The Statistics Office of the Valencia City Council has published the following information the most common names among babies born in 2023. Among girls, the most chosen names in the last year were Sofía, Olivia, Lucía, Emma and Martina. For boys, the most frequent names were Mateo, Marc, Martín, Leo and Pablo.
A total of 71 of the 2,735 girls born in 2023 bear this name, Sofia, representing an increase of 7.5% compared to 2022, according to data from the Valencia City Council. Olivia was the second most popular name with 58 girls, followed by Lucía with 56, Emma with 45 and Martina with 44.
For boys, Matthew was the most popular name, with 71 of the 2,834 born in 2023, an increase of 3.4% over the previous year. Other popular names were Marc (63), Martin (58), Leo (49) and Paul (42).
Among girls, names like Maria and Aitana have declined significantly in popularity, falling from 6th to 26th and from3rd to 13th place, respectively. Valerie dropped from 4th to 8th place, while Emma moved up one position.
Names such as Leo and Martín have remained among the most popular, as have Álvaro and Alejandro. Less common ones such as Greta have also gained in popularity.
These and other statistics can be consulted in the statistical yearbook of the Valencia City Council.