Meaning of the nameBreno

Breno is the Portuguese form of Brennus, a Latinized name of Celtic origin that possibly meant 'king, prince' or 'raven'.

Meaning

“possibly 'king, prince' or 'raven' (Brennus, a Latinized Celtic name)”

Source: Behind the Name: Breno · Behind the Name: Brennus

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People (2022): 152,509
Rank in Brazil: #222
Median age: 16 years
2010 Census: 112,597; people

Breno in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Breno, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (53,499 people).

1,182 women 151,327 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Breno is most common

States with the highest share of people named Breno in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Espírito Santo 0.114%
Minas Gerais 0.105%
Rio de Janeiro 0.104%
Sergipe 0.103%
Bahia 0.098%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	32,740	0.074%
Minas Gerais	21,569	0.105%
Rio de Janeiro	16,724	0.104%
Bahia	13,815	0.098%
Pernambuco	6,954	0.077%
Pará	6,099	0.075%
Paraná	5,219	0.046%
Ceará	4,925	0.056%
Goiás	4,657	0.066%
Espírito Santo	4,354	0.114%
Rio Grande do Sul	4,232	0.039%
Maranhão	3,986	0.059%
Santa Catarina	3,911	0.051%
Amazonas	2,655	0.067%
Mato Grosso	2,499	0.068%
Paraíba	2,488	0.063%
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,407	0.087%
Distrito Federal	2,386	0.085%
Sergipe	2,265	0.103%
Rio Grande do Norte	1,967	0.060%
Piauí	1,891	0.058%
Alagoas	1,521	0.049%
Tocantins	977	0.065%
Rondônia	878	0.056%
Amapá	702	0.096%
Acre	348	0.042%
Roraima	340	0.053%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Breno

Behind the Name gives Breno as the Portuguese form of Brennus, a Latinized form of a Celtic name or title that possibly meant 'king, prince' or 'raven'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Brenno and Bhreno as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 152,509 people named Breno, with a median age of 16. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

It is the Portuguese spelling and the most recorded in the group, with a single N.

Other spellings of Breno

Spelling	People (2022)
Breno	152,509
Brenno	8,281

Sources

Behind the Name: Breno · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Brennus · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Breno · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Wiktionary: Brenno · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Breno

What does the name Breno mean?

Breno means “possibly 'king, prince' or 'raven' (Brennus, a Latinized Celtic name)”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Breno in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 152,509 people with the first name Breno, which ranks it number 222 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Breno a boy's or a girl's name?

Breno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,182 women and 151,327 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Breno?

Breno is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Breno most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.114% of the state's population is named Breno (4,354 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Breno?

Brenno. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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