Meaning of the nameClarita
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cla-ri-ta
Clarita is a female name that Wiktionary lists as a diminutive of Clara, a name of Latin origin meaning 'bright, clear'.
Meaning
“diminutive of Clara, 'bright, clear'”
Source: Wiktionary: Clara · Wiktionary: -ita · Behind the Name: Clara
- People (2022)
- 1,022
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,169
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,075
- people
Clarita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clarita, 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 (180 people).
1,015 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 Clarita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clarita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 163 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 143 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 110 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 71 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 59 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clarita
Clarita is a diminutive of Clara: Wiktionary lists it as a diminutive of Clara in the Spanish section, and the suffix -ita forms diminutives in Portuguese. Clara comes from Latin clāra, the feminine of clārus ('bright, clear'), according to Wiktionary; Behind the Name gives 'clear, bright, famous' for the Latin name Clarus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,022 people named Clarita, with a median age of 55; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Clara · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: -ita · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Clara · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Clarita
What does the name Clarita mean?
Clarita means “diminutive of Clara, 'bright, clear'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Clarita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,022 people with the first name Clarita, which ranks it number 8,169 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Clarita a boy's or a girl's name?
Clarita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,015 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Clarita?
Clarita is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Clarita most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Clarita (163 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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