Meaning of the nameAndresa
- Female
- Greek origin
- An-dre-sa
Andresa is a spelling of the name Andressa, which means “elaborated form of Andréa, feminine of André; from Greek andreios, 'manly, virile'”.
Meaning
“elaborated form of Andréa, feminine of André; from Greek andreios, 'manly, virile'”
Meaning of the name Andressa, of which Andresa is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Andressa · Behind the Name: Andrea · Behind the Name: Andrew
- People (2022)
- 28,201
- Rank in Brazil
- #856
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 44,067
- people
Andresa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andresa, 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 (11,238 people).
28,062 women 139 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 Andresa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andresa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.023%
- Santa Catarina 0.023%
- Sergipe 0.020%
- Pará 0.018%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,127 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,289 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 2,124 | 0.023% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,998 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 1,989 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,768 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,730 | 0.023% |
| Pará | 1,496 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 1,167 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 1,124 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 792 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 638 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 612 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 590 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 537 | 0.016% |
| Alagoas | 480 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 440 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso | 413 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 413 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 353 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 247 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 209 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 187 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 148 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 120 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 111 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 99 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Andresa
It is written with a single s, which between vowels sounds like z in Portuguese. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
About the name Andressa
According to Behind the Name, Andressa is an elaborated form of Andréa, used mainly in Brazil; the same site gives Andrea as the feminine of Andrew, the English form of Greek Andreas, derived from andreios, 'manly, virile'. Wiktionary explains Andressa through Spanish Andreza, a variant of Andreia, and traces André to Latin Andreās and Greek Ἀνδρέας. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 193,084 people named Andressa, with a median age of 25. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Andressa
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Andressa | 193,084 |
| Andresa | 28,201 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Andressa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Andressa · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Andrea · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Andrew · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: André · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Andressa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Andresa
What does the name Andresa mean?
Andresa means “elaborated form of Andréa, feminine of André; from Greek andreios, 'manly, virile'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Andressa, of which Andresa is a spelling.
How many people are named Andresa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,201 people with the first name Andresa, which ranks it number 856 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Andresa a boy's or a girl's name?
Andresa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 28,062 women and 139 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Andresa?
Andresa is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Andresa most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.023% of the state's population is named Andresa (2,124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Andresa?
Andressa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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