Boy names
Brazilian boy names
1,821 names
Names recorded mostly for men in the 2022 Census, from the most to the least common, with meaning and source.
- José♂He will add5,164,752 people
- João♂God is gracious3,430,608 people
- Antônio♂2,241,094 people
- Francisco♂French1,665,494 people
- Pedro♂Stone1,624,478 people
- Carlos♂Man1,474,492 people
- Lucas♂Probably 'from Lucania', a shortened form of Loukanós1,341,525 people
- Luiz♂From the Germanic elements 'high, renowned' and 'battle'1,335,098 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
- Luís♂From the Germanic elements 'high, renowned' and 'battle'838,237 people
- Daniel♂God is my judge770,743 people
- Miguel♂Who is like God?715,241 people
- Gustavo♂680,738 people
- Felipe♂Friend of horses676,680 people
- Guilherme♂'helmet of will', from willo, 'will', and helm, 'helmet, protection'676,181 people
- Eduardo♂Rich guard658,697 people
- Matheus♂Gift of God652,373 people
- Bruno♂From Old German brunna, 'armor, protection', or brun, 'brown'645,929 people
- Arthur♂617,823 people
- Leonardo♂Strong as a lion566,973 people
- Rodrigo♂Renowned ruler561,663 people
- André♂Manly, masculine, from Greek ἀνήρ, 'man'559,511 people
- Samuel♂Name of God522,131 people
- Fábio♂From Fabius, a Roman family name linked to faba, 'bean'499,773 people
- Raimundo♂Counsel and protection497,619 people
- Vítor♂Winner489,038 people
- Manoel♂Variant of Manuel, a shortened form of Emanuel, 'God is with us'478,590 people
- Mateus♂Gift of God476,684 people
- Leandro♂From Greek léōn, 'lion', and anḗr, 'man'471,532 people
- Thiago♂Derived from Jacob (Yaʿaqov), generally understood as 'one who holds…454,565 people
- Anderson♂'son of Andrew' (André), from the English surname Anderson445,547 people
- Ricardo♂Brave ruler429,575 people
- Alexandre♂Defender of men422,722 people
- Jorge♂Farmer, 'worker of the earth'420,414 people
- Enzo♂404,088 people
- Diego♂403,169 people
- Vinícius♂392,108 people
- Edson♂Son of Ed391,040 people
- Roberto♂Bright fame373,697 people
- Victor♂Winner, conqueror365,171 people
- Tiago♂Derived from Jacob (Yaʿaqov), generally understood as 'one who holds…363,388 people
- Sérgio♂357,718 people
- Júlio♂327,493 people
- Cláudio♂311,341 people
- Nicolas♂Form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'310,593 people
- Luciano♂Derived from Lucius, linked to lux, 'light'309,017 people
- Adriano♂From Hadria, a city in Italy306,398 people
- Henrique♂Ruler of the home305,630 people
- Heitor♂Holding fast297,607 people
- Alex♂Short form of Alexander, 'defender of men'294,567 people
- Renato♂Reborn, born again293,159 people
- Caio♂286,597 people
- Igor♂From Yngvarr: Yngvi, the name of a god, + herr, 'army, warrior'272,320 people
- Geraldo♂Power of the spear261,939 people
- Rogério♂Renowned spear261,234 people
- Douglas♂Dark river258,798 people
- Flávio♂'yellow, golden, blond', from Latin flavus246,290 people
- Ronaldo♂Counsel and power238,744 people
- Joaquim♂May Yahweh raise up237,723 people
- Danilo♂Form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'230,342 people
- David♂Beloved228,894 people
- Bernardo♂'bear' and 'firm, brave' (bern + hart)227,232 people
- Mário♂225,399 people
- Robson♂'son of Rob', short form of Robert, a Germanic name meaning 'bright…222,634 people
- Jeferson♂218,330 people
- Cícero♂Chickpea217,260 people
- Maurício♂Derived from Latin Maurus, 'North African, Moor'215,787 people
- Wesley♂Meadow in the west207,677 people
- Alan♂203,321 people
- Murilo♂From the Spanish surname Murillo: from Basque muino, 'hill', with a…200,096 people
- Reginaldo♂From the Germanic elements regin, 'counsel', and walt, 'power'200,054 people
- Artur♂195,021 people
- Renan♂193,248 people
- Marco♂Probably derived from the name of Mars, the Roman god192,703 people
- Elias♂My God is Yahweh190,432 people
- Gilberto♂Bright pledge187,565 people
- Cristiano♂Christian183,843 people
- Emerson♂'son of Emery', an English surname used as a given name173,209 people
- Manuel♂God is with us172,986 people
- Jean♂Yahweh is gracious171,850 people
- Fabrício♂Possibly from faber, 'craftsman'165,799 people
- Diogo♂165,135 people
- Wilson♂English surname meaning 'son of William'164,178 people
- Willian♂'will' + 'helmet', from Germanic Willahelm161,526 people
- Nélson♂English surname meaning 'son of Neil'161,474 people
- Ruan♂'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)160,379 people
- Jonas♂Dove160,223 people
- Kauan♂Tupi name of the acauã, a bird of prey (Herpetotheres cachinnans)158,399 people
- Valdir♂155,430 people
- Pablo♂Small (from Latin Paulus, from paulus, 'small')152,518 people
- Breno♂Possibly 'king, prince' or 'raven' (Brennus, a Latinized Celtic name)152,509 people
- Benedito♂Blessed152,493 people
- Emanuel♂'God is with us', from Hebrew Immanuel151,816 people
- Éverton♂Boar settlement150,655 people
- Lorenzo♂From Laurentum, a city of Latium146,787 people
- Gilmar♂145,744 people
- Mauro♂Moor, dark-skinned144,544 people
- Alessandro♂Defender of men144,058 people
- Fabiano♂'belonging to Fabius', a Roman family name derived from faba, 'bean'143,856 people
- Moisés♂Probably 'son' (from the Egyptian mes)143,542 people
- Yuri♂Russian form of Jorge, from the Greek geōrgós, 'farmer, tiller of…142,231 people
- Erick♂Eternal ruler, from Old Norse Eiríkr141,395 people
- Pietro♂Stone, rock141,070 people
- Adilson♂139,868 people
- Ítalo♂From Latin Italus, 'of Italy', the name of a legendary king134,187 people
- Gilson♂Son of Giles132,929 people
- Otávio♂From Octavius, a Roman family name derived from Latin octāvus,…132,191 people
- Joel♂Yahweh is God129,772 people
- Jair♂He shines, he will enlighten128,980 people
- Severino♂Derived from Severo, 'austere'127,357 people
- Vicente♂One who conquers, from vincens123,565 people
- Wagner♂Wagon maker123,471 people
- Theo♂123,083 people
- Ivan♂Slavic form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'120,452 people
- Alisson♂Linked, via Alison, to Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal,…119,578 people
- Sílvio♂From Latin silva, 'woods, forest'119,498 people
- Maicon♂Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'117,370 people
- Hélio♂Sun116,954 people
- Cleiton♂Brazilian form of Clayton, 'clay settlement'116,767 people
- Reinaldo♂Counsel and power (from the Germanic elements regin and walt)114,809 people
- Hugo♂Thought, mind, spirit114,803 people
- Kauã♂Tupi name of the acauã, a bird of prey (Herpetotheres cachinnans)113,881 people
- Sandro♂Short form of Alessandro, 'defender of men'113,102 people
- Celso♂Tall, elevated, noble112,663 people
- Josué♂'Yahweh is salvation', from Hebrew Yehoshua112,149 people
- Augusto♂Majestic, venerable112,121 people
- Edilson♂112,097 people
- Juliano♂111,114 people
- Vagner♂Wagon maker (from the German surname Wagner)110,269 people
- César♂109,794 people
- Osvaldo♂'god' and 'powerful', from the elements os and weald109,513 people
- Evandro♂Good man, from Greek Εὔανδρος108,779 people
- Ademir♂Brazilian variant of Ademar, from Germanic elements meaning 'wealth,…106,693 people
- Milton♂'middle town' or 'mill town'105,286 people
- Vanderlei♂Of the slates (from Dutch von der Ley)104,165 people
- Israel♂He who struggles with God (also interpreted as 'God rules')101,921 people
- Valmir♂'elected, chosen, loved' and 'bright, famous' (Wala + mir)101,167 people
- Domingos♂Of the Lord101,080 people
- Edvaldo♂'the power of wealth' (Proto-Germanic *audaz 'wealth' + *waldą…100,209 people
- Válter♂Power of the army (Germanic elements walt and heri)99,956 people
- Ailton♂97,526 people
- Adão♂Man97,433 people
- William♂Will and helmet (from *wiljô, 'will', and *helmaz, 'helmet')95,539 people
- Ângelo♂Angel93,311 people
- Cléber♂One who glues (from German Kleber)92,871 people
- Cauã♂Tupi name of the acauã, a bird of prey (Herpetotheres cachinnans)92,215 people
The figures are people recorded in IBGE's 2022 Demographic Census, which counts only the first name. How to read IBGE data.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most common boy name in Brazil?
José, with 5,164,752 people in IBGE's 2022 Census, followed by João and Antônio. The census counts only the first name.
How does the site decide that a name is male?
From the IBGE figures: a name is male when at least 90% of the people recorded with it in the 2022 Census are men. Below that, it is listed as unisex.