Meaning of the nameAreta
- Female
- A-re-ta
Areta is a female name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records with the spelling variant Aretha.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 835 people named Areta, the 9,364th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Areta 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)
- 835
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,364
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,092
- people
Areta in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Areta, 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 (407 people).
834 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 Areta is most common
States with the highest share of people named Areta in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 310 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 91 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 59 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Areta
The origin of Areta is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the name with the spelling variant Aretha, without an etymology. Behind the Name relates Aretha, with a caveat ('possibly'), to the Greek arete, 'virtue', without that origin being established for the spelling Areta. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 835 people named Areta, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. The records are almost always female, and more people were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Areta · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Aretha · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Areta
What does the name Areta mean?
The meaning of Areta 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 Areta in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 835 people with the first name Areta, which ranks it number 9,364 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Areta a boy's or a girl's name?
Areta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 834 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Areta most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Areta (310 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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