In Catalonia, there is a male name that has topped the list of most given names for three decades. Specifically, between 1990 and 2009. It is striking, however, that before 1940 and up to 1959 it was a practically residual name. For example, during the decade of 1940 to 1949 it was only given about fifty times; therefore, it is difficult to currently find a grandfather named that, while from 2000 to 2009 almost 15,000 families chose it for their babies. We are talking about the name Marc, which celebrates its name day on April 25.

Between 1996 and 1998, the Montsolís family, owners of wineries in Penedès, entered many Catalan homes through television. Nissaga de poder, the afternoon daily series on TV3, popularized a woman's name that until then was anecdotal in Catalonia: Abril. Actress Mónica López played the character of Abril Montsolís, much loved by the audience, daughter of Raimon Montsolís, the younger brother of the winery owners.

For years, the names Juan and José were given to many babies born in Catalonia, hence the popular saying "There are Juans, Josés, and donkeys in every house." But in recent decades, this trend has reversed. In the case of Josep, after a boom in the 1950s and 60s, when more than 15,000 babies were given this name, its popularity plummeted from the 2000s onward: from 2010 to 2019, only 602 babies were named Josep, and between 2010 and 2019, only 109.