Biblical names
Biblical names
416 names
Names that appear in the Bible or come from a biblical name, according to the source cited on each page. The list describes where the name comes from, not the religion of the people who use it.
- Maria♀12,284,478 people
- José♂He will add5,164,752 people
- Ana♀Grace, favor3,948,650 people
- João♂God is gracious3,430,608 people
- Pedro♂Stone1,624,478 people
- Lucas♂Probably 'from Lucania', a shortened form of Loukanós1,341,525 people
- Paulo♂Small1,331,639 people
- Gabriel♂God is my strong man1,211,227 people
- Marcos♂Probably derived from the name of the Roman god Mars1,082,739 people
- Davi♂Beloved, dear876,593 people
- Rafael♂God has healed873,321 people
- Daniel♂God is my judge770,743 people
- Miguel♂Who is like God?715,241 people
- Felipe♂Friend of horses676,680 people
- Matheus♂Gift of God652,373 people
- Júlia♀Feminine form of Júlio, a Roman family name possibly linked to the…650,271 people
- André♂Manly, masculine, from Greek ἀνήρ, 'man'559,511 people
- Samuel♂Name of God522,131 people
- Manoel♂Variant of Manuel, a shortened form of Emanuel, 'God is with us'478,590 people
- Mateus♂Gift of God476,684 people
- Thiago♂Derived from Jacob (Yaʿaqov), generally understood as 'one who holds…454,565 people
- Gabriela♀Feminine form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'416,654 people
- Tiago♂Derived from Jacob (Yaʿaqov), generally understood as 'one who holds…363,388 people
- Isabela♀Form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'358,542 people
- Cláudia♀336,332 people
- Débora♀Bee322,208 people
- Rafaela♀Feminine form of Rafael, 'God heals'317,643 people
- Caio♂286,597 people
- Daniela♀Feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'285,876 people
- Raquel♀Ewe282,435 people
- Josefa♀Feminine form of Joseph, 'he will add'274,653 people
- Marlene♀267,461 people
- Joana♀Feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'238,493 people
- Joaquim♂May Yahweh raise up237,723 people
- Daniele♀Feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'230,628 people
- Danilo♂Form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'230,342 people
- David♂Beloved228,894 people
- Priscila♀Feminine diminutive of the Roman cognomen Priscus, 'ancient'224,785 people
- Isabel♀My God is an oath212,274 people
- Elias♂My God is Yahweh190,432 people
- Marta♀Lady189,101 people
- Michele♀Feminine form of Michel (Miguel), 'who is like God?'187,281 people
- Geovana♀Variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is…185,085 people
- Edna♀Pleasure, delight183,091 people
- Manuela♀Feminine form of Manuel, from Emmanuel, 'God is with us'178,058 people
- Ester♀Possibly 'star', in Persian176,238 people
- Manuel♂God is with us172,986 people
- Jean♂Yahweh is gracious171,850 people
- Anna♀Grace, favor163,900 people
- Andréa♀Feminine form of Andreas, 'manly, virile'160,908 people
- Rebeca♀Probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'160,693 people
- Ruan♂'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)160,379 people
- Jonas♂Dove160,223 people
- Pablo♂Small (from Latin Paulus, from paulus, 'small')152,518 people
- Emanuel♂'God is with us', from Hebrew Immanuel151,816 people
- Eva♀Linked to the sense of 'to live' or 'to breathe'146,658 people
- Moisés♂Probably 'son' (from the Egyptian mes)143,542 people
- Pietro♂Stone, rock141,070 people
- Giovana♀Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'135,752 people
- Joel♂Yahweh is God129,772 people
- Jair♂He shines, he will enlighten128,980 people
- Gabriele♀Variant of Gabriela, feminine of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'126,709 people
- Isabella♀Form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'125,939 people
- Talita♀Girl125,849 people
- Ivan♂Slavic form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'120,452 people
- Mirian♀117,937 people
- Maicon♂Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'117,370 people
- Josué♂'Yahweh is salvation', from Hebrew Yehoshua112,149 people
- Elza♀Form of Elisabete, from Hebrew 'my God is an oath'111,087 people
- Elisa♀Short form of Elisabete, 'my God is an oath'110,902 people
- Israel♂He who struggles with God (also interpreted as 'God rules')101,921 people
- Adão♂Man97,433 people
- Elizabete♀My God is an oath94,843 people
- Levi♂Possibly 'joined, attached'88,228 people
- Giovanna♀Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'87,038 people
- Isaac♂He laughs, he will laugh85,862 people
- Isaque♂He laughs, he will laugh84,034 people
- Ezequiel♂God strengthens83,283 people
- Ismael♂God hears81,854 people
- Jonathan♂'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew81,734 people
- Mara♀'bitter', 'bitterness', from Hebrew mara81,102 people
- Emanuele♀'God is with us' (from Emmanuel, in Hebrew)79,825 people
- Iago♂Form of Jacó (Jacob), 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'79,769 people
- Eunice♀Good victory79,535 people
- Michel♂Who is like God?78,654 people
- Isaías♂Yahweh is salvation77,888 people
- Gérson♂Probably 'exile', from Hebrew Gershom (the Bible explains it as 'a…77,545 people
- Lídia♀'from Lydia', a region of Asia Minor76,317 people
- Kaio♂75,288 people
- Miriam♀74,005 people
- Natan♂'he gave', from Biblical Hebrew Natan72,049 people
- Isabelly♀Variant of Isabele, a form of Isabel, 'my God is an oath'71,122 people
- Elizabeth♀'my God is an oath', from Hebrew70,028 people
- Jairo♂God illuminates69,851 people
- Natanael♂'God has given'68,960 people
- Geovane♂Form of Giovanni, 'Yahweh is gracious'67,942 people
- Juan♂Yahweh is gracious67,908 people
- Izabel♀My God is an oath65,995 people
- Jaime♂Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), traditionally 'holder of the heel'…65,865 people
- Michael♂Who is like God?65,688 people
- Isac♂He laughs, he will laugh64,850 people
- Manoela♀Feminine form of Manoel/Manuel, 'God is with us'62,483 people
- Yan♂Form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'62,323 people
- Jhonatan♂'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew61,691 people
- Emanuelly♀Feminine form of Emanuel, 'God is with us'60,887 people
- Elisabete♀'my God is an oath'60,638 people
- Esther♀Possibly 'star', in Persian59,553 people
- Yago♂Form of Jacó (Jacob), 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'59,149 people
- Jônatas♂Yahweh gave57,284 people
- Ian♂Form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'56,390 people
- Lázaro♂God has helped55,676 people
- Filipe♂Friend of horses55,537 people
- Danielle♀Feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'55,083 people
- Raphael♂God has healed54,417 people
- Saulo♂The one who was asked for54,061 people
- Marcus♂Probably derived from the name of the Roman god Mars52,491 people
- Maycon♂Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'52,333 people
- Benjamin♂Son of the right hand (or of the south)52,082 people
- Pietra♀Feminine form of Pietro (Peter), 'rock'51,187 people
- Gabrielly♀Feminine form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'50,725 people
- Rute♀Probably 'friend', from Hebrew50,429 people
- Eliza♀Short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'50,128 people
- Josias♂Yahweh supports49,887 people
- Michelle♀Feminine form of Michel (Miguel), 'who is like God?'48,598 people
- Jonatan♂'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew48,324 people
- Ruth♀Possibly 'companion' or 'friend'47,773 people
- Anne♀Form of Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, 'grace'47,651 people
- Deivid♂From Hebrew dod, 'beloved' or 'uncle' (the meaning of David)47,317 people
- Nathan♂'he gave', from Biblical Hebrew Natan45,378 people
- Micael♂Who is like God?44,959 people
- Tamara♀Form of Tamar, 'date palm'44,519 people
- Geovanna♀Variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is…44,047 people
- Adriel♂Flock of God42,845 people
- Gabrielle♀Variant of Gabriela, feminine of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'42,028 people
- Ane♀Form of Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, 'grace'41,452 people
- Lucca♂Probably 'from Lucania', a region of southern Italy40,407 people
- Emanuelle♀'God is with us' (from Emmanuel, in Hebrew)39,776 people
- Izabela♀Form of Isabel, from Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'39,332 people
- Madalena♀From Magdala, a city whose Hebrew name means 'tower'39,189 people
- Thalita♀Girl38,643 people
- Manuella♀Feminine form of Manuel, from Emmanuel, 'God is with us'38,639 people
- Itamar♂'island of date palms', according to Behind the Name38,406 people
- Ariel♂Lion of God38,341 people
- Andrei♂From the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'37,568 people
- Eli♂♀Ascent37,565 people
- Gabrieli♀Feminine form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'36,987 people
- Noêmia♀Form of Naomi, from Hebrew, 'my pleasantness'36,584 people
- Thomas♂Twin36,052 people
- Mikael♂Who is like God?35,727 people
- Jesus♂Yahweh is salvation (form of Yeshua, contraction of Yehoshua)35,074 people
The figures are people recorded in IBGE's 2022 Demographic Census, which counts only the first name. How to read IBGE data.