Argentina
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning silvery; the silver country.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Argentina by the numbers
Argentina was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 1925, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Argentina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Angelinaangel; messenger; feminine form of Angelo1,550 in the US (2017)
- Agustinamajestic or venerable; a form of augustina17 in the US (2017)
- Augustinadignified, venerable; feminine form of Augustinus16 in the US (2017)
- Agostinamajestic, venerable; feminine form of augustus6 in the US (2017)
- Angellinamessenger; a form of Angela5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Argentina, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Argentina
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