The first Catalan born in 2026 is named Ander

BarcelonaThe first Catalan baby of the year is named Ander Muñoz Adan and was born this Thursday, January 1st, 38 minutes after the New Year's chimes had been ringing. The birth took place at the Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell, the city in the Vallès region where the baby's parents live. In 2026, the first babies weren't early risers and arrived many minutes after the traditional New Year's grapes. A little after Ander, at 12:41 a.m., Sira was born at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Manresa to a couple from Sant Fruitós del Bages. At 12:49 a.m., Thais, a future resident of L'Hospitalet, arrived, weighing 3.4 kilos at birth. She was born at the Bellvitge Hospital.

In the south, Ishaqa Sawaneh was the first baby born in the Terres de l'Ebre region. He was born at 3:30 a.m. at the Virgen de la Cinta University Hospital in Tortosa, and his parents are from Roquetes. At Vall d'Hebron Hospital, the first baby born in Barcelona was welcomed at 4:48 a.m. and named Gurnawab Singh.

As the festivities and celebrations were winding down, at 7:02 a.m., Osayd Moussaoui El Airboui became the first baby born in Lleida in 2026 and will go to live with his family in Granja de Escarpe. Later that morning, at 8:28 a.m., the first baby born in Tarragona was born at the Hospital de Sant Pau i Santa Tecla and is named Marcos Galindo Domínguez. Minutes later, at 8:36 a.m., Nadir, from Calafell, was born at the Vendrell Hospital, and at 11:25 a.m., just as they were about to have their vermouth, Eiden David became the first baby in the Alt Pirineu Aran health region. He was born at the Seu d'Urgell Hospital, the town where his parents live.

For the second year in a row, the city of Sabadell has the honor of being the birthplace of the first baby of the year. In 2025 it was Nayeli, who arrived in this world as the clock struck midnight.

This symbolic recognition is awarded by the Department of Health to the first births in public hospitals (private clinics are excluded) and has become an eagerly awaited tradition at the start of the new year.