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Most Popular Baby Names in Portugal (2016)

Official birth-registry rankings — Maria and Santiago take the top spots. Every name links to its full meaning, origin, and popularity history.

Maria#1 Girl Name
Santiago#1 Boy Name
2016Data Year

About this data: Full civil-registry name lists are published for 2014-2017. Later years cover only the official top 20 per gender, which is too thin for a ranked list page.

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Top 300 Girl Names

#NameTrendMeaning
1MariaMaria means "of the sea" or "beloved," derived from the Latin name Maria, which likely stems from the Hebrew …
2Matilde▲ 1Matilde derives from the Germanic elements "maht" (might, strength) and "hild" (battle), meaning "mighty in b…
3Leonor▼ 1Leonor derives from the Old Provençal name Alienor, likely from a Germanic root meaning "other" or "foreign,"…
4Carolina▲ 1Carolina is the feminine form of Carolus, derived from the Germanic name Charles, ultimately from the Germani…
5Beatriz▼ 1Beatriz derives from the Latin name Beatrix, which comes from the word "beatus" meaning "blessed" or "happy."…
6MarianaMariana is derived from the Latin name Marianus, which is based on Marius, ultimately stemming from Mars, the…
7AnaAna means "grace" or "favor" and derives from the Hebrew name Hannah (חנה), which comes from the root word "h…
8Sofia▲ 1The given name 'Sofia' means 'wisdom' and its linguistic root is Greek, derived from the word 'σοφία' (sophia…
9InesNEWInes is derived from the Greek name Inés, which comes from the root "hagnos" meaning "pure" or "chaste," and …
10Margarida▼ 2Margarida means "pearl" and derives from Latin "margarita," which came from Greek "margarites," ultimately tr…
11Francisca▲ 1Francisca is the feminine form of Francis, derived from the Latin "Franciscus," which means "Frenchman" or "f…
12Lara▼ 2Lara derives from the Latin name Larissa or the Roman household god Lares, meaning "cheerful" or "protector o…
13Laura▼ 2The name Laura derives from the Latin "laurea," meaning "laurel" or "laurel wreath," symbolizing victory and …
14AliceThe given name 'Alice' is derived from the Germanic word 'alis,' meaning 'noble' or 'kind,' and is related to…
15Joana▼ 2Joana is the feminine form of Joannes, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "God is grac…
16Clara▼ 1Clara derives from the Latin name Clarus, meaning "bright," "clear," or "famous," rooted in the Latin adjecti…
17Diana▼ 1Diana derives from the Latin name Diana, meaning "divine" or "heavenly," rooted in the Proto-Indo-European wo…
18MadalenaMadalena means "woman from Magdala" and derives from the Hebrew name Magdalit, referring to a woman from the …
19Mara▲ 2Mara means "bitter" or "star of the sea" and derives from Hebrew (מָרָה, Mara) and Latin (Mara, related to "m…
20Luana▼ 3Luana derives from Hawaiian roots, combining "lu" (peaceful) and "ana" (cave), meaning "peaceful cave" or alt…
21Benedita▲ 4
22ConstancaNEW
23Mafalda▼ 4
24Iris▲ 70
25Bianca▼ 5
26Sara▼ 4
27Camila▼ 4
28Gabriela
29Rita▼ 5
30Eva▼ 4
31LeticiaNEW
32Carlota▼ 5
33VitoriaNEW
34LuisaNEW
35Ema▼ 4
36Catarina▼ 7
37Ariana▼ 5
38Yasmin▼ 5
39Yara▼ 9
40Carminho▼ 3
41AliciaNEW
42Miriam▼ 6
43VictoriaNEW
44Marta▼ 10
45Rafaela▼ 10
46Luena▲ 9
47NuriaNEW
48JuliaNEW
49Helena▼ 9
50Kyara▼ 1
51Valentina▼ 3
52BarbaraNEW
53Isabel▼ 8
54Nicole▼ 13
55Daniela▼ 11
56Bruna▼ 13
57Lia▼ 10
58JessicaNEW
59Melissa▼ 20
60Noa▼ 9
61Iara▼ 23
62Teresa▼ 16
63Raquel▼ 13
64Filipa▼ 22
65EricaNEW
66Isis▼ 14
67Mia▼ 8
68Luna▼ 15
69MelanieNEW
70Caetana▼ 8
71Alexandra▼ 11
72Juliana▼ 16
73Pilar▼ 16
74Kelly▼ 20
75DeboraNEW
76Adriana▼ 12
77AureaNEW
78Aurora▼ 5
79Isabela▼ 14
80OliviaNEW
81Soraia▼ 18
82Eduarda▼ 24
83Lorena▼ 17
84AmeliaNEW
85EmiliaNEW
86Naiara▼ 18
87Frederica▼ 1
88Irina▼ 27
89Renata▼ 14
90Anita▼ 11
91Larissa▲ 5
92ChloeNEW
93Emma▼ 22
94NadiaNEW
95Petra▼ 21
96Sarah▼ 19
97Tatiana▼ 21
98Vera▼ 10
99Julieta▼ 21
100Mayara▼ 10
101SalomeNEW
102SamiraNEW
103Fabiana▼ 31
104PatriciaNEW
105RebecaNEW
106Aline▼ 22
107Liliana▼ 12
108Paloma▼ 41
109Simone▼ 22
110Andreia▼ 40
111Luciana▼ 42
112LuzNEW
113Naïr▼ 33
114DalilaNEW
115Isabella▼ 32
116Ester▼ 31
117LuciaNEW
118ErikaNEW
119Flor▼ 37
120Safira▼ 28
121AngelaNEW
122AnnaNEW
123ClaudiaNEW
124Elisa▼ 26
125MonicaNEW
126Rosa▼ 35
127AbigailNEW
128FatimaNEW
129AlanaNEW
130CarlaNEW
131Sophia▼ 31
132RosarinhoNEW
133Bia▼ 44
134MicaelaNEW
135ElianaNEW
136EmilyNEW
137Maiara▼ 44
138Raissa▼ 39
139CarmoNEW
140DaniaNEW
141MarisaNEW
142AlexiaNEW
143AmaliaNEW
144CintiaNEW
145SerenaNEW
146TamaraNEW
147VanessaNEW
148VivianeNEW
149CarinaNEW
150ClarisseNEW
151DeniseNEW
152ElianeNEW
153LaisNEW
154Violeta▼ 57
155RuteNEW
156FlaviaNEW
157KiaraNEW
158LiaraNEW
159VeronicaNEW
160CeciliaNEW
161CloeNEW
162CristinaNEW
163GiovanaNEW
164MarciaNEW
165NayaraNEW
166SusanaNEW
167AntoniaNEW
168Cristiana▼ 87
169DaraNEW
170LeaNEW
171LidiaNEW
172ManuelaNEW
173MilenaNEW
174OrianaNEW
175ElenaNEW
176LianaNEW
177SoniaNEW
178EstrelaNEW
179AngelicaNEW
180ArianeNEW
181CarmenNEW
182DariaNEW
183DayaneNEW
184MarinaNEW
185SolangeNEW
186TelmaNEW
187EllenNEW
188IndiaNEW
189IsaNEW
190LianeNEW
191LiviaNEW
192PaulaNEW
193SimaraNEW
194ZoeNEW
195AnaisaNEW
196JeniferNEW
197LeilaNEW
198NoemiNEW
199PriscilaNEW
200SandraNEW
201TaniaNEW
202ValeriaNEW
203NeuzaNEW
204ArieleNEW
205DeiseNEW
206MaisaNEW
207MartinaNEW
208RianaNEW
209SamantaNEW
210ThaisNEW
211AishaNEW
212AmandaNEW
213AnaisNEW
214BrendaNEW
215BrianaNEW
216CiaraNEW
217DorianaNEW
218EsmeraldaNEW
219EstherNEW
220GloriaNEW
221JacintaNEW
222MaiaNEW
223TaisNEW
224ClarinhaNEW
225GuiomarNEW
226AshleyNEW
227ConchaNEW
228ElsaNEW
229LiliaNEW
230LuaNEW
231LuziaNEW
232MayaNEW
233NatachaNEW
234NinaNEW
235OceanaNEW
236RafaellaNEW
237RayanneNEW
238VivianaNEW
239EsperancaNEW
240AngelinaNEW
241CharlotteNEW
242DoraNEW
243EstelaNEW
244JenniferNEW
245LaviniaNEW
246LyaNEW
247MairaNEW
248MauraNEW
249NaisaNEW
250NataliaNEW
251PenelopeNEW
252SabrinaNEW
253SamaraNEW
254StellaNEW
255SuriNEW
256TaisaNEW
257AdelaideNEW
258AlexaNEW
259AlissaNEW
260AlmaNEW
261AriaNEW
262AuraNEW
263AyshaNEW
264EleonorNEW
265EuniceNEW
266JosianeNEW
267KarinaNEW
268LigiaNEW
269LisandraNEW
270MaryamNEW
271MayraNEW
272MercedesNEW
273MirandaNEW
274NaimaNEW
275RayssaNEW
276VaniaNEW
277YohannaNEW
278GracaNEW
279MartinhaNEW
280AdelinaNEW
281AnabelaNEW
282CandidaNEW
283CarolNEW
284CatiaNEW
285DulceNEW
286FatumataNEW
287IreneNEW
288IsauraNEW
289JadeNEW
290JoyceNEW
291KaylaNEW
292LinaNEW
293LizNEW
294MelinaNEW
295MicheleNEW
296MilaNEW
297NidiaNEW
298PerolaNEW
299StephanieNEW
300TaissaNEW

Top 300 Boy Names

#NameTrendMeaning
1Santiago▲ 2Santiago means "Saint James" and derives from the Latin "Sanctus Iacobus," combining the religious title "san…
2JoaoNEWJoão means "God is gracious" and derives from the Hebrew name Yochanan, filtered through Latin (Joannes) and …
3Francisco▲ 1Francisco means "Frenchman" or "free man," derived from the Latin "Franciscus," which itself comes from the G…
4Rodrigo▼ 2Rodrigo derives from the Germanic elements "hrod" (fame) and "geri" (spear), meaning "famous spear" or "renow…
5Martim▼ 4Martim is a Portuguese form of Martin, derived from the Latin name Martinus, which means "of Mars" or "dedica…
6Afonso▼ 1The given name 'Afonso' is derived from the Arabic name 'Al-Hasan' or 'Al-Hashim', meaning 'the noble' or 'th…
7TomasNEWTomas means "twin" and derives from the Aramaic name Toma, which was borne by one of Jesus's apostles and lat…
8Miguel▼ 2Miguel means "who is like God" and derives from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, composed of the elements "mi" (who)…
9DuarteDuarte means "wealthy guardian" and derives from the Germanic elements "hard" (hardy, brave) and "wald" (rule…
10Gabriel▼ 2Gabriel derives from the Hebrew name Gavriel (גַּבְרִיאֵל), composed of "Gever" (strength/man) and "El" (God)…
11LourencoNEWLourenço means "from Laurentum" and derives from the Latin name Laurentius, which is rooted in the Latin word…
12GoncaloNEWGonçalo derives from the Germanic name Gunthisalus, combining "gund" (battle) and "sal" (hall), meaning "batt…
13Pedro▼ 3Pedro means "stone" or "rock" and derives from the Latin name Petrus, which comes from the Greek word "petra"…
14Guilherme▼ 7Guilherme means "resolute protector" or "determined warrior," derived from the Germanic elements "wil" (will,…
15Tiago▼ 4Tiago means "supplanter" or "he who supplants" and derives from the Hebrew name Jacob (Ya'akov) through the L…
16Dinis▼ 1Dinis is the Portuguese form of Dionysius, derived from the Greek name Dionysios, which relates to Dionysus, …
17Rafael▼ 5Rafael derives from the Hebrew name Refael (רְפָאֵל), composed of the elements "rafa" (to heal) and "el" (God…
18Diogo▼ 5Diogo is the Portuguese form of James, derived from the Latin Iacobus, which itself comes from the Hebrew nam…
19Lucas▼ 5Lucas derives from the Latin name Lucanus, which is itself based on the Latin word "lux" meaning "light," thu…
20Salvador▼ 4Salvador derives from the Latin "Salvator," meaning "savior" or "one who saves," rooted in the verb "salvare"…
21Gustavo▼ 3
22David▼ 3
23Vicente▼ 6
24SimaoNEW
25JoseNEW
26Mateus▼ 4
27Diego▼ 7
28AntonioNEW
29Manuel▼ 6
30Henrique▼ 6
31Daniel▼ 10
32Vasco▼ 7
33Leonardo▼ 7
34Bernardo▼ 7
35AndreNEW
36LuisNEW
37Enzo▼ 9
38Eduardo▼ 9
39Alexandre▼ 8
40Kevin▲ 6
41Isaac▼ 7
42RubenNEW
43Filipe▼ 7
44Matias▼ 12
45Leandro▼ 15
46Xavier▼ 11
47Ricardo▼ 14
48Samuel▼ 11
49Artur▼ 7
50Nuno▼ 10
51Bruno▼ 13
52Carlos▼ 13
53Davi▼ 8
54SebastiaoNEW
55Hugo▼ 14
56Valentim▼ 7
57Rui▼ 14
58Frederico▼ 14
59Renato▼ 2
60Bryan▲ 8
61Jorge▼ 14
62Lorenzo▲ 17
63Benjamim▼ 2
64Joaquim▼ 9
65Paulo▼ 17
66Marco▼ 16
67Noah▼ 16
68MarioNEW
69FabioNEW
70RaulNEW
71Jaime▼ 11
72AngeloNEW
73Manel▼ 6
74TomeNEW
75William▼ 11
76Cristiano▼ 20
77Gil▼ 15
78Micael▼ 25
79Edgar▼ 20
80Ivo▼ 22
81Fernando▼ 16
82VitorNEW
83Brian▼ 29
84Ivan▼ 32
85CesarNEW
86Emanuel▼ 13
87Gaspar▼ 17
88Luca▼ 19
89Dilan▼ 17
90Eric▼ 6
91Sandro▼ 15
92Romeu▼ 7
93SergioNEW
94Alex▼ 17
95Igor▼ 24
96Marcelo▼ 22
97Denis▼ 16
98Elias▼ 5
99Caio▼ 9
100Isac▼ 8
101Ismael▼ 6
102Liam▼ 6
103JonathanNEW
104Lisandro▼ 41
105MoisesNEW
106ClaudioNEW
107JosueNEW
108Muhammad▼ 21
109Nelson▼ 27
110Yuri▼ 27
111AdrienNEW
112DarioNEW
113Mauro▼ 15
114DaniloNEW
115Erik▼ 24
116Joel▼ 50
117Martin▼ 28
118AlvaroNEW
119Levi▼ 19
120MarcioNEW
121MatheusNEW
122TelmoNEW
123WesleyNEW
124Martinho▼ 44
125HelderNEW
126JulioNEW
127Marcos▼ 30
128Wilson▼ 53
129LeonelNEW
130Victor▼ 42
131Arthur▼ 53
132BenjaminNEW
133Leo▼ 47
134OliverNEW
135AbelNEW
136CristianNEW
137ThiagoNEW
138DylanNEW
139EdsonNEW
140Ian▼ 46
141MisaelNEW
142ChristianNEW
143FaustoNEW
144AndreiNEW
145EzequielNEW
146GersonNEW
147Jonas▼ 48
148OscarNEW
149CaetanoNEW
150EstevaoNEW
151GiovaniNEW
152LuanNEW
153MatteoNEW
154RyanNEW
155AdamNEW
156FelixNEW
157SebastianNEW
158AdrianoNEW
159CauaNEW
160FlavioNEW
161JamesNEW
162NicolasNEW
163NicolauNEW
164PatrickNEW
165TheoNEW
166AlbertoNEW
167AlexandruNEW
168AugustoNEW
169ErickNEW
170JoshuaNEW
171KelvinNEW
172KendrickNEW
173RobertoNEW
174CristovaoNEW
175JonataNEW
176AdrielNEW
177DavideNEW
178DenzelNEW
179DomingosNEW
180EderNEW
181HeitorNEW
182JasonNEW
183JesusNEW
184LucianoNEW
185MarcusNEW
186MarkNEW
187NatanaelNEW
188RaphaelNEW
189AdrianNEW
190AlexisNEW
191GaelNEW
192MikaelNEW
193RudiNEW
194ThomasNEW
195IuriNEW
196KevimNEW
197AlonsoNEW
198AronNEW
199CelioNEW
200DamienNEW
201DennisNEW
202IsraelNEW
203LuccaNEW
204MohammadNEW
205RayanNEW
206UlissesNEW
207AmericoNEW
208AryNEW
209DenilsonNEW
210DerickNEW
211EdmundoNEW
212EnriqueNEW
213FabricioNEW
214FelipeNEW
215IsaqueNEW
216JuniorNEW
217MauricioNEW
218MohamedNEW
219NatanielNEW
220NoeNEW
221OrlandoNEW
222PietroNEW
223RaviNEW
224RogerioNEW
225ValentinoNEW
226AgostinhoNEW
227ValterNEW
228JoabeNEW
229AaronNEW
230AlexanderNEW
231AlexandroNEW
232AnselmoNEW
233BrenoNEW
234ElsonNEW
235IanisNEW
236IbrahimNEW
237IcaroNEW
238IsaelNEW
239JairNEW
240JulianoNEW
241KauaNEW
242KenzoNEW
243NathanNEW
244OmarNEW
245RobertNEW
246TobiasNEW
247AmadeuNEW
248JonatasNEW
249SalomãoNEW
250AbdulNEW
251ArmandoNEW
252CelsoNEW
253DominicNEW
254EduardNEW
255ElielNEW
256EliezerNEW
257FredNEW
258GiovanniNEW
259HanielNEW
260HelioNEW
261HenryNEW
262HumbertoNEW
263IagoNEW
264JaydenNEW
265JaysonNEW
266JeronimoNEW
267KauanNEW
268KennedyNEW
269LiedsonNEW
270LucioNEW
271MarlonNEW
272MateoNEW
273MessiasNEW
274MickaelNEW
275SamirNEW
276StefanNEW
277TimoteoNEW
278ZionNEW
279DinizNEW
280TierriNEW
281AdonaiNEW
282AiresNEW
283AlanNEW
284AlessandroNEW
285AlfredoNEW
286AmirNEW
287AndersonNEW
288AnthonyNEW
289ApoloNEW
290AryanNEW
291AyaanNEW
292AzaelNEW
293BentoNEW
294BrayanNEW
295ChrisNEW
296DamianNEW
297DaniilNEW
298DariusNEW
299EthanNEW
300EvanNEW

Source: Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN) / Portuguese civil registry, 2016. Trend arrows compare each name’s rank with the previous available year.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the most popular girl name in Portugal in 2016?

The most popular girl name in Portugal in 2016 was Maria, given to 5,640 newborn girls.

What was the most popular boy name in Portugal in 2016?

The most popular boy name in Portugal in 2016 was Santiago, given to 2,084 newborn boys.

Which baby names are rising fastest in Portugal?

Compared with the previous rankings, the fastest-rising names in the 2016 top 100 were Iris (+70), Luena (+9), Larissa (+5), Lorenzo (+17), Bryan (+8), Kevin (+6).

Where does this data come from?

Rankings are from the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN) / Portuguese civil registry. Full civil-registry name lists are published for 2014-2017. Later years cover only the official top 20 per gender, which is too thin for a ranked list page.

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