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Popular Names in Portugal

Names gathered around a shared theme.

20 namesThemed list

  1. Royal

    Catarina

    “one who is pure; virginal”

    40UncommonRising

    >99% girls

  2.  

    Miguel

    “who is like God?”

    71CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  3. Spanish · Nature

    Maria

    “of the shining sea” · “woman of the sea”

    77CommonSteady

    >99% girls

  4. Biblical

    João

    “God is gracious”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% boys

  5.  

    Joana

    Joana is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Portuguese, Albanian, Basque, Catalan, and 1 other language.

    35RareEasing

    >99% girls

  6. Spanish

    Pedro

    “as solid and strong as a rock”

    61FamiliarSteady

    >99% boys

  7.  

    Inês

    “one who is pure; chaste”

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  8. Spanish · Modern

    Tiago

    “a courageous man”

    47UncommonRising

    >99% boys

  9.  

    Ana

    “a woman graced with God's favor” · “he (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child)”

    68FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  10. Ancient Greek · Modern

    Filipe

    “fond of horses”

    12Very rareCooling

    >99% boys

  11. Ancient Greek

    Cátia

    Cátia is a feminine given name from Russian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.

    No U.S. birth series

    >99% girls

  12. Virtue

    José

    “God shall add”

    No U.S. birth series

    50% boys · 50% girls

  13. Spanish · Modern

    Filipa

    “a friend of horses”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  14. Portuguese

    Goncalo

    Goncalo is a surname from Portuguese.

    No U.S. birth series

    99% boys · 1% girls

  15.  

    Mafalda

    “one who is mighty in battle”

    0Not recently recorded

    >99% girls

  16.  

    Marco

    “dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

    64FamiliarSteady

    >99% boys

  17. Greek · Literary

    Vanessa

    “resembling a butterfly”

    63FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  18. Hebrew · Biblical

    Daniel

    “God is my judge”

    89Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  19. Latin · Place names

    Carolina

    “a joyous song; a small, strong woman”

    62FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  20. Portuguese and Spanish

    Carlos

    “a free man”

    75CommonEasing

    >99% boys

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