In 2025, from January through November, the European country of Portugal welcomed approximately 87,000 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Maria and Francisco, yet again, according to provisional data released in late December, 2025, by the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN).
Here are Portugal’s projected top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2025:
Girl names
- Maria, 4,791 baby girls
- Alice, 1,195
- Leonor, 1,146
- Matilde, 1,047
- Benedita, 963
- Aurora, 874
- Olívia, 722
- Carolina, 714
- Camila, 703
- Francisca, 692
Boy names
- Francisco, 1,495 baby boys
- Tomás, 1,356
- Duarte, 1,256
- Afonso, 1,226
- Vicente, 1,201
- João, 1,095
- Lourenço, 1,087
- Martim, 980
- Miguel, 928
- Gabriel, 896
Maria has been the No. 1 name in Portugal since 2004. Before that, the top girl name was Ana.
Finally, here’s a link to Portugal’s 2024 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
Source: Camilo, Diogo. “Veja a lista dos nomes de bebés mais escolhidos em Portugal em 2025.” Rádio Renascença 22 Dec. 2025.
Image: Adapted from Flag of Portugal (public domain)
