Latin American names
579 names across 14 traditions. Every name links to its own page: meaning, origin and, where the records allow it, a century of popularity.
The names of Latin America, read from both ends: the traditions that arrived (Spanish and Portuguese roots, the Italian and Welsh waves in Argentina, the German, Italian and Japanese communities of Brazil, Mexican American and Haitian families) and the official records of what parents choose today in Argentina, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Chile, Montevideo and Brazil. Every collection below links to its names; every record links to its full list.
On the records today
The official lists from this region, each with its own page. The names shown lead the latest list.
The collections
Every collection below is one tradition, with the meaning and origin of each name.
Brazil →
Argentina →
Mexico and the Caribbean
Spanish roots
Portuguese roots
Names that work in two languagesEnglish and Spanish · English and Portuguese · Spanish and Portuguese