The term Latin American, of course, takes in a number of countries and cultures, with both shared name histories and trends and distinctly individual ones. The names in Portuguese-speaking Brazil are, for example, quite different from those in the various Spanish-speaking cultures.  Some currently popular names prove to be international favorites: right now, the biblical Benjamin is the top name in both Argentina and Chile, and the U.S. Number 1 Jacob is also found at Number 2 in Argentina.

　　Here are some attractive names gleaned from the available lists of recently or currently popular choices in some Latin American countries that might be unfamiliar in el Norte, but are still eminently adoptable.

　　Girl Names

　　Abril—Uruguay

　　Adriana—Puerto Rico

　　Agustina–Uruguay

　　Alanis—Puerto Rico

　　Alondra—Number 1 in Puerto Rico; Mexico

　　Ana Paula—Uruguay

　　Ana—Brazil

　　Antonella—Chile

　　Beatriz—Brazil

　　Belén–Chile

　　Camila—Mexico

　　Constanza—Chile

　　Dalian—Cuba

　　Dalila—Cuba

　　Daris—Cuba

　　Dulce Maria—Puerto Rico

　　Dunia–Cuba

　　Emilia—Chile

　　Esmeralda–Mexico

　　Fernanda—Chile

　　Florencia —Number 1 in Uruguay; Chile

　　Gisel—Cuba

　　Ignacia—Chile

　　Ines—Cuba

　　Isidora—Chile

　　Javiera—Chile

　　Jazmin—Argentina

　　Josefa—Chile

　　Kamila/Camila—Puerto Rico

　　Kenia—Cuba

　　Leticia—Brazil

　　Liliam—Cuba

　　Lisandra—Cuba

　　Maria Fernanda— Number 1 in Mexico

　　Mariana—Brazil, Mexico

　　Marisol—Mexico

　　Martina (Number 1 in Chile), Argentina

　　Micaela—Uruguay

　　Morena–Argentina

　　Pía–Chile

　　Romina—Mexico

　　Safia—Cuba

　　Silvana—Cuba

　　Sofia—Chile, Mexico

　　Valentina —Number 1 in Argentina; Chile

　　Valeria—Mexico, Puerto Rico

　　Vitória—Brazil

　　Ximena—Mexico

　　Yanela—Cuba

　　Yasmin—Brazil

　　Yeny–Cuba

　　Boy Names

　　Adrian—Puerto Rico

　　Agustin—Argentina

　　Alejandro–Mexico

　　Alvaro—Cuba

　　Ángel Gabriel–Mexico

　　Angel—Numner 1 in Puerto Rico

　　Bastián —Chile

　　Bautista—Argentina

　　Benjamin— Number 1 in Argentina, Chile

　　Bruno—Uruguay

　　Carlos—Puerto Rico

　　Cristóbal–Chile

　　Daniel–Mexico

　　Davi—Brazil

　　Diego—Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico

　　Eduardo—Mexico

　　Emiliano—Mexico

　　Ernesto—Cuba

　　Ezequiel—Argentina

　　Felipe—Chile

　　Francisco—Chile, Uraguay

　　Guilherme—Brazil

　　Gustavo—Brazil

　　Ignacio—Argentina

　　Javier—Chile

　　João (Number 1 in Brazil)

　　Joaquin—Argentina, Chile

　　Kauã—Brazil

　　Lautaro–Argentina

　　Leonardo—Mexico

　　Leondanis —Cuba

　　Luis Ángel–Mexico

　　Luis—Puerto Rico

　　Luiz—Brazil

　　Martin—Chile

　　Mateo—Argentina, Uruguay

　　Matheus–Brazil

　　Matías—Number 1 in Uruguay; Argentina, Chile

　　Maximiliano–Chile

　　Miguel—Brazil, Mexico

　　Reinier—Cuba

　　Rodolfo—Cuba

　　Rodrigo—Mexico, Uruguay

　　Rolando—Cuba

　　Romario—Cuba

　　Santiago —Number 1 in Mexico; Argentina, Uruguay

　　Santino—Argentina

　　Sebastián—Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico

　　Solen—Cuba

　　Thiago–Argentina

　　Tomás–Chile

　　Valder—Cuba

　　Valentino—Argentina

　　Vicente—Chile

　　Vitór–Brazil

　　Yadiel –Puerto Rico

　　Yoan—Cuba