Canarian Weekly
29-05-2015, 09:50
LUCIA and Hugo are now the most popular names for babies born in Spain, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE), which reviewed 425,390 birth records for 2013.
Daniel has been pushed aside by Hugo, after the latter topped the boys’ name charts in 2012 and 2010, while mums warmed to Alejandro in 2011.
As for girls, the situation is much the same, with Lucía leading the way for the third consecutive year, followed by María, Paula, Daniela, Martina, Carla, Sara, Sofía, Valeria and Julia.
And curiously, some 43% of the Spanish population has one of just nine surnames
After Hugo, the most popular boy names in 2013 were Daniel, Pablo, Alejandro, Álvaro, Adrián, David, Mario, Diego and Javier.
But throughout the Spanish population as a whole, regardless of age, the classic names still rule. Statistics from 2014 show that the top five men’s names are Antonio, José, Manuel, Francisco and Juan, and 12% of the entire male population has one of these names.
On this ranking, Hugo is 70th, behind Mohammed, while for the women, María Carmen is followed by María, Carmen, Josefa and Isabel. Lucía ranks 20th.
And 43% of the Spanish population (20.4 million), have the surname González, Rodríguez, Fernández, López, Martínez, Sánchez, Pérez, Gómez or Martín.
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Daniel has been pushed aside by Hugo, after the latter topped the boys’ name charts in 2012 and 2010, while mums warmed to Alejandro in 2011.
As for girls, the situation is much the same, with Lucía leading the way for the third consecutive year, followed by María, Paula, Daniela, Martina, Carla, Sara, Sofía, Valeria and Julia.
And curiously, some 43% of the Spanish population has one of just nine surnames
After Hugo, the most popular boy names in 2013 were Daniel, Pablo, Alejandro, Álvaro, Adrián, David, Mario, Diego and Javier.
But throughout the Spanish population as a whole, regardless of age, the classic names still rule. Statistics from 2014 show that the top five men’s names are Antonio, José, Manuel, Francisco and Juan, and 12% of the entire male population has one of these names.
On this ranking, Hugo is 70th, behind Mohammed, while for the women, María Carmen is followed by María, Carmen, Josefa and Isabel. Lucía ranks 20th.
And 43% of the Spanish population (20.4 million), have the surname González, Rodríguez, Fernández, López, Martínez, Sánchez, Pérez, Gómez or Martín.
More... (http://www.canarianweekly.com/names-for-many-spanish-babes/)