Meaning of the nameConsuelo
- Female
- Spanish origin
- Con-sue-lo
Consuelo is a female name of Spanish origin meaning 'consolation', linked to the title Nuestra Señora del Consuelo, or Our Lady of Consolation.
Meaning
“comfort, consolation”
Source: Wiktionary: Consuelo (entrada em Spanish) · Behind the Name: Consuelo · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Consuelo
- People (2022)
- 4,184
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,106
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,466
- people
Consuelo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Consuelo, 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 (1,104 people).
4,111 women 73 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 Consuelo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Consuelo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 666 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 656 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 591 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 546 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 205 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 169 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 143 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 143 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 132 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 119 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 114 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 105 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 87 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 70 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Consuelo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives Consuelo as coming from Spanish, with the sense of 'consolation'. Wiktionary records the name in Spanish as derived from the noun consuelo ('relief, comfort') and as a short form of María del Consuelo, a variant of María de la Consolación. Behind the Name links it to the title Nuestra Señora del Consuelo, 'Our Lady of Consolation'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,184 people named Consuelo, with a median age of 57. Births are concentrated in the 1950s to 1970s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Consuelo (entrada em Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Consuelo · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Consuelo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Consuelo
What does the name Consuelo mean?
Consuelo means “comfort, consolation”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Consuelo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,184 people with the first name Consuelo, which ranks it number 3,106 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Consuelo a boy's or a girl's name?
Consuelo is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,111 women and 73 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Consuelo?
Consuelo is a name of Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Consuelo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Consuelo (546 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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