Portuguese Baby Names
Names recorded as Portuguese in origin. Many are the Portuguese forms of Latin classics, and Brazilian usage keeps several of them prominent in the Americas.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Man, through Charles | 2,418#150 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Brave ruler, through Richard | 833#380 | Down 41 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Frenchman | 1,069#322 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Farmer or earthworker, through George | 1,069#323 | Down 47 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Wealthy guardian, through Edward | 778#410 | Down 82 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Stone; rock | 684#455 | Down 44 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Form of Marcus, probably connected with Mars | 862#370 | Up 23 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
Probably related to Mars | 579#517 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Christian | 128#1,622 | Down 327 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Saviour | 341#756 | Down 55 rank positions in five years | 1992 | ||
Friend of horses | 244#955 | Down 83 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Probably traveller; later associated with blessed | 120#1,704 | Up 41 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Light | 1,139#273 | Up 133 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Noble wolf | 83#1,887 | Down 286 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
French or Frankish woman | 56#2,969 | Up 447 rank positions in five years | 1928 | ||
To repel, through Ἀλέξανδρος | 67#2,148 | Down 469 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Feminine form of Emiliano | 344#789 | Up 361 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A female wood-deity, through Silvāna | 47#3,338 | Up 1,096 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
God is gracious, through João | 121#1,471 | Up 459 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Man, through Charles | —Unranked | — | 1986 | ||
Famous + battle, fight, through *Hlūdahildiz | —Unranked | — | 1924 | ||
Frenchman | —Unranked | — | 1990 | ||
Diminutive of Francisco | —Unranked | — | 1977 | ||
Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition | 49#2,672 | Up 962 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Brave ruler, through Richard | —Unranked | — | 1986 | ||
Farmer or earthworker, through George | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
Variant of Diamanto | —Unranked | — | 1947 | ||
Stone; rock | —Unranked | — | 1986 | ||
Wealthy guardian, through Edward | —Unranked | — | 1991 | ||
Form of Marcus, probably connected with Mars | —Unranked | — | 1978 | ||
Of or pertaining to Mārcus or Mārcius, Marcian, through Mārciāna | 5#16,401 | new | 2009 | ||
Christian | —Unranked | — | 1987 | ||
Saviour | —Unranked | — | 1987 | ||
Probably related to Mars | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
To repel, through Ἀλέξανδρος | —Unranked | — | 1989 | ||
Friend of horses | —Unranked | — | 1993 | ||
Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition | 10#9,978 | Up 3,234 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
French or Frankish woman | —Unranked | — | 1927 | ||
Probably traveller; later associated with blessed | —Unranked | — | 1988 | ||
Noble wolf | —Unranked | — | 1986 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Names are included when their documented origin matches Portuguese. The list shows up to 100 names for each sex, ordered by current popularity. Origin records are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); coverage reflects documented records, not every name in the language. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.