Meaning of the nameCarminha
- Female
- Portuguese origin
- Car-mi-nha
Carminha is a Portuguese female name, the feminine form of Carminho, which in turn is a diminutive of Maria do Carmo.
Meaning
“feminine form of Carminho, a diminutive of Maria do Carmo”
- People (2022)
- 1,123
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,644
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,445
- people
Carminha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carminha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (273 people).
1,115 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 Carminha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carminha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 161 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 156 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 148 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 58 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carminha
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Carminha as the feminine form of Carminho and cites Machado (1981), who describes Carminho as a diminutive of Maria do Carmo. Almost all the people recorded were born by the 1990s, mostly between 1940 and 1970, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,123 people named Carminha, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carminha · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Carminha
What does the name Carminha mean?
Carminha means “feminine form of Carminho, a diminutive of Maria do Carmo”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Carminha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,123 people with the first name Carminha, which ranks it number 7,644 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Carminha a boy's or a girl's name?
Carminha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,115 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Carminha?
Carminha is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Carminha most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Carminha (156 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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