Girl names
Brazilian girl names
2,277 names
Names recorded mostly for women in the 2022 Census, from the most to the least common, with meaning and source.
- Maria♀12,284,478 people
- Ana♀Grace, favor3,948,650 people
- Francisca♀Feminine of Franciscus, 'Frenchman', from the name of the Frankish…665,602 people
- Júlia♀Feminine form of Júlio, a Roman family name possibly linked to the…650,271 people
- Juliana♀Feminine of Juliano, 'relating to Julius'538,991 people
- Adriana♀Feminine of Adrian (Hadrianus), 'from Hadria'536,334 people
- Fernanda♀Feminine form of Fernando, from Gothic 'peace' (or 'journey') and…523,152 people
- Márcia♀Feminine of Latin Marcius, derived from Marcus, a name probably…522,265 people
- Patrícia♀Noble, patrician500,893 people
- Amanda♀Lovable, worthy of being loved495,974 people
- Alice♀From Adalheid, with Germanic elements glossed as 'noble' and 'kind,…488,951 people
- Letícia♀Joy487,449 people
- Laura♀Laurel484,191 people
- Bruna♀Feminine form of Bruno, from Germanic brunna, 'armor, protection',…466,413 people
- Mariana♀451,762 people
- Jéssica♀Probably from the biblical name Iscah, perhaps 'he will see'450,167 people
- Sandra♀Short form of Alessandra, feminine of Alexandre: 'defender of men'447,906 people
- Beatriz♀Traveler444,440 people
- Vitória♀Victory442,374 people
- Camila♀436,901 people
- Larissa♀436,347 people
- Gabriela♀Feminine form of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'416,654 people
- Luciana♀Feminine form of Luciano, from Lucius, linked to 'light'407,163 people
- Vanessa♀397,874 people
- Helena♀Probably from Greek helene, 'torch'366,186 people
- Luana♀365,729 people
- Isabela♀Form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'358,542 people
- Vera♀Faith, in Russian336,367 people
- Cláudia♀336,332 people
- Renata♀Feminine form of Renato, 'reborn'326,849 people
- Sônia♀Russian diminutive form of Sofia, 'wisdom'323,710 people
- Eliane♀323,149 people
- Débora♀Bee322,208 people
- Rafaela♀Feminine form of Rafael, 'God heals'317,643 people
- Rita♀Short form of Margherita, a name that comes from Greek margarítes,…309,366 people
- Cristiane♀Variant of Cristiano, 'Christian'306,307 people
- Carla♀Feminine form of Carlos, from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'303,790 people
- Rosângela♀295,621 people
- Natália♀Relating to birth, from Latin natalis295,023 people
- Luiza♀Feminine form of Luís, 'famous in battle'290,525 people
- Jaqueline♀Feminine form of Jacques, a name that goes back to Jacob, explained…288,717 people
- Sofia♀Wisdom287,227 people
- Daniela♀Feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'285,876 people
- Raquel♀Ewe282,435 people
- Andreia♀Feminine form of André, 'manly, masculine'281,664 people
- Lara♀Russian short form of Larisa, a name possibly taken from the Greek…281,125 people
- Bianca♀White277,714 people
- Josefa♀Feminine form of Joseph, 'he will add'274,653 people
- Fabiana♀Feminine form of Fabianus (Fabiano), from the Roman family name…274,147 people
- Lívia♀270,053 people
- Ângela♀Feminine of Ângelo, from Latin angelus, 'angel, messenger'268,995 people
- Marlene♀267,461 people
- Lorena♀From the name of the French region of Lorraine (Lorena), originally…253,461 people
- Rosa♀Rose, the flower252,748 people
- Lúcia♀Feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'248,576 people
- Aparecida♀Aparecida, 'revealed', from the title Nossa Senhora da Conceição…246,202 people
- Elaine♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'241,786 people
- Raimunda♀Feminine form of Raimundo, 'counsel' and 'protection'239,817 people
- Joana♀Feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'238,493 people
- Alessandra♀Italian form of Alexandra, 'defender of men'236,803 people
- Terezinha♀235,891 people
- Yasmin♀Jasmine234,420 people
- Flávia♀Feminine form of Flávio, a Roman family name linked to flavus,…231,214 people
- Daniele♀Feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'230,628 people
- Thaís♀225,479 people
- Priscila♀Feminine diminutive of the Roman cognomen Priscus, 'ancient'224,785 people
- Marina♀Of the sea222,695 people
- Regina♀Queen219,074 people
- Viviane♀French form of Viviana, feminine of Vivianus, from Latin vivus,…218,643 people
- Luzia♀From Latin Lūcia, feminine of Lucius, derived from lux, 'light'212,889 people
- Isabel♀My God is an oath212,274 people
- Paula♀Feminine form of Paulus, 'small'212,186 people
- Sophia♀Wisdom208,142 people
- Silvana♀Feminine form of Silvano, from Latin silva, 'forest'208,121 people
- Isadora♀Gift of Isis207,101 people
- Sueli♀205,441 people
- Érica♀Feminine form of Eric, 'eternal ruler'201,183 people
- Daiane♀Form of Diane and Diana, 'divine'200,981 people
- Milena♀Dear, gracious (from the Slavic element milŭ)199,909 people
- Caroline♀Feminine form of Carolus (Carlos), from Germanic Karl, from a word…195,454 people
- Tatiane♀194,275 people
- Janaína♀194,267 people
- Valentina♀Feminine form of Valentinus, from valens, 'strong, healthy'193,166 people
- Andressa♀Elaborated form of Andréa, feminine of André193,084 people
- Mônica♀190,977 people
- Marta♀Lady189,101 people
- Michele♀Feminine form of Michel (Miguel), 'who is like God?'187,281 people
- Sabrina♀186,700 people
- Solange♀From Latin sollemnis, 'solemn', 'religious'185,543 people
- Geovana♀Variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is…185,085 people
- Edna♀Pleasure, delight183,091 people
- Marli♀182,025 people
- Eduarda♀Feminine form of Eduardo, 'wealthy guard'181,846 people
- Bárbara♀Foreign woman181,614 people
- Sílvia♀Feminine form of Silvius, from silva, 'forest'180,610 people
- Manuela♀Feminine form of Manuel, from Emmanuel, 'God is with us'178,058 people
- Rosana♀Form of Roxana, from Old Iranian rauxšnā, 'bright'176,603 people
- Ester♀Possibly 'star', in Persian176,238 people
- Valéria♀Feminine form of Valerius, a Roman name linked to the verb valeo,…172,077 people
- Cecília♀Feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name that Behind the Name…171,217 people
- Eliana♀171,196 people
- Heloísa♀Probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and…170,479 people
- Nicole♀Feminine form of Nicolau, from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people'169,940 people
- Laís♀164,122 people
- Anna♀Grace, favor163,900 people
- Cristina♀From Christiana, Latin feminine of Christianus, 'a Christian'163,573 people
- Célia♀Feminine form of Caelius, a Roman family name linked to caelum, 'sky'162,575 people
- Tereza♀161,966 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
- Kátia♀157,594 people
- Tânia♀157,458 people
- Denise♀154,426 people
- Roseli♀Portuguese variant of Rosália, from rosa, 'rose' (the flower)153,661 people
- Elisângela♀153,418 people
- Yasmim♀Jasmine, the flower153,201 people
- Marilene♀152,880 people
- Gisele♀'hostage, pledge', from the Germanic root gisal150,212 people
- Fátima♀Abstinent149,310 people
- Eva♀Linked to the sense of 'to live' or 'to breathe'146,658 people
- Marcela♀Feminine form of Marcelo, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably…145,029 people
- Roberta♀Feminine form of Robert (Roberto), 'bright fame'142,164 people
- Emily♀English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus…140,315 people
- Pâmela♀138,902 people
- Raissa♀137,141 people
- Luciene♀Variant of Luciana, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'136,080 people
- Giovana♀Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'135,752 people
- Josiane♀Diminutive of Joséphine, French feminine of Joseph, the biblical…131,077 people
- Ingrid♀Ing is beautiful130,768 people
- Tatiana♀128,840 people
- Gabriele♀Variant of Gabriela, feminine of Gabriel, 'God is my strong man'126,709 people
- Clara♀Clear, bright, illustrious126,362 people
- Isabella♀Form of Isabel, from Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'125,939 people
- Talita♀Girl125,849 people
- Emilly♀English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus…125,238 people
- Vânia♀Russian diminutive of Ivan, a form of João ('God is gracious')124,864 people
- Vilma♀Form of Wilma, from Wilhelmina, feminine of Wilhelm124,601 people
- Melissa♀Bee122,131 people
- Eloá♀God121,392 people
- Alana♀121,124 people
- Taís♀120,051 people
- Karina♀119,600 people
- Kelly♀118,991 people
- Cíntia♀Woman of Cynthus, a mountain on the island of Delos118,453 people
- Mirian♀117,937 people
- Angélica♀Angelic, from Latin angelicus116,079 people
- Ivone♀Yew (from the Germanic element iwa, of Ivo and Yves)113,065 people
- Verônica♀Late variant of Berenice, 'she who brings victory'111,883 people
- Samara♀111,487 people
- Elza♀Form of Elisabete, from Hebrew 'my God is an oath'111,087 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 girl name in Brazil?
Maria, with 12,284,478 people in IBGE's 2022 Census. The census counts only the first name, so Maria Eduarda and Maria Clara are counted as Maria.
How does the site decide that a name is female?
From the IBGE figures: a name is female when at least 90% of the people recorded with it in the 2022 Census are women. Below that, it is listed as unisex.