Meaning of the nameBrasilina
- Female
- Bra-si-li-na
Brasilina is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly for people born before 1970.
Meaning
The meaning of Brasilina is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,308
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,627
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,325
- people
Brasilina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brasilina, 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 (866 people).
3,285 women 23 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 Brasilina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brasilina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 888 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 448 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 378 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 200 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 172 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 162 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 159 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 133 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 116 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 87 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 64 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Brasilina
Brasilina resembles Brasil, the name of the country, with the ending -ina, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a Latin diminutive affix; Wiktionary lists Brasilina among the terms related to Brasil. The derivation of the name as a given name is not documented, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,308 people named Brasilina, with a median age of 69; proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born before 1970.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Brasil · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Brasilina
What does the name Brasilina mean?
The meaning of Brasilina is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Brasilina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,308 people with the first name Brasilina, which ranks it number 3,627 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Brasilina a boy's or a girl's name?
Brasilina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,285 women and 23 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Brasilina most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Brasilina (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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