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Portuguese names, by how often Americans give them

110 names in U.S. records come from Portuguese, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Thiago (5,840 babies), then Matias and Miguel.

Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.

Portuguese names given in the U.S., most given first

The dot marks the sex of most U.S. babies given the name.
NameBirths 2025Since 1880Wiktionary says
Thiago5,84035,233Alternative spelling of Tiago; a male given name, equivalent to English James. Wiktionary
Matias2,14025,392A male given name, equivalent to English Matthias. Wiktionary
Miguel1,661191,562A male given name from Portuguese and Spanish. Wiktionary
Ricardo833147,169A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Richard. Wiktionary
Felipe24431,958A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Philip. Wiktionary
Tiago1923,228A male given name, equivalent to English James. Wiktionary
Ema1644,857A female given name, equivalent to English Emma. Wiktionary
Cristiano1523,898A male given name, equivalent to English Christian. Wiktionary
Davi1312,692A male given name, equivalent to English David. Wiktionary
Joao1212,353A male given name from Portuguese. Wiktionary
Beatriz12018,448A female given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Beatrice or Beatrix. Wiktionary
Graciela10916,354A female given name. Wiktionary
Catarina1033,965A female given name, masculine equivalent Catarino, equivalent to English Catherine. Wiktionary
Priscila844,897A female given name, equivalent to English Priscilla. Wiktionary
Susana8221,051A female given name, equivalent to English Susan or Susanna. Wiktionary
Ronaldo776,043A male given name, equivalent to English Ronald. Wiktionary
Nara721,069A female given name. Wiktionary
Vania602,992A female given name, variant of Vânia. Wiktionary
Gisele535,391A female given name, variant of Gisela, equivalent to English Giselle. Wiktionary
Neymar532,902A male given name from Portuguese. Wiktionary
Efraim511,851A male given name, equivalent to English Ephraim. Wiktionary
Heitor50377A male given name, equivalent to English Hector. Wiktionary
Abelardo444,816A male given name, equivalent to English Abelard. Wiktionary
Zacarias431,132A male or female given name, equivalent to English Zachary. Wiktionary
Oswaldo415,902A male given name, equivalent to English Oswald. Wiktionary
Hermes37702A male given name. Wiktionary
Luiza361,090A female given name. Wiktionary
Neila341,405A female given name. Wiktionary
Bento31170A male given name, equivalent to English Benedict. Wiktionary
Almir29447A male given name. Wiktionary
Nilo29404A male given name. Wiktionary
Luiz283,349A male given name, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis; variant form Luís. Wiktionary
Celestino282,638A male given name, equivalent to English Celestine. Wiktionary
Saulo27692A male given name, equivalent to English Saul. Wiktionary
Joaquim25964A male given name, equivalent to English Joachim. Wiktionary
Bibi23689A diminutive of the female given name Gabriela. Wiktionary
Bela211,295A female given name, equivalent to English Bella. Wiktionary
Maicol21282A male given name. Wiktionary
Gisella201,533A female given name; alternative spelling of Gisela. Wiktionary
Xana20176A diminutive of the female given name Alexandra. Wiktionary

Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.

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