Meaning of the nameAgostinha
- Female
- A-gos-ti-nha
Agostinha is a feminine name that shares its base with Agostinho, a name that Wiktionary traces to Latin Augustinus.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,462 people named Agostinha, the 6,384th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 69, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Agostinha is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,462
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,384
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,914
- people
Agostinha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Agostinha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (375 people).
1,449 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Agostinha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Agostinha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 320 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 293 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 129 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 85 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Agostinha
Wiktionary traces the name Agostinho, from Old Portuguese Agostỹo, to Latin Augustīnus, formed from Augustus with the suffix -īnus; Augustus is, in Wiktionary, the Latin adjective 'majestic, venerable'. None of these sources gives a meaning of its own for Agostinha. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,462 people named Agostinha, with a median age of 69; almost all were born before 1980. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Agostinho · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Augustinus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Augustus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Agostinha · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Agostinha
What does the name Agostinha mean?
The meaning of Agostinha is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Agostinha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,462 people with the first name Agostinha, which ranks it number 6,384 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Agostinha a boy's or a girl's name?
Agostinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,449 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Agostinha most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Agostinha (320 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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