follow respectively on the list.
In the case of girl names, we can see that they alsoWe continue the trend of reducing names and looking for shorter alternatives, as in the case of boys. We avoid compound names, and even less those that begin with María. It is true that, on the other hand, in the case of girls a particular phenomenon is emerging: inspiration is sought in old names. Examples of this are Martina, Josefina or Jimena, among others. Also in patronymic the fact of using names of fictional characters such as Arya or Daenerys, or of plants and shrubs such as Cataleya (species of orchid). We have also seen differences at the provincial level, with your name being more likely to be María del Pilar if you were born in Huesca, while in Melilla it is most common to use the name Fátima.
This is how we conclude the list of the 10 most popular names in Spain in the case of girls. Did you know all the variables that differentiate us in different parts of Spain? Have these data surprised you? And above all, has it inspired you to choose a name? If you still don't feel that conviction, don't worry. During this time, we will look for the etymological information of the names that appear on the list, both the most classic and the most current, with the aim of selecting the perfect name for your baby, thus including the meaning of each one. Follow us on our social networks to be aware of the new publications of our Asalvo Blog, and follow this new thread of posts.
