Choosing the baby's name is not an easy task. There are many issues that are taken into account when deciding what we will call our baby: fashion, family tradition, personal tastes, originality, meaning ...
If you are looking for a name for your baby, you will be interested to know what they have been the most used baby names in Latin America in 2013. You will be surprised by the characters that have set a trend.
Famous people who have set a trend
During 2013, the greatest influence has been seen in names related to Pope Francis. So much Francisco as his female version Francisca or Francesca They increased in popularity.
His name before being elected Pope is Jorge Mario. Jorge has climbed from position 63 to 34, while Mario, after being absent in 2012 among the 100 most used names, has appeared in position 68.
Latin American parents have also opted for female names that mean victorious, warrior or powerful like Emma and Victoria.
Violetta, name of the protagonist of the successful Disney children's series rose 7 places and ranks at number 36 of the ranking, as well as Martina, the name of the actress who personifies it, located among the 10 most popular names.
Athletes also set trends in names. Leo, by Messi, is a name absent in the top 100 in 2012 and has burst into force in 2013, as well as Thiago, the name of his son who ranks 17th after ascending several positions in popularity. Luis Suarez, the controversial Uruguayan player from Liverpool, has also influenced parents when choosing, as well as Luis and Delfina, the name of their children.
More as for celebrities. The "HarryPottermania" continues with the name of the main actor of the series, Daniel Radcliffe, among the 10 most popular boy names, while Liam, the name of the protagonist of the series 'The Hunger Games', has entered the ranking for the first time by jumping directly to position 69.
The 10 most popular boy and girl names in Latin America in 2013
Boy
- Santiago
- Matthew
- Matthias
- Sebastian
- Diego
- Nicolas
- Luis
- Samuel
- Daniel
- Gabriel
Little girl
- Sofia
- Isabella
- Valentina
- Camila
- Valeria
- Emma
- Luciana
- Victory
- Martina
- Ximena
When we know the data on the most used names in Spain in 2013 we can check if these trends have also reached this side of the ocean. It seems, at first glance, that there are some similarities.
