Generally, the names that become a trend tend to spend long periods in the rankings of each country. Portugal is no exception, and without a doubt, it is a source that can serve as inspiration when looking for a sonorous and very original name for our baby .
These are the 100 names for girls and boys in order of popularity , according to Babynames App:
Most popular names for girls in Portugal (and their meaning)
- Rachel : variant of Rachel. Its origin is Hebrew and it literally means “female sheep”.
- Noemy : from Hebrew and means ‘kindness, gentleness, sweetness, affability’.
- Linnea : popular female name in Sweden, in honor of Karl von Linné (1701-1778) who innovated the world of botany with his contributions and discoveries.
- Alanna : of Hindu origin and means “alive”.
- Maëlys : is the feminine form of “Maël”, a French name of Breton origin meaning “chief” or “prince”.
- Téa : of Greek origin comes from the word thea, whose meaning is “Goddess”.
- Ines : of Greek origin and means sacred, chaste and pure.
- Mélia : of Greek origin and means “ash tree”.
- Johannah : of Germanic origin and its meaning is “full of grace”.
- Eléa : Diminutive of Eleanor, meaning “bright.”
- Émilie : of Hindu origin and means “alive”.
- Émy – Short form of names beginning with the Germanic tribe “Irmin”, meaning “great”.
- Debora : proper name of Hebrew origin meaning Bee or “worker like the bee”.
- Maya : comes from the Greek Maya, which means “godmother, nurse, mistress”.
- Amilia : of Germanic origin meaning “work.”
- Rylee : comes from an old Irish given name, Raghallaigh, which is derived from the Gaelic word “raghalach,” meaning “brave, brave.”
- Katelynn – Scottish variant of Katherine, from the French name Catheline. Of Greek origin and means “pure”.
- Mélyna : of Greek origin and which translates as “honey”.
- Luísa : is a name of Germanic origin. It means “warrior”.
- Elyna : of Greek origin and means “beautiful as the sun”.
- Lyla : comes from the Anglo-Norman word “L’Isle”, which means ‘island’.
- Miya : of Japanese origin and means “beautiful”.
- Kelia : In Irish, the name Kélia means “church” or “chapel”.
- Lotte – is a diminutive of Charlotte, originating from Germanic languages and meaning “free woman”.
- Maëlia : feminine of the Celtic name “Mael”, meaning “prince”.
- Sophi : of Greek origin and means “wisdom”, “the one who possesses wisdom”.
- Emilia : of Latin origin, which means “the one who makes an effort” or “the one who is very hard-working”.
- Sofía : of Greek origin and means “wisdom”, “she who possesses wisdom”.
- Amélie : name of German origin that means “self-sacrificing woman” or “worker”.
- Lylou : is the Provençal form of Lilia, Latin lilium, the lily, a symbol of purity in the Middle Ages.
- Leonie : female form of Leon.
- Olivia : of Latin origin, it means “the one who brings peace”.
- Rebecka : of Hebrew origin. It means “captivating woman”, “the captivating one” or “the one with a curl”.
- Lilly : of Latin origin. It means “she who is pure as a lily”.
- Élise : Diminutive of Elizabeth meaning “God is my oath” or “dedicated to God.”
- Luci : of Latin origin meaning “Light”.
- Liya : of Hebrew origin. It means “I am with God”.
- Amelia : Of Germanic origin meaning “work.”
- Ellianna : of Greek origin and means “sun” or “morning dawn”.
- Tilda – Name of Germanic origin meaning “strong in battle.”
- Maliah : of Hebrew origin. It means “beloved of God”.
- Maylis : of French origin. It derives from Occitan Mair “mother” and French lys “lily”.
- Malea : of Hawaiian origin and means “calm water”.
- Malina – Of Hawaiian origin meaning “peace.”
- Talja : of Hebrew origin. It means “flourishing”.
- Maëline – Variant of Malina, a name of Hawaiian origin meaning “peace.”
- Lotta : Variant of Carol, Charlotte, Karlotta and Lottie, of Finnish origin and whose meaning is “small and feminine”.
- Calie : of Greek origin and means “precious”.
- Delia : of Greek origin meaning “native of Delos.”
- Elisa : of Hebrew origin. It means “the help of God”.
Most popular names for boys in Portugal (and their meaning)
- Kyliann : name of Celtic origin. Means “little warrior”
- Milan : of ancient Roman origin. It means enthusiastic and laborious
- Kayden – Comes from the Gaelic name Caden, meaning “warrior”.
- Mattheo : means “gift from God”.
- Loukas : comes from the Latin Lucas, which means “he who stands out for his brilliance”, “he who was born at dawn”.
- William : of Germanic origin and means “willing protector”.
- Felix : comes from Latin and means “one who considers himself happy or lucky”.
- Oskar – Of Germanic origin, meaning ‘divine spear’.
- Nuance : means “gift of God” or “gift of God”.
- Thomas : comes from the ecclesiastical Latin Thomas and this one from the Greek of the New Testament, and means “Twin”.
- Théo – Of the three-letter super-short names favored by new parents. It is the short form of Teodoro, which means “gift of God”.
- Ethan – means ‘god strength’ or ‘man of good path’.
- Julian : of Latin origin meaning “man of strong roots.”
- Lévi : comes from the Hebrew and means “the one who unites his own”.
- Eliyaz : comes from the Hebrew and means “the instrument of God”.
- Ewen : of English origin. It means “well born, of noble origin”.
- Nathan : comes from the Hebrew and means “God has given”.
- Eloan : Its origin is patronymic from the Greek helios and means “sun”.
- Raphaël : of Hebrew origin, means “God has healed”.
- Jack – from Middle English Jankin. Originally used as hypocoristic in English of John (Juan in Castilian).
- Ben – Diminutive of Benjamin, meaning ‘sons of’ in Arabic.
- Benjamin – means ‘sons of’ in Arabic.
- Emil : means “defender of men”.
- Ylan : Derived from Ilan, which means tree in Hebrew.
- Elliott – comes from the Hebrew “Elias” and means “the Lord is my God.”
- Kélyan – derived from Kilian, a name of Celtic origin meaning “little warrior”.
- Daniel : Name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my judge.”
- Mael : Celtic name meaning “prince.”
- Cédric – Celtic name meaning “battle” or “battle chief.”
- Paul : comes from Latin and means “small, modest”.
- Mason – French name meaning “worker.”
- Eyden : of Galician origin. It comes from Aidan and means “fire”.
- Léo : derives from Latin and is a variant of León, it symbolizes the fierceness of this animal and also power and justice.
- Kian : it is a surname originating from the Caucasus.
- Nolan : is an Irish name originating from the transferred use of a surname (O Nualláin) meaning a descendant of Nuallán.
- Owen : is the Welsh form of Irish Eoghan, meaning “youth”.
- Leon : symbolizes the fierceness of this animal and also the power and justice.
- Alexander : variant of Alexander, means “protector or victor of men”.
- Louis : of Latin origin and means “famous warrior”.
- Nael : of Arabic origin and means “triumphant” or “triumph”.
- Evann : Variant of Iefan or Ieuan. It means “God is merciful”.
- Adam : comes from the Hebrew and means earth.
- Oliver : of Scandinavian origin. It means “blessed by the olive tree”.
- Liam : is the Irish version of Guillermo. It means “firm protection”.
- Ayden – Turkish and Azerbaijani name literally means “of the moon”
- Arthur : of Turkish origin. Its meaning is “guardian of the Bear”.
- Noah : of Hebrew origin in its Spanish variant. It derives from the Hebrew term. Its meaning is “rest, peace, comfort, or “he who is comforted”.
- Gustave : from the old Swedish Gustav and means ‘one who supports the geats’.
- Samuel – Name of Hebrew origin that translates as “the one chosen by God.”
- Jules : French variant of Jules. It means “the one who is strong at the root”.
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