Country Name Rankings
Most Popular Baby Names in Spain (2024)
Official birth-registry rankings โ Sofia and Mateo take the top spots. Every name links to its full meaning, origin, and popularity history.
Sofia#1 Girl Name
Mateo#1 Boy Name
2024Data Year
Top 100 Girl Names
| # | Name | Trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia | ▲ 1 | The given name 'Sofia' means 'wisdom' and its linguistic root is Greek, derived from the word 'ฯฮฟฯฮฏฮฑ' (sophiaโฆ |
| 2 | Lucia | ▼ 1 | The name Lucia derives from the Latin "lucus" (light) or the Roman family name "Lucius," meaning "of light" oโฆ |
| 3 | Martina | — | Martina is the feminine form of the Latin name Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of war, meaning "ofโฆ |
| 4 | Maria | — | Maria means "of the sea" or "beloved," derived from the Latin name Maria, which likely stems from the Hebrew โฆ |
| 5 | Vega | ▲ 5 | Vega derives from the Arabic phrase "al-wฤqiสฟah," meaning "the falling one," originally used to name the brigโฆ |
| 6 | Julia | ▼ 1 | Julia derives from the Latin name Iulia, the feminine form of the family name Iulius, which likely originatesโฆ |
| 7 | Olivia | — | Olivia is the feminine form of the Latin name Olivius, derived from "oliva," meaning olive tree, symbolizing โฆ |
| 8 | Valeria | ▼ 2 | Valeria derives from the Latin name Valerius, which comes from the root "valere," meaning "to be strong" or "โฆ |
| 9 | Mia | ▲ 2 | Mia is a Scandinavian diminutive of Maria, derived from the Latin name Maria, which means "of the sea" or "beโฆ |
| 10 | Emma | ▼ 2 | Emma derives from the Germanic element "ermen" meaning "whole" or "universal," and entered English through Olโฆ |
| 11 | Paula | ▼ 2 | Paula is the feminine form of the Latin name Paulus, derived from the Latin word "paulus" meaning "small" or โฆ |
| 12 | Carmen | ▲ 1 | Carmen derives from the Latin word "carmen," meaning "song" or "poem," and is also associated with the Latin โฆ |
| 13 | Alma | ▼ 1 | The given name 'Alma' is derived from the Latin word 'alma,' meaning 'nourishing' or 'soul,' and is related tโฆ |
| 14 | Carla | ▲ 1 | Carla means "free woman" or "strong woman" and derives from the Germanic name Karl, which comes from the Old โฆ |
| 15 | Lola | ▲ 4 | Lola is a diminutive of Dolores, derived from the Spanish title "Nuestra Seรฑora de los Dolores" (Our Lady of โฆ |
| 16 | Gala | ▲ 4 | The name Gala derives from the Latin word "gala," meaning festive celebration or elegant attire, and is also โฆ |
| 17 | Lara | ▼ 1 | Lara derives from the Latin name Larissa or the Roman household god Lares, meaning "cheerful" or "protector oโฆ |
| 18 | Daniela | ▼ 4 | Daniela is the feminine form of Daniel, derived from the Hebrew name Daniyyฤl, meaning "God is my judge" (froโฆ |
| 19 | Sara | ▼ 2 | Sara means "princess" or "noblewoman" and derives from the Hebrew name Sarai (ืฉึธืืจึทื), which comes from the rโฆ |
| 20 | Jimena | ▼ 2 | Jimena derives from the Basque name Ximeno, which likely comes from the Basque root meaning "hearkening" or "โฆ |
| 21 | Chloe | ▲ 3 | |
| 22 | Valentina | ▲ 3 | |
| 23 | Claudia | — | |
| 24 | Noa | ▼ 3 | |
| 25 | Alba | ▼ 3 | |
| 26 | Laia | ▲ 4 | |
| 27 | Candela | ▲ 4 | |
| 28 | Manuela | — | |
| 29 | Victoria | ▲ 7 | |
| 30 | Triana | ▼ 1 | |
| 31 | Alejandra | ▼ 4 | |
| 32 | Vera | ▲ 5 | |
| 33 | Ana | — | |
| 34 | Elena | ▲ 4 | |
| 35 | Aitana | ▼ 9 | |
| 36 | Carlota | ▲ 5 | |
| 37 | Blanca | ▲ 3 | |
| 38 | Zoe | ▼ 4 | |
| 39 | Ines | ▼ 4 | |
| 40 | Adriana | ▼ 1 | |
| 41 | Lia | ▲ 5 | |
| 42 | Abril | ▼ 10 | |
| 43 | Nora | ▼ 1 | |
| 44 | Clara | ▲ 1 | |
| 45 | Marina | ▼ 2 | |
| 46 | Luna | ▲ 1 | |
| 47 | Rocio | ▼ 3 | |
| 48 | Marta | ▲ 1 | |
| 49 | Amira | ▼ 1 | |
| 50 | Alicia | — | |
| 51 | Celia | ▲ 2 | |
| 52 | Gabriela | ▲ 6 | |
| 53 | Eva | ▲ 3 | |
| 54 | Laura | — | |
| 55 | Leire | ▼ 3 | |
| 56 | Ona | ▲ 1 | |
| 57 | India | ▼ 6 | |
| 58 | Ariadna | ▼ 3 | |
| 59 | Julieta | ▲ 12 | |
| 60 | Irene | ▼ 1 | |
| 61 | Alaia | ▲ 9 | |
| 62 | Isabel | ▼ 2 | |
| 63 | Catalina | ▲ 16 | |
| 64 | Isabella | ▲ 14 | |
| 65 | Iria | ▲ 7 | |
| 66 | Iris | ▼ 2 | |
| 67 | Violeta | ▲ 15 | |
| 68 | Angela | ▼ 5 | |
| 69 | Aurora | ▲ 12 | |
| 70 | Mar | ▼ 1 | |
| 71 | Africa | ▼ 10 | |
| 72 | Aina | ▼ 6 | |
| 73 | Diana | ▲ 1 | |
| 74 | Cataleya | ▲ 13 | |
| 75 | Nour | — | |
| 76 | Antonella | ▲ 16 | |
| 77 | Lina | ▼ 10 | |
| 78 | Adara | ▼ 16 | |
| 79 | Ainara | ▼ 14 | |
| 80 | Andrea | ▼ 12 | |
| 81 | Yasmin | ▲ 8 | |
| 82 | Aya | ▲ 17 | |
| 83 | Ainhoa | ▲ 2 | |
| 84 | Alana | NEW | |
| 85 | Macarena | ▼ 8 | |
| 86 | Naia | ▼ 13 | |
| 87 | Jana | ▼ 3 | |
| 88 | Elsa | ▼ 12 | |
| 89 | Layan | ▲ 9 | |
| 90 | Aria | NEW | |
| 91 | Elia | ▼ 8 | |
| 92 | Helena | ▲ 3 | |
| 93 | Camila | — | |
| 94 | Maia | NEW | |
| 95 | Amelia | NEW | |
| 96 | Aroa | ▲ 1 | |
| 97 | Leyre | ▼ 9 | |
| 98 | Nerea | ▼ 8 | |
| 99 | Teresa | NEW | |
| 100 | Fatima | ▼ 6 |
Top 100 Boy Names
| # | Name | Trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateo | ▲ 1 | Mateo means "gift of God" and derives from the Hebrew name Mattityahu (ืืชืชืืื), composed of the elements "matโฆ |
| 2 | Hugo | ▼ 1 | Hugo derives from the Germanic name Hugon, rooted in the Old High German element "hug" meaning "mind" or "intโฆ |
| 3 | Martin | — | Martin derives from the Latin name Martinus, meaning "of Mars" or "devoted to Mars," referencing the Roman goโฆ |
| 4 | Leo | — | Leo derives from the Latin word "leo," meaning "lion," and is rooted in Indo-European languages through Latinโฆ |
| 5 | Manuel | ▲ 1 | Manuel means "God is with us," derived from the Hebrew name Immanuel (ืขึดืึธึผื ืึผ ืึตื), combining "imanu" (with โฆ |
| 6 | Lucas | ▼ 1 | Lucas derives from the Latin name Lucanus, which is itself based on the Latin word "lux" meaning "light," thuโฆ |
| 7 | Pablo | — | Pablo means "small" or "humble" and derives from the Latin name Paulus, which comes from the Roman family namโฆ |
| 8 | Alejandro | — | Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander, derived from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning "defender of men"โฆ |
| 9 | Enzo | — | Enzo is a shortened form of the Italian name Vincenzo, which derives from the Latin name Vincentius, meaning โฆ |
| 10 | Alvaro | ▲ 1 | รlvaro derives from the Germanic elements "all" (all) and "war" (warrior), meaning "all warrior" or "completeโฆ |
| 11 | Daniel | ▼ 1 | Daniel derives from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, composed of "din" (judgment) and "el" (God), meaning "God is myโฆ |
| 12 | Thiago | — | Thiago means "God is gracious" and derives from the Hebrew name Yiago, which is a Portuguese and Galician forโฆ |
| 13 | Luca | ▲ 4 | Luca means "from Lucania" or "light-giving" and derives from the Latin name Lucanus, itself connected to the โฆ |
| 14 | Gonzalo | ▲ 6 | Gonzalo derives from the Germanic name Gonzalvo, composed of "gund" (battle) and "salva" (hall), meaning "batโฆ |
| 15 | Mario | ▼ 1 | Mario derives from the Latin name Marius, which likely originates from Mars, the Roman god of war, or from thโฆ |
| 16 | Liam | ▼ 1 | Liam means "strong-willed warrior" or "protection" and derives from the Irish name Uilliam, which is the Irisโฆ |
| 17 | Adrian | ▼ 4 | The given name 'Adrian' means 'from Adria' or 'dark', and its linguistic root is Latin, derived from the nameโฆ |
| 18 | Oliver | ▲ 1 | Oliver derives from the Old French name Olivier, which likely comes from the Latin "oliva" (olive tree), symbโฆ |
| 19 | Bruno | ▼ 1 | The name Bruno derives from the Germanic element "brun" meaning "brown," originally used as a descriptor for โฆ |
| 20 | Diego | ▼ 4 | Diego means "supplanter" and derives from the Hebrew name Jacob through the Greek form Didacus, which became โฆ |
| 21 | Gael | ▲ 3 | |
| 22 | Nicolas | ▲ 3 | |
| 23 | Alex | ▼ 1 | |
| 24 | Marcos | ▼ 1 | |
| 25 | David | ▼ 4 | |
| 26 | Marco | ▲ 2 | |
| 27 | Antonio | ▲ 2 | |
| 28 | Juan | ▲ 3 | |
| 29 | Miguel | ▼ 3 | |
| 30 | Gabriel | ▲ 2 | |
| 31 | Javier | ▼ 1 | |
| 32 | Izan | ▼ 5 | |
| 33 | Rodrigo | ▲ 4 | |
| 34 | Marc | ▲ 2 | |
| 35 | Jose | ▲ 3 | |
| 36 | Angel | ▼ 3 | |
| 37 | Carlos | ▼ 2 | |
| 38 | Dylan | ▼ 4 | |
| 39 | Dario | — | |
| 40 | Noah | ▲ 2 | |
| 41 | Adam | ▼ 1 | |
| 42 | Jaime | ▲ 1 | |
| 43 | Samuel | ▼ 2 | |
| 44 | Nico | ▲ 21 | |
| 45 | Santiago | ▲ 1 | |
| 46 | Pau | ▲ 3 | |
| 47 | Guillermo | ▲ 1 | |
| 48 | Jorge | ▼ 4 | |
| 49 | Hector | ▲ 2 | |
| 50 | Eric | — | |
| 51 | Luis | ▲ 4 | |
| 52 | Francisco | ▼ 7 | |
| 53 | Amir | ▲ 8 | |
| 54 | Iker | ▲ 2 | |
| 55 | Jesus | ▲ 4 | |
| 56 | Victor | ▲ 8 | |
| 57 | Sergio | ▼ 10 | |
| 58 | Matias | ▼ 1 | |
| 59 | Aaron | ▼ 5 | |
| 60 | Pedro | ▲ 6 | |
| 61 | Rafael | ▼ 1 | |
| 62 | Mohamed | ▼ 9 | |
| 63 | Ian | ▼ 11 | |
| 64 | Julen | ▼ 6 | |
| 65 | Biel | ▼ 3 | |
| 66 | Unai | ▲ 1 | |
| 67 | Nil | ▲ 5 | |
| 68 | Saul | ▲ 3 | |
| 69 | Marti | ▼ 1 | |
| 70 | Ares | ▲ 13 | |
| 71 | Isaac | ▲ 7 | |
| 72 | Alonso | ▲ 9 | |
| 73 | Ruben | ▼ 3 | |
| 74 | Ivan | ▲ 3 | |
| 75 | Erik | ▼ 12 | |
| 76 | Alan | ▲ 3 | |
| 77 | Pol | ▼ 8 | |
| 78 | Aleix | NEW | |
| 79 | Fernando | ▼ 3 | |
| 80 | Rayan | ▼ 5 | |
| 81 | Jan | ▼ 7 | |
| 82 | Ignacio | ▲ 13 | |
| 83 | Joel | ▼ 10 | |
| 84 | Alberto | ▼ 2 | |
| 85 | Arnau | ▲ 9 | |
| 86 | Ander | ▲ 2 | |
| 87 | Ismael | ▲ 9 | |
| 88 | Luka | ▲ 4 | |
| 89 | Fabio | ▼ 4 | |
| 90 | Raul | ▼ 6 | |
| 91 | Kai | ▼ 1 | |
| 92 | Neizan | ▼ 5 | |
| 93 | Andres | ▼ 7 | |
| 94 | Aday | ▼ 3 | |
| 95 | Aran | NEW | |
| 96 | Tomas | ▲ 3 | |
| 97 | Maximo | NEW | |
| 98 | Elias | ▼ 1 | |
| 99 | Axel | ▼ 19 | |
| 100 | Max | — |
Source: INE (Spanish national statistics institute), 2024. Trend arrows compare each name’s rank with the previous available year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the most popular girl name in Spain in 2024?
The most popular girl name in Spain in 2024 was Sofia, given to 3,325 newborn girls.
What was the most popular boy name in Spain in 2024?
The most popular boy name in Spain in 2024 was Mateo, given to 3,289 newborn boys.
Which baby names are rising fastest in Spain?
Compared with the previous rankings, the fastest-rising names in the 2024 top 100 were Aya (+17), Catalina (+16), Antonella (+16), Nico (+21), Ares (+13), Ignacio (+13).
Where does this data come from?
Rankings are from the INE (Spanish national statistics institute).