By origin
Names of Greek origin
327 names
The origin describes the language of the word behind the name, not the people who use it. Every meaning below has a source.
- Pedro♂Stone1,624,478 people
- Lucas♂Probably 'from Lucania', a shortened form of Loukanós1,341,525 people
- Felipe♂Friend of horses676,680 people
- André♂Manly, masculine, from Greek ἀνήρ, 'man'559,511 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
- Sandra♀Short form of Alessandra, feminine of Alexandre: 'defender of men'447,906 people
- Alexandre♂Defender of men422,722 people
- Jorge♂Farmer, 'worker of the earth'420,414 people
- Helena♀Probably from Greek helene, 'torch'366,186 people
- Tiago♂Derived from Jacob (Yaʿaqov), generally understood as 'one who holds…363,388 people
- Sônia♀Russian diminutive form of Sofia, 'wisdom'323,710 people
- Nicolas♂Form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'310,593 people
- Rita♀Short form of Margherita, a name that comes from Greek margarítes,…309,366 people
- Luciano♂Derived from Lucius, linked to lux, 'light'309,017 people
- Heitor♂Holding fast297,607 people
- Alex♂Short form of Alexander, 'defender of men'294,567 people
- Sofia♀Wisdom287,227 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
- Ângela♀Feminine of Ângelo, from Latin angelus, 'angel, messenger'268,995 people
- Elaine♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'241,786 people
- Joana♀Feminine of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'238,493 people
- Alessandra♀Italian form of Alexandra, 'defender of men'236,803 people
- Maurício♂Derived from Latin Maurus, 'North African, Moor'215,787 people
- Sophia♀Wisdom208,142 people
- Isadora♀Gift of Isis207,101 people
- Andressa♀Elaborated form of Andréa, feminine of André193,084 people
- Bárbara♀Foreign woman181,614 people
- Nicole♀Feminine form of Nicolau, from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people'169,940 people
- Andréa♀Feminine form of Andreas, 'manly, virile'160,908 people
- Jonas♂Dove160,223 people
- Mauro♂Moor, dark-skinned144,544 people
- Alessandro♂Defender of men144,058 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
- Pietro♂Stone, rock141,070 people
- Melissa♀Bee122,131 people
- Cíntia♀Woman of Cynthus, a mountain on the island of Delos118,453 people
- Hélio♂Sun116,954 people
- Sandro♂Short form of Alessandro, 'defender of men'113,102 people
- Verônica♀Late variant of Berenice, 'she who brings victory'111,883 people
- Elisa♀Short form of Elisabete, 'my God is an oath'110,902 people
- Irene♀Peace109,806 people
- Evandro♂Good man, from Greek Εὔανδρος108,779 people
- Ágatha♀Good99,759 people
- Neide♀Naiad95,407 people
- Cleide♀According to Machado, from Greek kleís, 'key'94,973 people
- Elizabete♀My God is an oath94,843 people
- Ísis♀Possibly 'throne', from Egyptian93,865 people
- Ângelo♂Angel93,311 people
- Sebastiana♀Feminine form of Sebastião, from the Greek sebastós, 'venerable'92,792 people
- Alexandra♀Feminine form of Alexandre, 'defender of men'90,519 people
- Margarida♀Pearl87,198 people
- Lidiane♀Elaborated form of Lídia, 'from Lydia', a region of Asia Minor79,802 people
- Eunice♀Good victory79,535 people
- Cleonice♀Latinized form of Kleonike, from kleos ('glory') and nike ('victory')79,446 people
- Isaías♂Yahweh is salvation77,888 people
- Lídia♀'from Lydia', a region of Asia Minor76,317 people
- Ariane♀French form of Ariadne, possibly 'most holy'73,714 people
- Alexandro♂Form of Alexander (Alexandre), 'defender of men'73,629 people
- Andreza♀Extended form of Andréa, linked to Greek andreios, 'manly, virile'69,119 people
- Cleusa♀Variant of Creusa, from Greek Kreousa, 'princess'68,359 people
- Inês♀Pure, chaste67,931 people
- Damião♂From Greek Damianos, from damazo, 'to tame'67,503 people
- Jaime♂Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), traditionally 'holder of the heel'…65,865 people
- Ágata♀Good63,289 people
- Ellen♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'61,520 people
- Elisabete♀'my God is an oath'60,638 people
- Íris♀Rainbow56,795 people
- Lázaro♂God has helped55,676 people
- Filipe♂Friend of horses55,537 people
- Elen♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'52,022 people
- Pietra♀Feminine form of Pietro (Peter), 'rock'51,187 people
- Josias♂Yahweh supports49,887 people
- Helen♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'47,070 people
- Elena♀Probably from Greek helene, 'torch'46,773 people
- Gláucia♀Feminine form of Gláucio, from the Latin glaucus, 'blue-gray'44,720 people
- Lígia♀Clear-voiced, shrill43,301 people
- Damiana♀Feminine form of Damião, from the Greek damazo, 'to tame'43,268 people
- Laércio♂'of the city of Laertes', in Cilicia, according to Guérios43,091 people
- Margarete♀Form of Margaret and Margarida, 'pearl'41,822 people
- Cleuza♀Princess40,965 people
- Lucca♂Probably 'from Lucania', a region of southern Italy40,407 people
- Izabela♀Form of Isabel, from Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'39,332 people
- Alcides♂Descendant of Alceu (Alcaeus)39,114 people
- Creuza♀Princess39,064 people
- Hellen♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'38,945 people
- Stefany♀Feminine form of Stephen (Estêvão), from Greek Stephanos, 'crown,…38,541 people
- Andrei♂From the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'37,568 people
- Thales♂From the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'37,326 people
- Estéfani♀Feminine form of Stephen, 'crown, garland'36,204 people
- Leandra♀Feminine form of Leandro, 'lion' + 'man'36,112 people
- Tales♂From the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'35,122 people
- Cosme♂From Greek kósmos, 'order, world, universe' (the meaning of Cosmas)35,100 people
- Jesus♂Yahweh is salvation (form of Yeshua, contraction of Yehoshua)35,074 people
- George♂Farmer, one who works the land33,827 people
- Alexia♀Feminine form of Alexis, 'helper, defender'33,124 people
- Magda♀Short form of Magdalena, 'of Magdala'31,425 people
- Alcione♂♀Kingfisher, from Greek alkyṓn, through Alcyone, a mythological name30,699 people
- Stefani♀Feminine form of Stephen (Estêvão), from Greek Stephanos, 'crown,…30,518 people
- Angelita♀Diminutive of Angela, 'messenger, angel'29,017 people
- Andrey♂From the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'28,460 people
- Andresa♀Elaborated form of Andréa, feminine of André28,201 people
- Tália♀To bloom27,074 people
- Ione♀Violet (the flower), from Greek ion26,844 people
- Irineu♂Peaceful25,605 people
- Dione♂♀Of Zeus24,821 people
- Luca♂Probably 'from Lucania', a region of southern Italy24,507 people
- Ivana♀Feminine form of Ivan, a form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'24,109 people
- Iúri♂Russian form of Jorge, from the Greek geōrgós, 'farmer, tiller of…23,726 people
- Estefany♀Feminine form of Stephen, 'crown, garland'23,351 people
- Thalia♀To bloom23,266 people
- Ariana♀Possibly 'the holiest' (form of Ariadne)23,256 people
- Eugênio♂Well-born22,739 people
- Estêvão♂Crown (from Greek stéphanos)22,304 people
- Creusa♀Princess, derived from Greek kreion, 'king, lord'22,126 people
- Alexander♂Defender of men21,549 people
- Olinda♀Perhaps linked to Greek olynthe, 'wild fig'20,613 people
- Agenor♂Very manly, heroic20,559 people
- Berenice♀Bringer of victory20,195 people
- Esmeralda♀Emerald, the green precious stone20,005 people
- Euclides♂From 'good' and 'glory', with a patronymic suffix18,809 people
- Taísa♀Variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō,…18,789 people
- Jeremias♂Yahweh will exalt (from Hebrew Yirmeyahu)18,607 people
- Nicollas♂Form of Nicolau (Nicholas), 'victory of the people'18,429 people
- Leonel♂French diminutive of Léon (Leão), 'lion'17,917 people
- Romeu♂Of Rome, Roman17,205 people
- Cinthia♀Woman of Cynthus, a mountain on the island of Delos16,908 people
- Cosmo♂Order, world, universe16,619 people
- Eitor♂Holding fast16,533 people
- Antenor♂Instead of a man16,387 people
- Margareth♀Pearl16,264 people
- Dimas♂Sunset (from Greek dysmé)15,756 people
- Agnes♀Pure, chaste15,433 people
- Erasmo♂Pleasant15,324 people
- Izabella♀Form of Isabel, from Hebrew Elishéva, 'my God is an oath'15,090 people
- Sthefany♀Feminine form of Stephen (Estêvão), from Greek Stephanos, 'crown,…14,955 people
- Alceu♂Strong (from ἀλκή, 'strength, bravery')14,848 people
- Ananias♂Yahweh is gracious (from Hebrew Hananiah)14,670 people
- Thaísa♀Variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō,…14,430 people
- Nilo♂Name of the Nile river14,297 people
- Laerte♂He who gathers the people13,980 people
- Andrew♂Virile, manly (from Greek andreios, from aner, 'man')13,923 people
- Genesio♂Birth, origin13,622 people
- Efigênia♀Strong from birth, powerful13,416 people
- Thalles♂From the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'13,366 people
- Alesandra♀Italian form of Alexandra, 'defender of men'13,345 people
- Stephany♀Feminine form of Stephen (Estêvão), from Greek Stephanos, 'crown,…13,225 people
- Eugênia♀Feminine form of Eugênio, from Greek eugenes, 'well-born'13,157 people
The figures are people recorded in IBGE's 2022 Demographic Census, which counts only the first name. How to read IBGE data.