| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisa | Arabic: 'walking with a proud, graceful gait'; Finnish: diminutive of Maria (associated with Maria's meanings such as 'bitter' or 'beloved'). | Arabic, Brazilian, Finnish, Portuguese | Girl | 77 #101 | |
| Desiderio | Desired one; longing/desire | Latin, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 75 #102 | |
| Mello | Likely a diminutive or nickname of Mel/Carmelo or a habitational surname meaning 'from Mello'; associated meanings include 'honey' (from Latin mel) or a place‑name origin | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 74 #103 | |
| Romulo | From Rome; Roman | Latin, Portuguese | Boy | 74 #104 | |
| Ana-Maria | Combines Ana ('grace') and Maria ('bitter'/'beloved'); often interpreted as 'graceful and beloved.' | Portuguese | Girl | 73 #105 | |
| Analuisa | Combination of 'grace' (Ana) and 'famous warrior' (Luisa). | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 73 #106 | |
| Caetano | From Gaeta (a town in Italy) | Portuguese | Boy | 73 #107 | |
| Lucelia | Light | Portuguese | Girl | 73 #108 | |
| Morena | In Spanish/Portuguese: 'brunette, dark-haired, dark-skinned'. In Slavic contexts: associated with the goddess Morana (winter/death). | Latin, Portuguese, Slavic, Spanish | Girl | 73 #109 | |
| Enio | Likely 'descendant of Ennius' (Roman family name) or 'warlike' (from Greek Enyo) | Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 72 #110 | |
| Eriberto | 'Bright' or 'illustrious army' - famed/bright warrior | Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 72 #111 | |
| Ruan | From Irish 'Rúan' meaning 'little red one' or 'red-haired'; also appears as the Chinese surname 阮 (distinct origin). | Brazilian, Chinese, Irish, Portuguese | Boy | 72 #112 | |
| Nathalya | Born (often associated with birth on or around Christmas) | Portuguese | Girl | 70 #113 | |
| Murilo | Derived from 'muro' meaning 'wall' - often interpreted as 'little wall' or 'of the wall' | Portuguese | Boy | 65 #114 | |
| Ilda | Battle | Albanian, Germanic, Norse, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 63 #115 | |
| Sylvio | From the forest; woodland | Latin, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 62 #116 | |
| Sebastiana | Venerable; from Sebastia (an ancient city) | Greek, Italian, Portuguese | Girl | 60 #117 | |
| Largo | Broad, wide; (musical) slow and broad | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 57 #118 | |
| Geovana | God is gracious | Portuguese | Girl | 51 #119 | |
| Casimiro | Bringer or proclaimer of peace | Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 48 #120 | |
| Galo | Rooster; originally denoting someone from Gaul or Galicia (from Latin Gallus) | Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 48 #121 | |
| Ernestina | Serious, resolute; determined | Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 45 #122 | |
| Cintia | From Mount Kynthos; associated with the Greek goddess Artemis and often linked to the moon | Greek, Portuguese | Girl | 43 #123 | |
| Josiana | Feminine elaboration of Joseph - "God will add" / "God increases" | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 43 #124 | |
| Marijose | Combination of Maria (Mary) and José (Joseph): 'Mary' + 'God will increase' ('He will add') | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 42 #125 | |
| Mariza | Variant of Marisa/Maria - commonly interpreted as 'of the sea' or linked to 'beloved' (Mary) | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 38 #126 | |
| Rodrygo | Famous ruler | Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 37 #127 | |
| Fina | Diminutive of Josefina/Serafina; 'fine' or 'delicate'. | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 35 #128 | |
| Adilson | Son of Adil - 'son of the just/fair one' | Portuguese | Boy | 33 #129 | |
| Idalina | Noble | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 30 #130 | |
| Dilane | Probably derived from Dylan: 'son of the sea' / 'born of the sea' (meaning not certain for this exact spelling) | Portuguese | Unisex | 29 #131 | |
| Neiva | Snowy; related to snow or 'born during snowfall' | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 28 #132 | |
| Gissela | From Old German 'gisil' meaning 'pledge' or 'hostage' (often interpreted as 'noble pledge') | Portuguese | Girl | 26 #133 | |
| Pricila | Ancient; venerable | Latin, Portuguese | Girl | 24 #134 | |
| Marilia | Derived from Maria - commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or 'wished-for child' (from Hebrew Miryam); sometimes associated with 'lily' when linked to Lília; used as a poetic/literary form | Portuguese | Girl | 21 #135 | |
| Andressa | Feminine form of Andrew/Andreas; originally meaning 'manly', 'brave', 'warrior'. | Portuguese | Girl | 20 #136 | |
| Moya | Depending on origin: from Irish usage related to Mary (traditionally connected to 'bitter'/'beloved'), or in several southern African languages meaning 'spirit, soul, air'. | Irish, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 20 #137 | |
| Narcisa | From Greek 'narkissos' meaning 'narcissus' (daffodil); associated with the mythological youth Narcissus. Root narkē can mean 'numbness'. | Greek, Portuguese | Girl | 20 #138 | |
| Isabele | Pledged to God; "God is my oath" | French, Hebrew, Portuguese | Girl | 18 #139 | |
| Pao | Varies by origin. In Chinese (as a transliteration of characters like 包) it can relate to 'wrap/package' or be a family name; as a nickname for Pablo/Paola it derives from Latin Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble'. | Chinese, Filipino, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai | Unisex | 18 #140 | |
| Ramos | Branch; bouquet (literally 'branches' or 'bunches') | Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 17 #141 | |
| Rudolfo | Famous wolf | Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 17 #142 | |
| Estrela | Star | Portuguese | Girl | 16 #143 | |
| Fala | Primarily 'speech' or 'talk' in Portuguese; other cultural meanings vary or are uncertain | Polynesian, Portuguese | Unisex | 16 #144 | |
| Thaila | Blooming, flourishing | Greek, Portuguese | Girl | 16 #145 | |
| Eneida | Associated with Aeneas/Aeneid - broadly 'praiseworthy' or 'honored'; evokes the hero Aeneas | Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 15 #146 | |
| Luli | A pet form meaning generally 'light' (via Lucia/Lucy) or linked to 'famous warrior' (via Louise); sometimes associated with 'pearl' through Lulu - an affectionate, diminutive name. | Portuguese | Girl | 15 #147 | |
| Chico | Little boy; diminutive/nickname often for Francisco (Frank/Francis) | Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 12 #148 | |
| Seara | Possibly 'dark-haired' (if from Irish Ciara) or 'harvest/crop' (if from Portuguese 'seara'); also used as a modern/phonetic variant of similar names. | English, Gaelic, Irish, Portuguese | Girl | 12 #149 | |
| Cassio | From the Roman name Cassius; meaning uncertain - possibly 'hollow' or 'empty' (from Latin cassus) or of Etruscan origin | Latin, Portuguese | Boy | 11 #150 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Portuguese-origin name in our dataset.
