Meaning of the nameCreusa

Creusa is a female name of Greek origin, a Latinized form of Kreousa, 'princess', derived from kreion, 'king, lord'.

Meaning

“princess, derived from Greek kreion, 'king, lord'”

People (2022): 22,126
Rank in Brazil: #997
Median age: 62 years
2010 Census: 24,841; people

Creusa in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Creusa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (7,372 people).

22,021 women 105 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 Creusa is most common

States with the highest share of people named Creusa in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Piauí 0.017%
São Paulo 0.016%
Espírito Santo 0.015%
Rondônia 0.015%
Tocantins 0.014%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	7,012	0.016%
Minas Gerais	2,580	0.013%
Rio de Janeiro	2,013	0.013%
Bahia	1,734	0.012%
Pernambuco	1,008	0.011%
Paraná	916	0.008%
Maranhão	855	0.013%
Pará	676	0.008%
Goiás	604	0.009%
Espírito Santo	585	0.015%
Ceará	556	0.006%
Piauí	543	0.017%
Paraíba	498	0.013%
Mato Grosso	369	0.010%
Alagoas	293	0.009%
Distrito Federal	263	0.009%
Mato Grosso do Sul	234	0.009%
Rondônia	232	0.015%
Tocantins	215	0.014%
Rio Grande do Norte	195	0.006%
Santa Catarina	187	0.003%
Sergipe	150	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	149	0.001%
Amazonas	111	0.003%
Acre	59	0.007%
Amapá	51	0.007%
Roraima	38	0.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Creusa

Creusa comes from Latin, which took from the Greek Κρέουσα (Kréousa) the name of several figures in Greek mythology, among them the wife of Aeneas, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. Behind the Name translates Kreousa as 'princess', derived from κρείων (kreion), 'king, lord', and lists Creuza, Cleusa and Cleuza as forms used in Brazil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,126 people named Creusa, with a median age of 62. The name peaked among those born in the 1950s and, proportionally, is most common in Piauí.

Sources

Wiktionary: Creusa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Creusa · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Creusa

What does the name Creusa mean?

Creusa means “princess, derived from Greek kreion, 'king, lord'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Creusa in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,126 people with the first name Creusa, which ranks it number 997 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Creusa a boy's or a girl's name?

Creusa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,021 women and 105 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Creusa?

Creusa is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Creusa most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.017% of the state's population is named Creusa (543 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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