The names Miguel and Maria Alice lead the ranking of the most chosen by parents to register babies born in 2022. The data were released today (20) by the National Association of Natural Person Registrars (Arpen-Brasil), which represents the registry offices civilian of the country. The preference of Brazilians has not changed among male names: Miguel, with 26,941 thousand registrations, remains the most chosen name in the country. Among the girls, Maria Alice had 24,019 records and took the lead, previously occupied by Helena, who had been leading for five years. Full details are available on the Civil Registry Transparency Portal. On the platform, it is possible to carry out searches by year throughout the national territory, in regions, states and municipalities, with the possibility of selecting simple and compound names. For Arpen-Brasil, the list of preferred names ends up being influenced by records of children of national personalities. Maria Alice is the name of the daughter of influencer Virginia Fonseca and Gael, the son of influencer Zoo and youtuber Christian Figueiredo. “These are the names that grew the most in the last year”, informed the entity. Maria Alice displaced Helena from the leadership of female names, while Gael took the national vice-leadership, displacing Arthur to the third position. Another characteristic shows the preference of Brazilians for simple and biblical names like Ravi, Noah, Theo, Liz, Eloa and Isaac. “Although they are not yet on the top 10 list, they grow year after year in the national ranking of the 50 most registered names”, highlighted Arpen-Brasil. The ten most frequent male names were: Miguel, Gael, Arthur, Heitor, Theo, Davi, Samuel, Bernardo, Gabriel and Ravi. Among the girls are Maria Alice, Helena, Alice, Laura, Maria Cecília, Cecília, Maitê, Maria Clara, Heloísa and Valentina. Last week, the BabyCenter website had already released the most chosen names in 2022, with Miguel and Helena in the lead. The ranking represents the most registered names on the digital platform. Name change Since June of this year, with Law 14.382/2022, names are no longer immutable, except in special cases such as vexatious names. Today, any adult over the age of 18 can change their name at a notary, regardless of the reason. Parents of babies can also, by consensus, change the name of the newborn within 15 days after the birth registration. According to Arpen-Brasil, 4,970 name changes were made directly at civil registry offices. To carry out the act directly at a notary, the interested party must be over 18 years old and attend the unit with their personal documents (RG and CPF). The value is the cost of a procedure, set by law, and which varies according to the federation unit. After the change, the civil registry office will communicate the change to the bodies issuing the identity document, CPF and passport, as well as to the Superior Electoral Court. If the person wants to go back on the change, he must file a lawsuit in court. In the case of changing the name and surname of the newborn, it is necessary that the parents agree, present the baby’s birth certificate and personal documents (CPF and RG). If there is no consensus between the parents, the case must be forwarded by the registry office to the competent judge. The new law expanded the list of possibilities for changing names and surnames without the need for court proceedings or the hiring of lawyers. According to Arpen-Brasil, until then, the Public Records Law allowed the change of name, which is legally known as a first name, in the first year of majority, that is, between 18 and 19 years old. Likewise, transgender and transgender people could make the change according to the decision taken by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in 2018 and regulated by the National Council of Justice (CNJ). The change was still allowed in situations involving witness protection and in cases of notorious and recognized nicknames, the latter two possibilities only with judicial authorization. The inclusion of the surname can occur in marriages, in acts of acknowledgment of paternity and maternity – biological or socio-affective –, and in cases where the parents of minor children find, together, that the original record does not reflect all family lines. The withdrawal or change of the surname can be requested by a widow, upon presentation of the spouse’s death certificate, or in case of divorce.
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