The baby name Nuno is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese: /ˈnu.nu/ (NOO-noo); Spanish (Nuño): /ˈnu.ɲo/ (NOO-nyoh).
Nuno is Portuguese in Origin.
The baby name Nuno is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese: /ˈnu.nu/ (NOO-noo); Spanish (Nuño): /ˈnu.ɲo/ (NOO-nyoh).
Nuno is Portuguese in Origin.
Nuno is a Portuguese masculine name rooted in Late Latin Nonnus (from Greek Nónnos), an honorific meaning “monk,” “tutor,” or “elder,” though some link it to Latin Nonus “ninth.” It flourished across medieval Iberia, with the Spanish cognate Nuño, appearing in charters and noble lineages.
The name’s prestige in Portugal is tied to Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), the “Holy Constable,” whose cult and 2009 canonization sustained modern usage. Patronymic surnames include Nunes in Portuguese and Núñez in Spanish, reflecting descent from a Nuno/Nuño. Common variants and related forms are Nuño (Spanish/Galician), Nonnus (Latin), Nonno (Italian, rare as a given name), and the pet forms Nuninho (Portuguese) and Nunito (Spanish); Nuna occurs occasionally as a feminine. Today Nuno conveys a compact, venerable sound with meanings typically glossed as “monk” or “protector-tutor,” while the “ninth-born” sense survives as a secondary interpretation.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | Boys | 0 | #7 | 24,214 | 7,951 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #8 | 5,557 | 8,477 |
| PT | 0 | #10 | 1,768 | 4,161 | |
| MU | 0 | #11 | 449 | 3,613 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| LU | 0 | #38 | 29 | 2,830 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #42 | 320 | 4,970 |
| MO | 0 | #46 | 7 | 2,706 | |
| AO | 0 | #60 | 17 | 2,729 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #77 | 242 | 5,568 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #133 | 5 | 1,769 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #173 | 51 | 5,842 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #175 | 5 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #175 | 4 | 2,508 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2003 | #287 | 5 | 2,024 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #327 | 19 | 7,678 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #335 | 6 | 6,459 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #342 | 10 | 8,539 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #354 | 34 | 2,865 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| NL | 0 | #378 | 14 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #395 | 57 | 7,952 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| Spain | 0 | #426 | 27 | 2,326 | |
| Germany | 0 | #428 | 10 | 2,542 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #480 | 25 | 11,303 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| LY | 0 | #519 | 17 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #652 | 100 | 12,213 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #654 | 29 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #670 | 271 | 5,610 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #693 | 15 | 18,093 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #787 | 165 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #793 | 160 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #868 | 11 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #906 | 5 | 7,214 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #936 | 24 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #968 | 15 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 13 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,114 | 63 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,114 | 65 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,401 | 71 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Nuno is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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