What are the most common names in Extremadura?

Extremadura continues betting on tradition. At least that is how it is reflected in the most used names in the population of Extremadura. The most frequent of residents in the provinces of Extremadura in 2021 were Manuel in Badajoz (16,233) and Antonio in Cáceres (5,256), and among women the most frequent name was María in both provinces (12,295 in Badajoz and 5,519 in Cáceres). , according to data from the Statistics Institute of Extremadura (IEEX).

The second most frequent female name in the two provinces is María del Carmen (9,542 in Badajoz and 5,185 in Cáceres). The next on the list in the province of Badajoz are Carmen (7,144), Antonia (7,129) and Isabel (6,592), while in the province of Cáceres they are Isabel (2,953); María del Pilar (2,763) and María de los Ángeles (2,528).

In men, in addition to those mentioned, the following most frequent names are Antonio (14,798), Francisco (11,137), José (10,068) and Juan (6,926) in the province of Badajoz; and in the province of Cáceres Manuel (4,202), Francisco (4,117), José (3,809) and David (3,446).

Regarding first surnames, the most frequent among residents of Extremadura were García, González and Sánchez in the province of Badajoz; and Sánchez, García and Martín in Cáceres.

Less frequent

The Institute of Statistics of Extremadura, the body belonging to the Board, has published this Tuesday the information prepared on the most frequent surnames and names based on the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics and whose last update (with data up to 1 January 2021) has appeared this Tuesday. This report is a sociological sample of the country.

In Extremadura, tradition continues to rule by a landslide and practically the table is dominated by the most popular and traditional names (many of virgins and saints), although they are already beginning to share space with others that are more diverse, original and multicultural. In the table, in the final section, some are collected such as Luna, Nayara, Yanira, Mireya, Indira, Samara, Selene, Zahira, Yasmina, Salma, Naima, Khadija, Evelyn, Yadira, Idaira, Mayra, Aya, Nicole, Malika , Fatiha, Yasira, Yanet, Lya, Uxue, Jenara, Duna or Aria, among the women.

Among the men, Mohammed, Youssef, Dylan, Abdelkader, Rachid, Said, Ali, Yahya, Ayoub, Mustapha, Abderrahim, Ian, Hassan, Ayoub, Kilian and Nelson are beginning to play frequently.

Newly born

However, something is changing and other names are preferred for newborns. Among the babies who came into the world in 2020, Martín and Lucía predominate in Badajoz, and Alejandro and Martina in Cáceres.

That year also appear in the statistics Luna, Malak and Chloé for girls in Cáceres, while Joel, Dylan and Liam among boys in that province. In Badajoz, for those born that year, Liam, Erick and Dylan were also registered for boys, while Luna, Mia and Chloé, among others, were used for girls.