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The Name 'Alana' Is Poised to Be Big for Babies Next Year

Choosing a Hispanic girl name is a beautiful way to honor a cultural heritage. And, if that's the baby-naming route that you choose to pursue, you're lucky — there are so many gorgeous names to choose from.

To get you started on the search for your perfect baby-girl name, we've looked to see which Hispanic girl names are trending in 2022. Some are already popular, topping the list of the most-used baby names in the United States. Others are coming up in other Spanish-speaking parts of the world, but haven't hit full saturation in stateside yet. And still others are the names that are just starting to show up on lists here and there, so they'd be good ones to choose if you're looking for a more unusual, unique baby girl name. Take a look, and get inspired by the variety of pretty Hispanic girl names out there.

Not what you're looking for? Check out the lists of Hispanic boy names, Irish girl names, Irish boy names, Indian girl names, Indian boy names or gender-neutral, unisex names for even more baby-name inspiration.


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:

  1. Olivia

  2. Ava

  3. Isabella

  4. Luna

  5. Camila

  6. Emily/Emilia

  7. Nova

  8. Isla

  9. Aurora

  10. 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, Amaia, Luna, Isabella, Gianna, Mia, Catalina and Milena. Of those, Gianna, Catalina and Milena are new to the top 10, showing that the trend of girl names ending in "a" will remain popular.


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 2021 that don't already appear on the SSA most popular list for the United States or Puerto Rico.

  1. Sofía

  2. Martina

  3. Lucía

  4. Luciana

  5. Elena

  6. Julieta

  7. Valeria

  8. Amelia

  9. Regina

  10. Renata

  11. Sara

  12. Antonella

  13. Lia

  14. Aitana

  15. Ximena

  16. Samantha

  17. Alma

  18. Daniela

  19. Paula

  20. Zoe

  21. Mariana

  22. Natalia

  23. Romina

  24. Julia

  25. Alana

  26. Abigail

  27. Josefina

  28. Roma

  29. Chloe

  30. Lara

  31. Clara

  32. Delfina

  33. Miranda

  34. Fernanda

  35. Celeste

  36. Guadalupe

  37. Paulina

  38. Alba

  39. Elisa

  40. Gabriela

In addition, Carla, Alessia, Alice, Manuela, Rebeca, Macarena, Amparo and Ariadna made it into the top 100 for the first time. Alana was the fastest climber, jumping up more than 50 places in rank between last year and the year before. Danna, Pilar, Alaia, Constanza, Hanna and Allison 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.

  1. Maria

  2. Noa

  3. Vega

  4. Claudia

  5. Jimena

  6. Abril

  7. Ana

  8. Laia

  9. Triana

  10. Candela

  11. Alejandra

  12. Vera

  13. Adriana

  14. Ines

  15. Marta

  16. Carlota

  17. Irene

  18. Blanca

  19. Alicia

  20. Gala


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.

  1. Isabella

  2. Juanita

  3. Carmen

  4. Angel

  5. Lula

  6. Guadalupe

  7. Liliana

  8. Yesenia

  9. Kassandra

  10. Lizbeth

  11. Maritza

  12. Susana

  13. Noemi

  14. Perla

  15. Esperanza

  16. Nayeli

  17. Lupe

  18. Araceli

  19. Dulce

  20. Lilliana

  21. Itzel

  22. Lesly

  23. Estrella

  24. Josefina

  25. Rocio

  26. America

  27. Maricela

  28. Lizette

  29. Angelita

  30. 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.

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