Meaning of the nameBrasília
- Female
- Bra-sí-li-a
Brasilia is a female name that matches the name of the capital of Brazil, Brasília, whose name comes from the Latin Brasilia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 879 people named Brasília, the 9,030th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Brasília 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)
- 879
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,030
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,369
- people
Brasília in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brasília, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (243 people).
872 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 Brasília is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brasília in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 255 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 218 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 21 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Brasília
Brasília is the name of the capital of Brazil; Wiktionary describes it as a learned borrowing from the Latin Brasilia, formed from Brasil with the Latin suffix -ia. As a given name, the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the accented form Brasília. IBGE does not record accents, so the count combines Brasilia and Brasília. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 879 people named Brasilia, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Brasília · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brasília · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Brasília
What does the name Brasília mean?
The meaning of Brasília 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 Brasília in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 879 people with the first name Brasília, which ranks it number 9,030 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Brasília a boy's or a girl's name?
Brasília is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 872 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Brasília most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Brasília (218 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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