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Meaning of the nameAnselmo

Anselmo is a masculine name of Germanic origin, formed from ansi, 'god', and helm, 'helmet, protection'.

Meaning

“'god' and 'helmet, protection'”

Source: Behind the Name: Anselm

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People (2022)
16,673
Rank in Brazil
#1,196
Median age
46 years
2010 Census
19,157
people

Anselmo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Anselmo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (4,848 people).

50 women 16,623 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 Anselmo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Anselmo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Sergipe 0.031%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.013%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.010%
  4. Paraná 0.010%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4,1810.009%
Rio de Janeiro1,6010.010%
Minas Gerais1,5420.008%
Bahia1,3920.010%
Paraná1,1580.010%
Rio Grande do Sul1,1040.010%
Santa Catarina9790.013%
Sergipe6770.031%
Pernambuco4970.006%
Pará4430.006%
Espírito Santo3930.010%
Maranhão3590.005%
Goiás2970.004%
Amazonas2750.007%
Paraíba2530.006%
Ceará2380.003%
Mato Grosso2170.006%
Alagoas1990.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul1770.006%
Distrito Federal1620.006%
Piauí1350.004%
Rio Grande do Norte1270.004%
Rondônia1050.007%
Acre490.006%
Tocantins460.003%
Amapá390.005%
Roraima280.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Anselmo

Anselmo is the Portuguese form of Anselm, a name of ancient Germanic origin. According to Behind the Name, it comes from the elements ansi, 'god', and helm, 'helmet, protection'; the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites Anselmo among the traditional names with the Germanic formative -elmo. The same form Anselmo is used in Italian and Spanish. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,673 people named Anselmo, with a peak among those born in the 1980s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Anselm · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Anselmo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Anselmo

What does the name Anselmo mean?

Anselmo means “'god' and 'helmet, protection'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Anselmo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,673 people with the first name Anselmo, which ranks it number 1,196 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Anselmo a boy's or a girl's name?

Anselmo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 16,623 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Anselmo?

Anselmo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Anselmo most common?

Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.031% of the state's population is named Anselmo (677 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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