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Martín and Alejandro are new additions to the top-10 most popular boy names chosen by Latino parents in 2014, BabyCenter en Español reports.
The top girl and boy baby names remained Sofía and Santiago.
For boys, Martín debuted on the top-10 most popular boys’ names, and Alejandro returned to No. 4 after falling out of the top-10.
For girls, Emma climbed a few spots and Luciana dropped.
Here’s the top-10 (see the top-100 girls and boys):
Girls: Sofía, Isabella, Valentina, Emma, Camila, Valeria, Victoria, Martina, Ximena, Luciana
Boys: Santiago, Mateo, Sebastián, Alejandro, Matías, Diego, Samuel, Nicolás, Daniel, Martín
What inspired Latino parents to choose these baby names?
Most parents said, according to a survey, they “just liked the name,” its meaning, or its originality.
Parents also were inspired by religion, recent events like the World Cup in Brazil (Martín Casillas Carbonero is the name of the first child of Spanish soccer player Iker Casillas and journalist Sara Carbonero), celebrities (like Colombian actress Sofía Vergara), and several Anglo-origin names.
“Latino parents are torn between two extremes: traditional names, which are often influenced by the Bible, and names inspired by celebrities, who have become a constant presence in our hyper-connected lives, thanks to the 24-hour Internet news cycle,” said Isidra Mencos, editorial director of BabyCenter en Español. Each year we see pop culture gaining ground in baby names.”
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