689 Spanish Boy Names (With Meanings & Popularity)

The perfect Latin-accented hero name to honor labor activist César Chavez.

Leon and related names like Leonardo and Leonidas are hot right now, but somehow this member of the family remains rare.

Too childlike, in addition to the objectionable association with the el niño phenomenon.

Ximen is not, as many think, the Spanish variation of Simon. It is derived from the medieval Basque name Semen (emphasis on the second syllable, but still completely unusable in the English-speaking world). It eventually gave way to many familiar Spanish names of today, including Jimeno and Ximena.

The J spelling -- both are pronounced as if they started with H -- is more common, but the X has more flair.