Overview
- INE figures show 3,325 newborn girls were named Sofía and 3,289 boys were named Mateo in 2024, making them the most frequent names nationwide.
- Lucía and Hugo were displaced from last year’s top spots, with Mía and Álvaro entering the national top 10 as Daniel and Paula dropped out.
- Spain registered 318,005 births in 2024, a 0.8% decrease from 2023, according to the Movimiento Natural de la Población release.
- Regional rankings differ: Madrid counted 640 Mateos and 628 Sofías, Castilla y León kept Lucía as the leading girls’ name, Extremadura favored Manuel for boys and Lucía for girls, and the Valencian Community recorded Mateo (389) and Sofía (411) as No. 1.
- Analysts cite a tilt toward brief, easy-to-pronounce names that work across languages, influenced by fashion, media, celebrities and social networks.