When it comes to choosing a baby name, there are so many factors to consider. Do you want one of the most popular names of the year, or will you go looking for something less common? Are you following baby-name trends, or are you looking for something timeless?
If you're having a baby girl, these are the most popular Hispanic girl names for 2023. Some are names of Spanish or Latin origin that are popular in the United States. Some are more popular in other countries, while others are popular among Spanish-speaking parents. All of them, though, are beautiful baby girl names!
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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
- Isabella
- Ava
- Luna
- Camila
- Emily/Emilia
- Aurora
- Nova
- Isla
- 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, Luna, Aurora, Amaia, Catalina, Mía, Milena, and Gianna. Of those, only Aurora is new to the top 10 this year, showing the rising popularity of nature-inspired names as an overall trend. Noah and Dylan are on the list of most popular boys' names in Puerto Rico, which are also nice options for unisex names.
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 2023 that don't already appear on the SSA most popular list for the United States or Puerto Rico.
- Sofía
- Emma
- Martina
- Lucía
- Antonella
- Julieta
- Elena/Helena
- Luciana
- Amelia
- Sara/Sarah
- Lía/Leah
- Aitana
- Renata-2
- Zoe
- Regina
- Alma
- Valeria
- Samantha
- Jimena/Ximena
- Paula
- Julia
- Hannah/Hanna
- Mariana
- Roma
- Abigail
- Amanda
- Ámbar
- Delfina
- Gabriela
- Daniela
- Samara
- Romina
- Bianca
- Chloe
- Lara
- Juana
- Natalia
- Celeste
- Danna
- Pilar
In addition, Gala, Alfonsina, Vera, Jazmín, Madison, Justina, Adriana, Amparo and Vega are new entries into the top 100, not making the cut last year. Adhara was one of the the fastest climbers, jumping up 37 places in rank between last year and the year before. Brianna, Francesca, Carla, Alba, Andrea and Abril 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
- Lola
- Noa
- Claudia
- Ana
- Laia
- Triana
- Candela
- Manuela
- Alejandra
- Ines
- Marta
- Carlota
- Irene
- Blanca
- Alicia
- Nora
- Clara
- Ariadna
- Laura
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.
