100 Most Popular Latino Baby Names



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 ...

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Poll: Hispanic Moms Use Social Media, Mobile Technology…But Are Not All Alike



Hispanic moms are heavy users of social media and mobile technology, but there are differences in how they view themselves, according to a new poll, MediaPost reports. The poll, by BabyCenter (in English here or Spanish here), suggests that U.S. Hispanic women are a diverse group that can't be treated as a single market segment. The poll's key findings include: All Hispanic Moms are Not Alike—The poll shows four acculturation segments: complete acculturation (21%), high (40%), moderate (23%), and low (16%). Most completely-acculturated Hispanics view themselves as American, while most low-acculturated Hispanics view themselves as a Latino immigrant. Hispanic Moms are Social—Moderate, high, and completely acculturated Hispanic moms are using the same social media as the ...

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