The Name 'Alana' Is Poised to Be Big for Babies Next Year
Choosing a Hispanic girl name is a beautiful way to honor a cultural heritage. And, if that's the baby-naming route that you choose to pursue, you're lucky — there are so many gorgeous names to choose from.
To get you started on the search for your perfect baby-girl name, we've looked to see which Hispanic girl names are trending in 2022. Some are already popular, topping the list of the most-used baby names in the United States. Others are coming up in other Spanish-speaking parts of the world, but haven't hit full saturation in stateside yet. And still others are the names that are just starting to show up on lists here and there, so they'd be good ones to choose if you're looking for a more unusual, unique baby girl name. Take a look, and get inspired by the variety of pretty Hispanic girl names out there.
Not what you're looking for? Check out the lists of Hispanic boy names, Irish girl names, Irish boy names, Indian girl names, Indian boy names or gender-neutral, unisex names for even more baby-name inspiration.
These are already some of the most popular baby girl names in the country.
One important factor when choosing a baby name is how popular that name is already. Some parents look for a common name that everyone knows and can spell, others would prefer to have their kid be the only one in the class with that name.
To check the popularity of the name, it's best to visit the website of the Social Security Administration (SSA), which keeps track of the use of baby names in the United States and puts out a list of the most popular baby names for girls each year. This year, these are the names that broke into the top spots that are either Spanish or Latin in origin:
Olivia
Ava
Isabella
Luna
Camila
Emily/Emilia
Nova
Isla
Aurora
Stella
For an interesting comparison, the SSA also keeps a separate list of the most-popular names in Puerto Rico. There, the top 10 names are Valentina, Emma, Victoria, Amaia, Luna, Isabella, Gianna, Mia, Catalina and Milena. Of those, Gianna, Catalina and Milena are new to the top 10, showing that the trend of girl names ending in "a" will remain popular.
BabyCenter tracks the use of names from its Spanish-speaking audience.
If you're in the baby-name search, you're probably already familiar with BabyCenter, which keeps track of baby names chosen by its users. But you might not know that BabyCenter also has a Spanish-language site, BabyCenter en Español, which, according to the site, is used by Hispanic parents in the United States and in 22 Spanish-speaking countries. It also keeps track of interest in baby names. These were the most popular baby girl names on BabyCenter en Español in 2021 that don't already appear on the SSA most popular list for the United States or Puerto Rico.
Sofía
Martina
Lucía
Luciana
Elena
Julieta
Valeria
Amelia
Regina
Renata
Sara
Antonella
Lia
Aitana
Ximena
Samantha
Alma
Daniela
Paula
Zoe
Mariana
Natalia
Romina
Julia
Alana
Abigail
Josefina
Roma
Chloe
Lara
Clara
Delfina
Miranda
Fernanda
Celeste
Guadalupe
Paulina
Alba
Elisa
Gabriela
In addition, Carla, Alessia, Alice, Manuela, Rebeca, Macarena, Amparo and Ariadna made it into the top 100 for the first time. Alana was the fastest climber, jumping up more than 50 places in rank between last year and the year before. Danna, Pilar, Alaia, Constanza, Hanna and Allison are names bubbling under that are also making big gains.
These names are hot in Spain, but aren't too common in the United States.
If you're looking for a unique Hispanic girl name, Nameberry has found some names that are very popular in Spain, but haven't become as common in the United States as Isabella and Olivia. Here are some they suggest that haven't yet made it onto the SSA or BabyCenter lists.
Maria
Noa
Vega
Claudia
Jimena
Abril
Ana
Laia
Triana
Candela
Alejandra
Vera
Adriana
Ines
Marta
Carlota
Irene
Blanca
Alicia
Gala
Closer to home, these are the most popular baby girl names in Mexico.
Names.org compiled a list of the most popular Mexican baby names, which also includes names of Aztec (Nahuatl) origin. While there are some repeats, there are some interesting additions as well.
Isabella
Juanita
Carmen
Angel
Lula
Guadalupe
Liliana
Yesenia
Kassandra
Lizbeth
Maritza
Susana
Noemi
Perla
Esperanza
Nayeli
Lupe
Araceli
Dulce
Lilliana
Itzel
Lesly
Estrella
Josefina
Rocio
America
Maricela
Lizette
Angelita
Mariela
Names.org also notes that Xitlali, Katalia, Alondra, Vianney and Esmeralda rank among Mexican names with the most interest among the site's international users.
Looking over these lists, you can see certain trends: Many of the names are similar to the ones on the top of the SSA list, but some have been given a slight twist to make them stand out a little more. Names that start with "Al-" are trending up, like Alma, Alana and Alba. And celestially-inspired names also seem to be on the rise, like Nova, Aurora and Luna. But whether you go with these trends or find something uniquely your own, you're sure to pick the perfect moniker.
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