Popular in Catalonia Spain

This Spanish month name has been quietly used for several years now in the US.

A Spanish boy name that is especially popular in the Canary Islands.

A bright-sounding name with multicultural appeal, used regularly as a first name in Japan, Scandinavia, Latvia, and Spain.

Ainara is among the Top 100 girls' names in Spain and is just starting to take off in the US.

Very popular in Catalonia, in part because of its use by a number of pro athletes. English speakers, though, may interpret it as a "yoonek" spelling of Alex.

An obscure medieval saint's name with a smooth liquid sound. The Latin version is Andeolus.

Basque soccer star Aritz Aduriz helped propel this distinctive name -- derived from "haritz," the Basque word for "oak" -- to the Top 100 Spanish baby names.

A name sometimes used by Latino parents, perhaps relating to the popular Spanish TV mini-series of that name.

A Top 10 boys' name in Catalonia that will likely be associated with actress Jessica Biel in the US.

This saintly choice is an example of the Catalan trend for short, streamlined names.

More colorful than Blanche, but blanker than Bianca.

Possibility for a dark-haired babe.

Diminutive of Candelaria, a name derived from candle and given in honor of the festival of Candlemas, which marks the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mother.

While Charlotte and Caroline are considered stylish and classic members of the Charles family, this Germanic form peaked in the US at Number 76 in 1965. It fell out of favor in the 2010s, but recent years have seen it re-enter the Top 1000.

Carlota is the preferred version of Charlotte in Spain and Portugal, each where it ranks among the Top 50 most popular girl names. Carlotta, with two Ts, is the Italian spelling.

One of many Aidan variations — all stemming from the original Gaelic Aodhán — Eiden was the third fastest-rising boy name of 2023 and a new entry to the US Top 1000. Interestingly, despite this spelling's current success, Aidan, Aiden, Ayden, and Aden are all on the downswing.