Meaning of the nameAmada
- Female
- Latin origin
- A-ma-da
Amada is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Amado, which comes from Latin Amatus and means 'beloved'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Amado, from Latin Amatus, 'beloved'”
Source: Behind the Name: Amada · Behind the Name: Amado · Behind the Name: Amatus · Priberam: amada
- People (2022)
- 2,008
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,105
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,060
- people
Amada in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amada, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (619 people).
1,988 women 20 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 Amada is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amada in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 337 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 196 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 184 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 113 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 109 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 93 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amada
Amada is the feminine form of Amado, which Behind the Name gives as the Spanish form of the Latin name Amatus, 'beloved'. In Portuguese, amada is also the feminine of amado, the past participle of amar (Priberam). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,008 people named Amada, with a median age of 23, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Amada · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Amado · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Amatus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Priberam: amada · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
Questions about the name Amada
What does the name Amada mean?
Amada means “feminine form of Amado, from Latin Amatus, 'beloved'”, according to Behind the Name and Priberam.
How many people are named Amada in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,008 people with the first name Amada, which ranks it number 5,105 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Amada a boy's or a girl's name?
Amada is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,988 women and 20 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Amada?
Amada is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Amada most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Amada (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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