Popular names in Portugal

The latest top baby names and the most common surnames, from Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN).

Top baby names

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Girls

  1. 1MariaHebrew
  2. 2Leonor
  3. 3Matilde
  4. 4Beatriz
  5. 5Carolina
  6. 6SofiaGreek
  7. 7AliceGermanic
  8. 8Mariana
  9. 9Ana
  10. 10Benedita

Boys

  1. 1João
  2. 2Francisco
  3. 3SantiagoSpanish
  4. 4Afonso
  5. 5Duarte
  6. 6Tomas
  7. 7Martim
  8. 8Rodrigo
  9. 9Lourenço
  10. 10GabrielHebrew

Source: Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN). Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.

Most common surnames

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RankSurnameOrigin & meaningPeople
1SilvaPortuguese · “woods, forest”283,326
2SantosPortuguese · “saints”222,145
3Ferreira—191,083
4PereiraPortuguese · “pear tree”173,391
5CostaPortuguese · “coast, slope”154,689
6OliveiraPortuguese · “olive tree”145,961
7MartinsPortuguese · “son of Martim”138,290
8RodriguesPortuguese · “son of Rodrigo”138,045
9Sousa—130,534
10FernandesPortuguese · “son of Fernando”119,777

Source: Forebears (non-official). Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.