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Hi there! I was trying to search on names of Puerto Rican origin but it doesn't offer that option in the drop-down box. Please advise! Thanks!
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You can find the top 100 names given infants of each sex in Puerto Rico between 1998 and 2007 at the Social Security website:
https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/territories.html
https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/territories.html
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And here are now also names beyond the TOP-100: https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/limits.html (The SSA now have also released namesbyterritory.zip).
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I think they generally just use Spanish names since that's the language they speak. There may be some names that are more popular in that region but I don't believe there are any names of specifically Puerto Rican origin.
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I agree, but I would have said Spanish names that work well in English, too, since Puerto Rico is U.S. territory and most residents, especially younger residents, I would imagine are bilingual. Names that are spelled the same in English or are common in the U.S. or easily pronounced here. So like, Adrian instead of Guillermo. The SSA list Dr. Evans provides bears that out.
The other thing that's popular in Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries is -lys and -lyn endings for girls, and you see that a little, but maybe not as much as some other islands. Also I've seen the "creative Y- names" be a popular theme but maybe that's more so in the Dominican & Cuba.
The other thing that's popular in Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries is -lys and -lyn endings for girls, and you see that a little, but maybe not as much as some other islands. Also I've seen the "creative Y- names" be a popular theme but maybe that's more so in the Dominican & Cuba.
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