Most common
The most common names in Brazil
Maria (12,284,478 people) and José (5,164,752) are the most common first names in the country in the 2022 Census. The lists count people alive in 2022, of all ages.
Girl names
| # | Name | People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria | 12,284,478 |
| 2 | Ana | 3,948,650 |
| 3 | Francisca | 665,602 |
| 4 | Júlia | 650,271 |
| 5 | Antônia | 557,361 |
| 6 | Juliana | 538,991 |
| 7 | Adriana | 536,334 |
| 8 | Fernanda | 523,152 |
| 9 | Márcia | 522,265 |
| 10 | Patrícia | 500,893 |
| 11 | Amanda | 495,974 |
| 12 | Alice | 488,951 |
| 13 | Letícia | 487,449 |
| 14 | Laura | 484,191 |
| 15 | Aline | 483,853 |
| 16 | Bruna | 466,413 |
| 17 | Mariana | 451,762 |
| 18 | Jéssica | 450,167 |
| 19 | Sandra | 447,906 |
| 20 | Beatriz | 444,440 |
| 21 | Vitória | 442,374 |
| 22 | Camila | 436,901 |
| 23 | Larissa | 436,347 |
| 24 | Gabriela | 416,654 |
| 25 | Luciana | 407,163 |
| 26 | Vanessa | 397,874 |
| 27 | Helena | 366,186 |
| 28 | Luana | 365,729 |
| 29 | Isabela | 358,542 |
| 30 | Vera | 336,367 |
| 31 | Cláudia | 336,332 |
| 32 | Renata | 326,849 |
| 33 | Sônia | 323,710 |
| 34 | Simone | 323,710 |
| 35 | Eliane | 323,149 |
| 36 | Débora | 322,208 |
| 37 | Rafaela | 317,643 |
| 38 | Rita | 309,366 |
| 39 | Cristiane | 306,307 |
| 40 | Sara | 304,917 |
| 41 | Carla | 303,790 |
| 42 | Rosângela | 295,621 |
| 43 | Natália | 295,023 |
| 44 | Luiza | 290,525 |
| 45 | Jaqueline | 288,717 |
| 46 | Sofia | 287,227 |
| 47 | Daniela | 285,876 |
| 48 | Raquel | 282,435 |
| 49 | Andreia | 281,664 |
| 50 | Lara | 281,125 |
| 51 | Bianca | 277,714 |
| 52 | Josefa | 274,653 |
| 53 | Fabiana | 274,147 |
| 54 | Lívia | 270,053 |
| 55 | Ângela | 268,995 |
| 56 | Marlene | 267,461 |
| 57 | Lorena | 253,461 |
| 58 | Rosa | 252,748 |
| 59 | Lúcia | 248,576 |
| 60 | Aparecida | 246,202 |
| 61 | Elaine | 241,786 |
| 62 | Raimunda | 239,817 |
| 63 | Joana | 238,493 |
| 64 | Alessandra | 236,803 |
| 65 | Terezinha | 235,891 |
| 66 | Yasmin | 234,420 |
| 67 | Flávia | 231,214 |
| 68 | Daniele | 230,628 |
| 69 | Thaís | 225,479 |
| 70 | Priscila | 224,785 |
| 71 | Marina | 222,695 |
| 72 | Regina | 219,074 |
| 73 | Viviane | 218,643 |
| 74 | Luzia | 212,889 |
| 75 | Isabel | 212,274 |
| 76 | Paula | 212,186 |
| 77 | Sophia | 208,142 |
| 78 | Silvana | 208,121 |
| 79 | Isadora | 207,101 |
| 80 | Sueli | 205,441 |
| 81 | Érica | 201,183 |
| 82 | Daiane | 200,981 |
| 83 | Milena | 199,909 |
| 84 | Caroline | 195,454 |
| 85 | Tatiane | 194,275 |
| 86 | Janaína | 194,267 |
| 87 | Valentina | 193,166 |
| 88 | Andressa | 193,084 |
| 89 | Mônica | 190,977 |
| 90 | Marta | 189,101 |
| 91 | Michele | 187,281 |
| 92 | Sabrina | 186,700 |
| 93 | Solange | 185,543 |
| 94 | Geovana | 185,085 |
| 95 | Edna | 183,091 |
| 96 | Marli | 182,025 |
| 97 | Eduarda | 181,846 |
| 98 | Bárbara | 181,614 |
| 99 | Sílvia | 180,610 |
| 100 | Manuela | 178,058 |
Boy names
| # | Name | People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | José | 5,164,752 |
| 2 | João | 3,430,608 |
| 3 | Antônio | 2,241,094 |
| 4 | Francisco | 1,665,494 |
| 5 | Pedro | 1,624,478 |
| 6 | Carlos | 1,474,492 |
| 7 | Lucas | 1,341,525 |
| 8 | Luiz | 1,335,098 |
| 9 | Paulo | 1,331,639 |
| 10 | Gabriel | 1,211,227 |
| 11 | Marcos | 1,082,739 |
| 12 | Davi | 876,593 |
| 13 | Rafael | 873,321 |
| 14 | Luís | 838,237 |
| 15 | Daniel | 770,743 |
| 16 | Miguel | 715,241 |
| 17 | Gustavo | 680,738 |
| 18 | Felipe | 676,680 |
| 19 | Guilherme | 676,181 |
| 20 | Eduardo | 658,697 |
| 21 | Matheus | 652,373 |
| 22 | Bruno | 645,929 |
| 23 | Marcelo | 644,503 |
| 24 | Arthur | 617,823 |
| 25 | Leonardo | 566,973 |
| 26 | Rodrigo | 561,663 |
| 27 | André | 559,511 |
| 28 | Samuel | 522,131 |
| 29 | Fernando | 502,065 |
| 30 | Fábio | 499,773 |
| 31 | Raimundo | 497,619 |
| 32 | Vítor | 489,038 |
| 33 | Manoel | 478,590 |
| 34 | Mateus | 476,684 |
| 35 | Leandro | 471,532 |
| 36 | Thiago | 454,565 |
| 37 | Anderson | 445,547 |
| 38 | Márcio | 432,612 |
| 39 | Ricardo | 429,575 |
| 40 | Alexandre | 422,722 |
| 41 | Jorge | 420,414 |
| 42 | Enzo | 404,088 |
| 43 | Diego | 403,169 |
| 44 | Vinícius | 392,108 |
| 45 | Edson | 391,040 |
| 46 | Roberto | 373,697 |
| 47 | Victor | 365,171 |
| 48 | Tiago | 363,388 |
| 49 | Sérgio | 357,718 |
| 50 | Sebastião | 344,228 |
| 51 | Júlio | 327,493 |
| 52 | Cláudio | 311,341 |
| 53 | Nicolas | 310,593 |
| 54 | Luciano | 309,017 |
| 55 | Adriano | 306,398 |
| 56 | Henrique | 305,630 |
| 57 | Heitor | 297,607 |
| 58 | Alex | 294,567 |
| 59 | Renato | 293,159 |
| 60 | Caio | 286,597 |
| 61 | Igor | 272,320 |
| 62 | Geraldo | 261,939 |
| 63 | Rogério | 261,234 |
| 64 | Douglas | 258,798 |
| 65 | Flávio | 246,290 |
| 66 | Luan | 246,250 |
| 67 | Ronaldo | 238,744 |
| 68 | Joaquim | 237,723 |
| 69 | Danilo | 230,342 |
| 70 | David | 228,894 |
| 71 | Bernardo | 227,232 |
| 72 | Mário | 225,399 |
| 73 | Robson | 222,634 |
| 74 | Jeferson | 218,330 |
| 75 | Cícero | 217,260 |
| 76 | Maurício | 215,787 |
| 77 | Wesley | 207,677 |
| 78 | Alan | 203,321 |
| 79 | Murilo | 200,096 |
| 80 | Reginaldo | 200,054 |
| 81 | Artur | 195,021 |
| 82 | Renan | 193,248 |
| 83 | Marco | 192,703 |
| 84 | Elias | 190,432 |
| 85 | Gilberto | 187,565 |
| 86 | Cristiano | 183,843 |
| 87 | Emerson | 173,209 |
| 88 | Manuel | 172,986 |
| 89 | Jean | 171,850 |
| 90 | Fabrício | 165,799 |
| 91 | Diogo | 165,135 |
| 92 | Wilson | 164,178 |
| 93 | Willian | 161,526 |
| 94 | Nélson | 161,474 |
| 95 | Ruan | 160,379 |
| 96 | Jonas | 160,223 |
| 97 | Kauan | 158,399 |
| 98 | Valdir | 155,430 |
| 99 | Pablo | 152,518 |
| 100 | Breno | 152,509 |
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. Only the first name is counted; girl and boy names follow the share of women and men recorded with each name (90% or more). How to read IBGE data.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most common name in Brazil?
Maria, with 12,284,478 people in the 2022 Census. Among men, José leads with 5,164,752.
Does the census count compound names?
No. IBGE counts only the first name: Maria Eduarda and Maria Clara are counted as Maria, João Pedro as João.
Which names are most given to babies today?
The most common among people born from 2020 to 2022 are in the 2020 to 2022 list: Maria, Ana, Alice for girls and João, Davi, Miguel for boys.