Once again it has remained showed that the football and the FC Barcelona are not extraneous to the society thanks to the last ranking that the Generalitat has made public on the born babies in 2020. According to the Idescat (Institut d'Statistical of Catalonia), the name of Jan -with clear links with the president of the Barça, Joan Laporta- and the one of Leo -with reference to Lionel Messi-, went two of the most sued names by the parents for his recently born men during the past year.
'Leo', that traditionally occupied the first places of the podium, has seen ousted in this opportunity by 'Jan', that rises of the fourth until the second position, whereas the name of battery of the considered like better player of the world descended until the fifth position. Something unthinkable for 2019.
It fits to highlight that the name of the Argentinian star was the most put second in 2019, and at present keeps the first position in regions like the Baix Llobregat, the Baix Penedès, the Garraf or the Montsià. The result of the quoted study has surprised of big way, although it is possible that the tendency revierta this 2021.
As it has come being usual in the last years, Marc was the most put name with 479 boys, followed of Jan with 451, Pol with 433, Nil with 432 and of Leo with 422. Likewise, in the case of the feminine names Júlia was the one who had more tug in the 2020, with a total of 467, followed of the of Emma (443) and Martina (441).
Consequences of the burofax?
The descent of 5,9% of the births in Catalonia, of the 60.958 until the 57.899, could be one of the causes of the descent of the use of the name of Leo, that happened of the 500 boys to the 422, but his fall has stressed of way more important that in the others names that appear in the first places of the list.
A factor that could explain this more accused descent is the request of Messi to go out of the Barça during the past market of summer with the already famous burofax, something that could have thrown backwards to some parents in the election of the name of his recently born. Although, if Messi renews with the Barcelona club and finishes winning besides his seventh Balloon of Gold, is likely that there are more babies that are appointed with the name of the Argentinian star.