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Reniec Publishes Peru’s Christmas-Linked Name Roll With Official Counts

The dataset underscores the dominance of religious naming traditions in Peru, with only a scattering of rare novelty entries.

Pavo, Guirnalda, Duende y Brindis: Reniec publica lista de nombres de peruanos inspirados en la Navidad
curiosos nombres de los peruanos alusivos a la Navidad
Datos del Reniec revelan que María, José, Ángel, Noel y hasta Navidad forman parte del registro de nombres vinculados a la celebración. (Foto: freepik.es)

Overview

  • Reniec released an official list on December 24 detailing Peruvian names tied to Christmas along with their registered counts.
  • Top entries include María at 1,205,888, José at 812,788 and Jesús at 435,326, highlighting the prevalence of faith-driven naming.
  • Other frequent traditional names include Ángeles (359,586), Belén (56,276), José María (43,222), Natividad (38,352), Gaspar (30,955), Baltazar (34,901), Melchor (14,874) and Noel (11,710).
  • Rare festive choices appear infrequently, such as Reno (67), Guirnalda (16), Elfo (11), Christmas (8), Pavo (2) and a single record for Merry Christmas.
  • Reniec framed the release with a seasonal message on social media — “Diciembre no solo trae fe y regalos: también identificación” — and reports cite more than two million entries across the listed names.