Meaning of the nameAngelita
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Spanish origin
- An-ge-li-ta
Angelita is a female name, a diminutive of Angela, which comes from the Greek ángelos, 'messenger, angel'.
Meaning
“diminutive of Angela, 'messenger, angel'”
Source: Behind the Name: Angelita · Wiktionary: Angela
- People (2022)
- 29,017
- Rank in Brazil
- #843
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 32,262
- people
Angelita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Angelita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (10,029 people).
28,893 women 124 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 Angelita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Angelita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.037%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.032%
- Paraná 0.024%
- Rondônia 0.019%
- Goiás 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,064 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,446 | 0.032% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,842 | 0.037% |
| Paraná | 2,764 | 0.024% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,537 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 1,940 | 0.014% |
| Pernambuco | 1,438 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,287 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 1,152 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 874 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 663 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 602 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 563 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 486 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 449 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 437 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 409 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 401 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 296 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 292 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 274 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 251 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 191 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 157 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 107 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 57 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Angelita
According to Behind the Name, Angelita is a Spanish diminutive of Angela. Wiktionary explains that Angela is the feminine form of Ecclesiastical Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), 'messenger, angel'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,017 people named Angelita, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Anjelita as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Angelita · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Angela · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Angelita · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Angelita
What does the name Angelita mean?
Angelita means “diminutive of Angela, 'messenger, angel'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Angelita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,017 people with the first name Angelita, which ranks it number 843 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Angelita a boy's or a girl's name?
Angelita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 28,893 women and 124 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Angelita?
Angelita is a name of Greek, Latin and Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Angelita most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.037% of the state's population is named Angelita (2,842 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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