Baby-name inspiration can come from just about anywhere, with some parents looking to beloved celebrities and the characters they play for ideas. For those expectant parents looking for a name that honours their child's — or their own — Latinx heritage and also has some famous flair, we've rounded up some of our favourite Spanish baby names [1] inspired by Latinx celebrities, their children, and the characters they've brought to life.
Keep scrolling to see our favourites, and prepare to add a few of them to your name list!
Famous Spanish Baby Names
A
Aarón (Díaz)
Adamari (López)
Alaïa (Adamari López and Tony Costa's daughter)
Alejandro (Iñárritu)
Amada (Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling's daughter [3])
Ana (Real Women Have Curves)
Andrea (Londo)
Anita (West Side Story)
Anthony (Ramos)
Antonio (Banderas)
Ariela (Barer)
B
Benicio (Del Toro)
Betty (Ugly Betty)
Blanca (Orange Is the New Black [4])
C
Camila (Mendes)
Carla (Scrubs)
Carlos (PenaVega)
Carmen (Spy Kids)
Cierra (Ramirez)
Coco (Coco)
D
Dante (Juanes's son)
Desi (Arnaz)
Diego (Boneta)
Dora (Dora the Explorer)
E
Elena (One Day at a Time)
Elvira (Oscar Isaac's daughter [5])
Emme (Jennifer Lopez [6] and Marc Anthony's daughter [7])
Enrique (Iglesias)
Emeralda (Eva Mendes [8] and Ryan Gosling [9]'s daughter)
Ernesto (Coco)
Eva (Mendes)
F
Francia (Raísa)
Francisco (Lin-Manuel Miranda's son [10])
Frida (Kahlo)
G
Gabriel (Soto)
Gaby (Espino)
Gina (Rodriguez)
Gloria (Modern Family)
H
Héctor (Elizondo)
Hugo (LOST)
I
Imelda (Coco)
Isabela (Moner)
Isadora (Chayanne's daughter)
J
Javier (Bardem)
Jencarlos (Canela)
Jennifer (Lopez)
Joaquin (Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos's son [11])
Jorge (Garcia)
Juan (Ozuna's son [12])
L
Leo (Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem's son [13])
Lin-Manuel (Miranda)
Lola (Kelly Ripa [14] and Mark Consuelos's daughter)
Lorenzo (Chayanne's son)
Lucia (Ricky Martin's daughter [15])
Luis (Fonsi)
Luna (Juanes's daughter)
M
Maritza (Orange Is the New Black)
Matías (Nacho Mendoza's son)
Mauricio (Ochmann)
Miguel (Nacho Mendoza's son)
Miranda (Lizzie McGuire)
Mya (Nacho Mendoza's daughter)
N
Natanael (Cano)
Natasha (Alex Rodriguez's daughter [16])
Naya (Rivera)
O
Oscar (Isaac)
P
Pablo (Anuel's son)
Paloma (Juanes's daughter)
Pedro (Pascal)
Penélope (Cruz)
R
Ricky (I Love Lucy)
Rico (Rodriguez)
Rodrigo (Santoro)
Rosa (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Rosario (Dawson)
Rosita (The Walking Dead [17])
S
Salma (Hayek)
Santana (Glee)
Santiago (Nacho Mendoza's son)
Sebastian (America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams's son [18])
Selena (Gomez)
Sofía (Vergara)
V
Valentine (Salma Hayek's daughter [19])
Vida (Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves's daughter [20])
Z
Zoe (Saldana)