Meaning of the nameCássia
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cás-si-a
Cássia is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine of Cassius or a variant of Cácia; the meaning of the root is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Cássia 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)
- 64,000
- Rank in Brazil
- #480
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 67,901
- people
Cássia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cássia, 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 (16,317 people).
63,691 women 309 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 Cássia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cássia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.044%
- Amapá 0.044%
- São Paulo 0.040%
- Distrito Federal 0.037%
- Pará 0.034%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 17,688 | 0.040% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,115 | 0.044% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,310 | 0.033% |
| Bahia | 4,523 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,123 | 0.029% |
| Paraná | 3,008 | 0.026% |
| Pernambuco | 2,766 | 0.031% |
| Pará | 2,728 | 0.034% |
| Goiás | 2,317 | 0.033% |
| Maranhão | 1,694 | 0.025% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,524 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 1,159 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,028 | 0.037% |
| Mato Grosso | 986 | 0.027% |
| Amazonas | 975 | 0.025% |
| Espírito Santo | 882 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 747 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 732 | 0.027% |
| Paraíba | 673 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 633 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 581 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 439 | 0.020% |
| Rondônia | 373 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 331 | 0.022% |
| Amapá | 323 | 0.044% |
| Acre | 208 | 0.025% |
| Roraima | 134 | 0.021% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cássia
Behind the Name gives Cássia as the Portuguese form of Cassia, the feminine of Cassius, a Roman family name that perhaps comes from Latin cassus, 'empty, vain'; the page treats this origin as uncertain, while Wiktionary links Cassius to cassus without reservation. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil presents Cássia as a variant of Cácia, which, according to Machado (1981), comes from Latin Catia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 64,000 people named Cássia, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, the name is most common in Minas Gerais.
It is the spelling with the accent and two S, the most recorded in the group and the one that Behind the Name lists as Portuguese; Wiktionary gives Cássio as the corresponding masculine.
Other spellings of Cássia
Sources
- Behind the Name: Cassia · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Cassius · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Cassius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cássia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Cássia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Cássia
What does the name Cássia mean?
The meaning of Cássia 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 Cássia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 64,000 people with the first name Cássia, which ranks it number 480 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cássia a boy's or a girl's name?
Cássia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 63,691 women and 309 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Cássia?
Cássia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cássia most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.044% of the state's population is named Cássia (9,115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Cássia?
Kassia and Casia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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