Mexican Baby Names
91 Mexican names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 91 baby names with a mexican feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Mexican Girl Names
Nayeli#271 in the U.S.I love youItzel#359 in the U.S.From the Mayan deity Ixchel (Ix Chel), the goddess of the moon, rainbows, and childbirth. ItzelYaretzi#672 in the U.S.From Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, meaning you will always be loved; one of the most joyXochitl#1101 in the U.S.Flower; from Nahuatl xochitl (flower, blossom)Yaneli#1206 in the U.S.God is gracious; beloved of GodXitlali#1234 in the U.S.Star, shining star in the skyGuadalupe#1248 in the U.S.River of black stones; from Arabic wad (river) + Latin lupus (wolf) — a hybrid place name appliAlitzel#1382 in the U.S.Possibly from Nahuatl, incorporating -xitl or -tzel elements; exact meaning uncertain; used as Aranza#1486 in the U.S.From the blackthorn tree; place name from Basque originAritzel#1518 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage — echoing Aritz ('an oak', Basque) and the -tzel ending of Itzel/MaritzItzayana#1637 in the U.S.Rainbow woman; related to Itzamna, the supreme Mayan deityItzae#3047 in the U.S.Origin uncertainXitlaly#3097 in the U.S.Star; X-spelled variant of Citlali, from Nahuatl citlalli, 'star'Yetzali#3210 in the U.S.A modern Nahuatl-influenced/Latina name, often glossed 'rebirth' or 'blossom; eternal flower'; Quetzalli#3240 in the U.S.Precious feather, quetzal plume; the classical Nahuatl spelling quetzalli, the treasure-word ofQuetzali#3508 in the U.S.Precious feather, quetzal plume; from Nahuatl quetzalli, the emerald tail feather that meant 'tYadira#3900 in the U.S.Of uncertain origin; a twentieth-century Mexican favorite, with proposed but unproven links to Yaretzy#4064 in the U.S.Variant of Yaretzi, a modern Mexican name popularly glossed 'you will always be loved' and attrAmairany#4175 in the U.S.Modern Mexican coinage, a spelling of Amairani, of uncertain formation — popular accounts conneAtzi#4275 in the U.S.Rain or water; a modern Mexican name from Nahuatl, linked to atl, 'water', and commonly glossedKetzaly#4303 in the U.S.Precious feather; K-spelled variant of Quetzali/Quetzalli, from Nahuatl quetzalli, the emerald Vianey#4346 in the U.S.From the surname of St. Jean-Marie Vianney, the Curé of Ars, adopted as a girls' given name in Naylea#4631 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Nayeli (often glossed 'I love you', Zapotec) and Naya/Lea; no single fCitlalli#5006 in the U.S.From Nahuatl citlalli, 'a star'Iyari#5148 in the U.S.From the Huichol (Wixárika) iyari, 'the heart; one's soul, memory, and life-essence'Xochi#5231 in the U.S.A short form of Xochitl — from Nahuatl xochitl, 'a flower; a blossom'Dalzary#5280 in the U.S.Modern Mexican coinage of undocumented origin, part of the country's creative invented-name traYatzil#6102 in the U.S.From Yucatec Mayan yatzil, 'love, the loving one; mercy, beloved'Zyanya#6115 in the U.S.From the Zapotec/Nahuatl, commonly given as 'forever; always; eternally' (the precise gloss varDarleth#6175 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage — echoing Darlene/'darling' ('dearly loved', English) with a -leth endiJatziry#6662 in the U.S.A modern Mexican name, widely cited as 'a star' (sometimes linked to a Nahuatl-influenced coinaNallely#6753 in the U.S.From Nayeli/Nallely — often linked to Zapotec, 'I love you; one who is loved'; the etymology isAhtziri#6841 in the U.S.From the Purépecha (Mexican Indigenous), Atziri, variously 'a flower; jasmine' (and linked to aItzamara#6952 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage joining an Itza- element (Nahuatl/Maya itz, 'dew; obsidian') with -maraJatziri#6964 in the U.S.From Purépecha/Nahuatl-rooted Jatziri, often glossed 'a flower bud; the sprouting maize' (the gAmeyali#7159 in the U.S.From Nahuatl ameyalli, 'a fountain; a spring; a source of water'Xiadani#7469 in the U.S.From the Zapotec (Mexican), 'the flower that arrives; a blooming flower' (linked to xtnia/dani,Erandi#7604 in the U.S.From the Purepecha (Michoacan, Mexico) Erandi — 'the dawn; the morning; a flower that opens at Yareni#7868 in the U.S.From a Zapotec/Mexican Indigenous element — variously glossed 'a beloved gift', 'the people', oZarahi#7876 in the U.S.A modern Mexican name — possibly linked to the Hebrew Zerah, 'a dawning, a shining', or a NahuaZyani#7884 in the U.S.A form of Zyanya — from the Nahuatl, traditionally glossed 'forever; always; eternally'; sourceYoali#7916 in the U.S.From Nahuatl yohualli, 'night; the night'; also used as a modern coinage; routes layeredJaretssi#8070 in the U.S.Likely a spelling variant of Yaretzi, a name of Nahuatl origin used in Mexico and Latin AmericaNayely#8210 in the U.S.A spelling of Nayeli — from Nahuatl (Zapotec), commonly given as 'I love you' or 'a beloved oneJaretzy#8575 in the U.S.A spelling of Yaretzi — from Nahuatl, 'you will always be loved'Itzell#8662 in the U.S.Itzell is a modern spelling of Itzel, a name much used in Mexico and among Mexican-American famNaiyeli#8711 in the U.S.A spelling of Nayeli — from the Zapotec (Mexico), variously 'I love you' or 'a hill'; routes laXitlalli#8833 in the U.S.A spelling of Citlali — from Nahuatl citlalli, 'a star'Itzayanna#9105 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage joining an Itza- element (Nahuatl/Maya itz, 'dew; obsidian') with -ayanDebanhy#10292 in the U.S.A modern coinage popular in Mexico, often read as a reworking of Bethany or a blend on the Deb-Erandy#10496 in the U.S.A Mexican name from the Purépecha (Tarascan) Eranducuecua/Eréndira tradition, tied to a purple Yexalen#11031 in the U.S.A modern coinage popular in Mexican families, sometimes styled with a Nahuatl flavor (the X- soAtzari#11188 in the U.S.A modern Mexican name of Nahuatl inspiration, near Atziri/Athziri; sometimes read as 'dew' or 'Eztli#11256 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl eztli, 'blood' — a name from the Aztec tradition, connoting life-force and linItzely#11474 in the U.S.A modern extension of Itzel, a Mayan name often read as 'rainbow lady' or linked to Ixchel, a MNayelie#11627 in the U.S.A spelling of Nayeli, a name of Zapotec origin often glossed as 'I love you.' The -ie ending isNayali#11809 in the U.S.A variant of Nayeli, a name of Zapotec origin often glossed as 'I love you.' Used in Mexico andQuetzally#11871 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl quetzalli, 'precious feather; the resplendent quetzal bird' — a symbol of beauYatziry#11896 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Yaretzi/Yatziri — from the Nahuatl, 'you will always be loved; the one who iAthziri#12077 in the U.S.A modern Mexican name of Nahuatl inspiration, near Atziri/Atzhiri, often read as 'dew; drop of Yohali#12080 in the U.S.A modern Mexican girl's name, sometimes connected to the Nahuatl yohualli, 'night,' and sometimYohaly#12081 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Yohali, a modern Mexican girl's name occasionally linked to the Nahuatl yYaritzy#12133 in the U.S.A spelling of Yaritza/Yaretzi, a popular Latin American name often linked (in folk tradition) tJaretzi#12458 in the U.S.A spelling of Yaretzi — from Nahuatl, 'you will always be loved'Nayela#13032 in the U.S.Nayela reads as a variant of Nayeli, a name popular in Mexico and often said to come from ZapotSugey#13265 in the U.S.Sugey (also Sujey) is a modern Mexican-Spanish girls' name, generally a short form of Sugheidy Aketzali#13272 in the U.S.A name drawn from the Nahuatl (Aztec) quetzalli, 'precious feather; quetzal plume' — a treasureAmeyalli#13313 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl ameyalli, 'a fountain; a spring/well of water'Yalitza#13371 in the U.S.A modern Mexican given name with no settled etymology. It follows the -itza pattern seen in namYatzari#13376 in the U.S.A modern Mexican coinage sitting beside Yatziri and Yaretzi — names often given Nahuatl-flavoreCitali#13799 in the U.S.A form of Citlali (Citlalli), from the Nahuatl citlalin, 'star' — a name of the Aztec and widerItayetzi#13873 in the U.S.A modern Mexican coined name in the Nahuatl/Itzel-and-Yaretzi style, of uncertain meaning; routItzayani#14117 in the U.S.Itzayani belongs to the Itzayana/Itzel family of modern Mexican names that borrow the itz- openNadxheli#14397 in the U.S.Nadxheli comes from Zapotec, an Indigenous language of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, and is widelySheccid#14968 in the U.S.A Mexican given name whose currency comes from the novels of Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sanchez, where SNayelii#16922 in the U.S.A doubled-i spelling of Nayeli, a Latin American name often linked to a Zapotec phrase, 'I loveYoatzi#17203 in the U.S.A modern Mexican coined name in the Nahuatl/Yaretzi style, of uncertain meaning; routes uncertaItzaniA Nahuatl-styled name echoing Itzel ('rainbow; dewdrop') and the itz- element (as in Itzamna);
Mexican Boy Names
Itzae#2621 in the U.S.From Maya itz (sacred essence, magic, dew), linked to the Itza people; interpreted as enchantedNecalli#4654 in the U.S.From Nahuatl necalli, 'battle, combat, a skirmish'Iktan#6596 in the U.S.From Maya Itzamna/Itzam-related roots — often glossed 'a wise one; a sage'; the gloss varies; aCuauhtemoc#6887 in the U.S.From Nahuatl cuauhtli, 'an eagle', plus temo, 'to descend'; 'the descending eagle' — the name oTlaloc#7632 in the U.S.From Nahuatl Tlaloc — the Aztec god of rain, water, and fertility; variously 'he who makes thinTenoch#8183 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl (Aztec), 'prickly-pear/cactus fruit on a stone' (tetl, 'stone', + nochtli, 'prXolo#8223 in the U.S.A short form tied to the Nahuatl Xolotl, an Aztec deity linked to lightning and the underworld,Chalino#9104 in the U.S.A Mexican Spanish pet form — variously a diminutive of Rosalino or Marcelino; the exact source Tonatiuh#10574 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl (Aztec), 'the sun' — the name of Tonatiuh, the Aztec sun god; we note the deitEztli#11097 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl (Aztec) eztli, 'blood; life-force' (a symbol of life, sacrifice, and vitality Orbelin#11916 in the U.S.A given name seen in Mexican and Mexican-American families; its origin is unclear — possibly a Yunuen#14172 in the U.S.A name from the Purepecha people of Michoacan in Mexico, also the name of an island in Lake PatAtziFrom the Nahuatl atl ('water') family, Atzi is read as 'rain' -- a short nature name from the A
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Popular Mexican baby names include Nayeli, Itzel, Yaretzi, Xochitl, Yaneli, Xitlali. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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