Sofía and Santiago are the most common baby names in Mexico, according to Mexico's National People Registry database. They are also the most popular names among BabyCenter en Español's users from Mexico.
For girls, traditional names like Guadalupe, Ximena and Gabriela have lost some of the popularity they had years ago while more modern names like Sofía, Valeria, Camila are very popular.
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For boys, religious names are still at the top (Santiago, Mateo, Matías, Diego), followed by names inspired by historical figures like Leonardo, Emiliano, Alejandro or Maximiliano.
Common double names
Double names are very important in Hispanic cultures. Mexican most common double names start with Juan, José, Luís and Miguel, the favorite combinations being Miguel Ángel, Juan Pablo, Juan Manuel, José Luís and José Miguel.
We are seeing, however, a trend of building a double name with less conventional options, specifically with Liam and Ian for name combinations like Liam David and Ian Mateo.
Common Mexican double names for girls start with María or Ana, and María José is the most common combination, year after year. Ana Sofía, Ana Paula, Ana Victoria and María Fernanda are other favorite combinations.
New baby naming trends in Mexico
The following new trends may change the most common names lists in the near future:
- Many parents prefer to choose a variation of the name, mostly for the girls. We see Sophia instead of Sofía, Nathalia instead of Natalia, Ivanna instead of Ivana.
- New names are becoming popular for girls (Julia, Amelia) and boys (Leo, Sergio.)
- Names inspired by nature, like Luna (Spanish for moon) and Aurora are now very popular.
- Italian names like Antonella for girls and Bruno or Alessandro for boys, as well as English names that have the same pronunciation in Spanish and English (Liam, Ian) or are being adapted (Lia for Leah, Eithan for Ethan.)
- Artists and soccer players have a big influence on baby names, like Gael (Mexican actor Gael Bernal) and Leonel or Leo (soccer player Leo Messi). These names have become some of the most common now, and could lead the way to other celebrities' names (soccer players Iker, Sergio).
Mexican celebrity baby names
Not only their parents influence baby names, their babies do too! These Mexican celebrities (or celebrities that live and work in Mexico) are expecting in 2022, and these are the names they have chosen for their babies:
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Álex Fernández, son of Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández and grandson of music icon Vicente Fernández is expecting a baby girl who will be named Mía.
Television host Natalia Téllez is expecting a baby girl in 2022. She has chosen the name Emilia for her.
Actress and TV host Tania Riquenes is expecting twin boys this year and has chosen Emilio and Diego for them.
Actress Irán Castillo is expecting a baby boy in 2022 and shared that she will name him Demián.
Mon Laferte, a Chilean singer living and working in Mexico will also have a baby boy who will be named Joel.
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