Meaning of the nameBraulina
- Female
- Brau-li-na
Braulina is a feminine name ending in -ina, of uncertain origin, used mostly by people born before 1960.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 824 people named Braulina, the 9,464th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 72, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Braulina 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)
- 824
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,464
- Median age
- 72 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,276
- people
Braulina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Braulina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (227 people).
817 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 Braulina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Braulina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 181 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 172 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 109 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 46 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Braulina
The origin of Braulina is uncertain. The name recalls Bráulio and Braulia, which appear in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) with no etymology recorded, and it ends in -ina, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin according to the Morfemário of the same dictionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 824 people named Braulina, almost all women, with a median age of 72. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Braulia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Braulio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Braulina
What does the name Braulina mean?
The meaning of Braulina 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 Braulina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 824 people with the first name Braulina, which ranks it number 9,464 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Braulina a boy's or a girl's name?
Braulina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 817 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Braulina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Braulina (181 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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