The girl and boy names that are trending in 2022

One of the most transcendental decisions in anyone's life is choosing the name of their daughter or daughter.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
14 March 2023 Tuesday 04:07
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The girl and boy names that are trending in 2022

One of the most transcendental decisions in anyone's life is choosing the name of their daughter or daughter. This dilemma can generate many headaches and even create fissures between the parents.

As with clothing or hairstyles, the names of girls and boys are also becoming fashionable. In this case, the success of certain athletes, politicians or fictional characters set trends and cause certain names to stand out for a few months and years.

However, no matter how many fashions come and go, some classics continue to be maintained year after year and are a real sure value when it comes to baptizing newborns.

If you are about to welcome a daughter into the world, we suggest a series of names that will be in fashion this 2022.

According to the 'Babies and more' website, in 2022, three classics such as Lucía, Sofía and Martina will continue to be a trend for another year.

On the other hand, Alba, Alma, Carla, Daniela, Emma or Julia will also continue on the list of the most common girl names this new year.

According to the same specialized portal, Adrián, Alejandro, Álvaro, Daniel, Leo, Lucas, Manuel and Pablo will be the names of boys that will be in fashion this 2022.

For the most classic, others like Hugo, Mateo and Martín will continue to be the most used.

Finally, for those looking for more exotic names, Enzo, of Italian origin, Oliver, Anglo-Saxon, and Thiago, very common in Brazil and Portugal, will also gain popularity this year.

According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the most repeated names in Spain in 2021 continue to be two absolute classics such as Antonio and María Carmen, both exceeding half a million people.

However, the most fashionable names were Lucía, chosen for 3,432 girls, and Hugo, used for up to 3,313 boys. Followed by Sofía (3,190) and Martina (3,042) in the case of girls and Mateo (3,248) and Martín (3,144) in the case of boys.

By autonomous community, in Catalonia, Julia dominated for girls, while Marc remained in the lead in terms of boys. In the Basque Country, Julen was the most used in boys, while Ane prevailed among girls born in 2020.