LUCIA AND HUGO, THE NAMES MOST CHOSEN BY THE SPANISH FOR THEIR BABIES

As every year, the INE (National Statistics Institute) has announced the most frequent names of boys and girls in Spain in the year 2015 and there have been no major surprises regarding previous years: the names most chosen by the Spaniards for their babies are Lucia and Hugo.

In 2015, 5,229 Lucías and 5,162 Hugos were born. Lucia maintains the reign as a favorite name for girls since 2003, while Hugo tops the list of boys since 2013 when uprooted Daniel, now in second place. The second place in names for girls occupies it Mary, a classic that does not go out of style.

Some traditional names that have accompanied us during the last decade remain, such as Pablo or Paula, but coexist with others that are emerging as Martina, Adrián, Lucas and Alba.

By Autonomous Communities

If we talk about them, although Lucia is the national favorite, Mary It is a favorite for parents in Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia and Murcia. While in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands it is Martina, Not in Galicia, Ane in the Basque Country and Sara and Amira in Ceuta and Melilla.

As for the children, Aimar, Markel or Iker they are favorites in the Basque Country, in the Balearic Islands Marc and Pau, in Catalonia, Marc, Alex, Pol. Martín in Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria; Alejandro in Andalusia.

The 10 most frequent child names:

Hugo: of Germanic origin whose meaning is "man of great spirit" or "One of Clear Intelligence."
Daniel: of Hebrew origin danyyel, means "God is my judge". It is a very popular name in much of the world.
Paul: of Latin origin "Paulus" which means "The minor". Hugo: of Germanic origin whose meaning is "man of great spirit" or "That of Clear Intelligence."
Martin: from the Latin "Martis", which means "Mars".
Alexander: Spanish name of Greek origin "Aléxandros", which means "One who protects or strongly protects man" or "El protector".
Adrian: name of Latin origin "hadrianus" that refers to the natural Roman family of Hadria (near the Adriatic Sea). Its meaning is "He who comes from the sea" or "He who has the Adriatic sea nearby."
Alvaro: name of Germanic origin, derived from "alwar", which means "He who is prevented" or "He who is the defender of all".
David: of Hebrew origin which means "He who is loved".
Luke: Spanish name from the Greek "loukas", which means "bright, which shines.
Mario: of Hebrew origin. Male variant of Mary, the chosen one, the one loved by God.

The 10 most frequent girl names:

Lucia: of Latin origin "lux", its meaning is "She who carries the light" or "She who is born of the light", in reference to the girls born at dawn.
Mary: of Hebrew origin "maryam", its meaning is "the chosen one", "the one loved by God".
Martina: feminine form of Martin, of Latin origin and means "consecrated or relative to the god Mars."
Paula: Latin origin "Paulus" and variant of Paola. It means "The minor", "The small one" or "That one of small size".
Sofia: of Greek origin and its meaning is "wisdom" or "the one who possesses wisdom".
Daniela: of Hebrew origin, whose meaning is "That God is his judge" or "Justice of God."
Sunrise: of Latin origin, and means "Aurora", "Dawn", "white and bright", "the one who was born with the first light of dawn".
Julia: of Latin origin "Iulus" / "Iulia", name with which the members of the Roman family Julia were identified. It means "consecrated to Jupiter."
Carla: of Germanic origin, its meaning is "powerful", "the one that is strong".
Sara: of Hebrew origin and its meaning is "Princess", "lady", "sovereign".