Meaning of the nameDelfina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Del-fi-na
Delfina is a female name, the Portuguese form of the late Roman name Delphina, which means roughly 'of Delphi', the Greek city.
- People (2022)
- 3,772
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,329
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,452
- people
Delfina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Delfina, 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 (954 people).
3,750 women 22 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 Delfina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Delfina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 756 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 548 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 278 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 268 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 260 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 258 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 175 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 143 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 127 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 117 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 72 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 69 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 50 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 49 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Delfina
Behind the Name describes Delfina as the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Delphina, a late Roman name that comes from Delphinus and means, roughly, 'of Delphi', the city of ancient Greece. The source indicates that the origin of the name Delphi itself may be the Greek delphys, but only as a possibility. The masculine forms listed are Delfino in Italian, Delfín in Spanish and Delfim in Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,772 people named Delfina, with a median age of 69. Births are concentrated in the 1940s and 1950s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Delfina · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Delphina · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Delfina
What does the name Delfina mean?
Delfina means “of Delphi, a Greek city”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Delfina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,772 people with the first name Delfina, which ranks it number 3,329 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Delfina a boy's or a girl's name?
Delfina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,750 women and 22 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Delfina?
Delfina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Delfina most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Delfina (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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