Spanish names, by how often Americans give them
450 names in U.S. records come from Spanish, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Mateo (11,057 babies), then Santiago and Jose.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Spanish names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Mateo | 11,057 | A male given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Santiago | 7,560 | A male given name, equivalent to English James. Wiktionary |
| Jose | 3,678 | A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José. Wiktionary |
| Luis | 2,482 | A male given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Catalina | 2,456 | A female given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Carlos | 2,418 | A male given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin, in turn from the Germanic languages], equivalent to English Charles, Carl, or Karl. Wiktionary |
| Emilio | 2,397 | A male given name, equivalent to English Emil. Wiktionary |
| Diego | 2,356 | A male given name from Spanish Diego. Wiktionary |
| Alejandro | 1,842 | A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Alexander. Wiktionary |
| Andres | 1,744 | A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew. Wiktionary |
| Amaya | 1,723 | A female given name from Spanish borrowed from Spanish in the 1990s. Wiktionary |
| Ximena | 1,686 | A female given name from Spanish or Basque. Wiktionary |
| Cataleya | 1,314 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Javier | 1,252 | A male given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Maximiliano | 1,209 | A male given name, equivalent to English Maximilian. Wiktionary |
| Nayeli | 1,151 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Lola | 1,132 | A female given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Luciano | 1,118 | A male given name, equivalent to English Lucian. Wiktionary |
| Julieta | 1,086 | A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Juliet. Wiktionary |
| Francisco | 1,069 | A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis. Wiktionary |
| Jorge | 1,069 | A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English George. Wiktionary |
| Cruz | 1,040 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Leonel | 942 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Viviana | 928 | A female given name, equivalent to English Vivian, Vivien, or Vivienne. Wiktionary |
| Joaquin | 925 | A male given name from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Spanish Joaquín. Wiktionary |
| Carmen | 902 | A female given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Manuel | 860 | A male given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Cesar | 824 | A male given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Esmeralda | 823 | A female given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Fernando | 819 | A male given name from Spanish; diminutive forms Fer, Nando. Wiktionary |
| Marcelo | 798 | A male given name, equivalent to English Marcellus. Wiktionary |
| Eduardo | 778 | A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese. Wiktionary |
| Tadeo | 753 | A male given name, equivalent to English Thaddaeus or Thaddeus. Wiktionary |
| Pablo | 743 | A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Paul. Wiktionary |
| Sergio | 714 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Pedro | 684 | A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter. Wiktionary |
| Adan | 631 | A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Adam. Wiktionary |
| Anahi | 623 | A Spanish female given name from Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Rodrigo | 614 | A male given name, equivalent to English Roderick. Wiktionary |
| Marcos | 579 | A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Mark. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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