Duarte
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DWAR-tuh
- Origin
- Old English
Duarte is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “wealth guardian”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Duarte mean?
Old English: Portuguese form of Edward, from Old English Eadweard
“wealth guardian”
The Portuguese form of Edward; Duarte I was king of Portugal from 1433 to 1438.
Is Duarte a girl's or a boy's name?
Duarte is a boys' name.
How popular is Duarte in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Duarte in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Duarte in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
Names like Duarte
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Rupert, Ezra, Cruz, Alfred, Arlo, Jesse, Cooper, Victor, Teddy, Hector, Theodore
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Waylon, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden, Edmund
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Duarte: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/duarte, updated 20 October 2026.