Meaning of the nameCrispina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cris-pi-na
Crispina is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Crispino, a name that probably derives from Latin crispus, 'curly'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Crispino, probably from 'curly'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Crispina · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Crispino · Wiktionary: Crispus
- People (2022)
- 2,994
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,905
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,563
- people
Crispina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Crispina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (855 people).
2,980 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 Crispina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Crispina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,440 | 0.017% |
| São Paulo | 234 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 66 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 19 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| 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 Crispina
Crispina is the feminine form of Crispino, which comes from the Roman family name Crispinus, probably derived from crispus, 'curly, wavy'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,994 people named Crispina, with a median age of 53, born mostly between the 1950s and the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Crispina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Crispino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Crispin · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Crispus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Crispina
What does the name Crispina mean?
Crispina means “feminine form of Crispino, probably from 'curly'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Crispina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,994 people with the first name Crispina, which ranks it number 3,905 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Crispina a boy's or a girl's name?
Crispina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,980 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Crispina?
Crispina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Crispina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.017% of the state's population is named Crispina (2,440 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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