Names A to Z
Names starting with M
281 names
Names used in Brazil that start with M, from the most to the least common in the 2022 Census.
- Maria♀12,284,478 people
- Marcos♂Probably derived from the name of the Roman god Mars1,082,739 people
- Miguel♂Who is like God?715,241 people
- Matheus♂Gift of God652,373 people
- Márcia♀Feminine of Latin Marcius, derived from Marcus, a name probably…522,265 people
- Manoel♂Variant of Manuel, a shortened form of Emanuel, 'God is with us'478,590 people
- Mateus♂Gift of God476,684 people
- Mariana♀451,762 people
- Marlene♀267,461 people
- Mário♂225,399 people
- Marina♀Of the sea222,695 people
- Maurício♂Derived from Latin Maurus, 'North African, Moor'215,787 people
- Murilo♂From the Spanish surname Murillo: from Basque muino, 'hill', with a…200,096 people
- Milena♀Dear, gracious (from the Slavic element milŭ)199,909 people
- Marco♂Probably derived from the name of Mars, the Roman god192,703 people
- Mônica♀190,977 people
- Marta♀Lady189,101 people
- Michele♀Feminine form of Michel (Miguel), 'who is like God?'187,281 people
- Marli♀182,025 people
- Manuela♀Feminine form of Manuel, from Emmanuel, 'God is with us'178,058 people
- Manuel♂God is with us172,986 people
- Marilene♀152,880 people
- Marcela♀Feminine form of Marcelo, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably…145,029 people
- Mauro♂Moor, dark-skinned144,544 people
- Moisés♂Probably 'son' (from the Egyptian mes)143,542 people
- Melissa♀Bee122,131 people
- Mirian♀117,937 people
- Maicon♂Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'117,370 people
- Milton♂'middle town' or 'mill town'105,286 people
- Mayara♀'lady of riches', from Old Tupi99,355 people
- Marília♀87,381 people
- Margarida♀Pearl87,198 people
- Marinalva♀86,090 people
- Marisa♀86,015 people
- Maiara♀'lady of riches', from Old Tupi84,234 people
- Mariane♀83,214 people
- Mara♀'bitter', 'bitterness', from Hebrew mara81,102 people
- Michel♂Who is like God?78,654 people
- Marlon♂77,360 people
- Maisa♀74,528 people
- Miriam♀74,005 people
- Michael♂Who is like God?65,688 people
- Mirela♀Probably from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'64,067 people
- Manoela♀Feminine form of Manoel/Manuel, 'God is with us'62,483 people
- Moacir♂'son of pain', according to José de Alencar, from Old Tupi moasy…61,684 people
- Maitê♀59,696 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
- Maíra♀Name of a mythical prophet52,120 people
- Michelle♀Feminine form of Michel (Miguel), 'who is like God?'48,598 people
- Marilda♀45,762 people
- Micael♂Who is like God?44,959 people
- Mariza♀43,736 people
- Maristela♀Star of the sea42,196 people
- Margarete♀Form of Margaret and Margarida, 'pearl'41,822 people
- Madalena♀From Magdala, a city whose Hebrew name means 'tower'39,189 people
- Manuella♀Feminine form of Manuel, from Emmanuel, 'God is with us'38,639 people
- Milene♀37,821 people
- Marinete♀36,313 people
- Max♂Short form of Maximilian, from Latin Maximilianus, derived from…36,236 people
- Mikael♂Who is like God?35,727 people
- Magno♂Great34,734 people
- Maura♀Feminine form of Mauro, from Latin Maurus, 'North African, Moor'33,898 people
- Marizete♀33,475 people
- Mayra♀33,115 people
- Messias♂Anointed32,653 people
- Marcilene♀32,042 people
- Magda♀Short form of Magdalena, 'of Magdala'31,425 people
- Mirella♀Probably from the Occitan verb mirar, 'to admire'31,238 people
- Marinês♀Probably linked to the adjective 'marinho' (marine)30,876 people
- Meire♀30,457 people
- Marly♀30,412 people
- Marluce♀28,295 people
- Marilza♀27,632 people
- Maysa♀Proud bearing, proud gait27,438 people
- Mariele♀24,663 people
- Mariah♀24,382 people
- Miqueias♂Who is like Yahweh?23,993 people
- Maciel♂23,760 people
- Matias♂Gift of God22,897 people
- Micheli♀22,378 people
- Marcelino♂Diminutive of Marcellus (Marcelo), itself a diminutive of Marcus, a…22,216 people
- Magali♀Form of Madalena, 'of Magdala', or of Margarida, 'pearl', depending…22,183 people
- Matilde♀Strength in battle21,849 people
- Mary♀20,937 people
- Marciel♂20,760 people
- Marlucia♀20,730 people
- Marivaldo♂20,681 people
- Mari♀20,566 people
- Micaele♀20,522 people
- Misael♂Who is what God is?20,176 people
- Micaela♀Feminine form of Micael, 'who is like God?'19,882 people
- Maurílio♂19,634 people
- Marileide♀19,597 people
- Mércia♀19,460 people
- Marciano♂Relating to Marcus or Marcius, a name probably linked to the god Mars19,270 people
- Marcílio♂19,012 people
- Magna♀Feminine form of Magnus, 'great' in Latin18,346 people
- Marcele♀18,296 people
- Melina♀17,927 people
- Marcel♂From the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably…17,453 people
- Mariano♂16,830 people
- Mirele♀16,428 people
- Morgana♀'born of the sea', the literal sense of the Old Welsh or Breton Morgen16,420 people
- Manuele♀16,273 people
- Margareth♀Pearl16,264 people
- Mizael♂15,204 people
- Marcone♂14,971 people
- Mercedes♀Mercies14,716 people
- Maxuel♂14,535 people
- Miria♀14,493 people
- Marinaldo♂14,172 people
- Mathias♂Gift of God13,376 people
- Monalisa♀13,351 people
- Millena♀Dear, gracious (from the Slavic element milŭ)13,339 people
- Mikaele♀13,209 people
- Marciana♀Feminine form of Marciano, from Latin Marcianus, derived from…13,192 people
- Murillo♂From the Spanish surname Murillo: from Basque muino, 'hill', with a…13,123 people
- Mauri♂12,632 people
- Marcella♀Feminine form of Marcelo, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably…12,594 people
- Maikon♂Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'12,534 people
- Marinez♀Probably linked to the adjective 'marinho' (marine)12,456 people
- Maiane♀12,251 people
- Marlete♀12,202 people
- Martha♀Lady11,730 people
- Maílson♂11,673 people
- Marlei♂♀11,173 people
- Mikaelly♀11,070 people
- Mariângela♀11,066 people
- Marceli♂♀10,520 people
- Mikaela♀Feminine form of Micael, 'who is like God?'10,487 people
- Maiza♀10,455 people
- Marise♀10,329 people
- Melinda♀10,246 people
- Michelly♀10,236 people
- Martin♂Derived from Mars, the Roman god10,050 people
- Marilena♀9,911 people
- Madson♂9,903 people
- Marileia♀9,681 people
- Maicom♂Brazilian form of Michael, 'who is like God?'9,650 people
- Marcelle♀French form of Marcella, feminine of Marcellus, diminutive of…9,649 people
- Maike♂9,443 people
- Marcondes♂9,435 people
- Marcelina♀Feminine form of Marcelino, from Marcellus (Marcelo), a diminutive…9,377 people
- Martina♀Feminine form of Martinho, a Latin name derived from Mars, the Roman…9,339 people
- Mel♀9,082 people
- Mirtes♀8,969 people
- Marivalda♀8,875 people
- Maricelia♀8,719 people
- Marilucia♀8,653 people
The figures are people recorded in IBGE's 2022 Demographic Census, which counts only the first name. How to read IBGE data.