Interestingly in January 2015 Pope Francis was in the Philippines for a papal visit.

Common female names in the philippines. Baby Names - Boys Girls Names. Coincidentally a popular Philippine TV series of the same name about an angel was aired for 6 months in 2015. Old Filipino names for girls.

Most Popular Names for Girls in Phillipines. The origin of the names below are. For example Dalisay Abaya and Umali all can be first-name options even though they are Filipino surnames.

SOPHIA and SOFIA entered in the top 10 most common names among female babies. Angelica Nicole and Andrea were also among the most popular names from 2012-2014. The end result is a large variety of names from several different cultures all of which make beautiful boy and girl names.

Sophia Taken from Zofia which means wisdom. Relatedly Angelo ranked 10th among males. These are the most popular girls names in Phillipines for 2014.

Amalia Latin for hard working. Ligaya a popular Filipino baby girl name that means happiness Lualhati an old Filipino baby girl name meaning peace and tranquility Luningning a unique Filipino baby girl name meaning brightness and brilliance Luna a baby girl name with Italian origin meaning the moon. The names Angel Princess Althea and Samantha were consistently among the most popular names for baby girls in the country from 2012-2015.

Other names in the top lists of choices by Filipinos were actually a variation of names from the root word angel The names Angela and Angeline were on the fourth and 15th place respectively among females. See our list of Filipino boys names and also the top 100 boys names across all cultures. In recent years the most popular name for girls has been Althea.