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Portuguese Names for Boys

There are 279 Portuguese names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Portuguese names 1 to 20. Abel was the most popular among these names in 2009 with a rank of #328 and a usage of 0.0458%. The name is primarily used in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Alberto, Alfredo, and the Italian, Portuguese, German, and Spanish name, Aldo. The unusual Portuguese names are Aarao (Portuguese), Abrahan (Portuguese and Spanish), Abrao (Portuguese), Adalberto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Adao (Portuguese and Spanish), Adão (Portuguese), Adelar (German and Portuguese), Adrião (Portuguese), Affonso (Portuguese), Afonso (Galician and Portuguese), Agostinho (Portuguese), Alao (Portuguese), Albino (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Aleixo (Galician and Portuguese), Alexandre (Catalan, French, Galician, Hungarian, and Portuguese), and Alexio (Portuguese).

Portuguese names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1950s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1955, 5.886% of baby boys were given Portuguese names. There were 17 Portuguese names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Portuguese names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2009, 19 Portuguese names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 3.424%. Within all Portuguese names, the Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish Daniel was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8271%.

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PORTUGUESE NAMES:

Aarao enlightened, exalted, ... it is used largely in Portuguese. ...

Abel Popularity Trend of Abel
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 328 328 breath, vapor; son ... French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, ...

Abrahan father of a multitude ...It is used mainly in the Portuguese and Spanish languages. ...

Abrao father of a multitude ... is used chiefly in Portuguese and it is derived from ...

Adalberto Popularity Trend of Adalberto
from 1900 to 2009. nobly famous ... used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. ...

Adao man ... primarily used in the Portuguese and Spanish languages ...

Adão man ... it is used largely in Portuguese. ...

Adelar noble, honorable; eagle; ... largely in German and Portuguese. ...

Adrião man from Hadria; dark ... predominantly used in Portuguese. ...

Affonso noble and ready ... used in the Portuguese language. ...

Afonso noble and ready ... its use, Galician and Portuguese. ...

Agostinho august, dignified, holy ... used predominantly in Portuguese and it is derived from ...

Alao little rock; harmony, ...Alao is a Portuguese name of Celtic origin. ...

Alberto Popularity Trend of Alberto
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 386 386 nobly famous ... mostly in the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish languages ...

Albino white; blond, fair one ... largely in the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish ...

Aldo Popularity Trend of Aldo
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 559 559 old; noble, honorable; ... used in the Italian, Portuguese, German, and Spanish ...

Aleixo defender ... in the Galician and Portuguese languages. ...

Alexandre Popularity Trend of Alexandre
from 1900 to 2009. defender of men ... Hungarian, and Portuguese ...

Alexio defender of men ... is used mainly in the Portuguese language. ...

Alfredo Popularity Trend of Alfredo
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 423 423 inspired advice; old ... in the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish languages ...


Popularity Trend
for Portuguese Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Portuguese Names
in 2006